- Part time, permanent role (3 days per week)
- Generous supervision and professional development
- Located in Canterbury
About KidsXpress
KidsXpress is a children’s mental health organisation delivering trauma informed, culturally responsive Expressive Therapy and Education Services to children under the age of 12yrs, their caregivers, school communities and community partners. Our services are delivered through Community Partnership Programs, School Partnership Programs and Training & Education Services.
Through expressive therapies and tailored support programs, we empower children, their families and communities to build resilience, foster positive mental health, and navigate life’s challenges. Our innovative approach combines therapeutic practices with a compassionate community focus, helping children and families thrive.
About our Community Partnership Program
The Community Partnership Program works within a multidisciplinary team at a Medicare Mental Health Hub to provide children and their families accessing this service with specialised mental health support.
Our KidsXpress Expressive therapist and Parent Coach work within this team providing therapy and parenting support.
About the Role
As a KidsXpress Expressive Therapist you will deliver individual and group therapy to children and support their caregivers, including:
- Deliver individual and group therapy commensurate with qualifications and experience, informed by evidence-based approaches for working with childhood trauma;
- Provide consultation to caregivers to support social emotional support of children
- Work closely with the parent coaches, clinicians, educators, and other professionals to support the child and wider caregiving network.
About You
You are a creative, collaborative and self-aware professional who is passionate about supporting children and their caregivers. You are resilient with the ability to be flexible and adapt, and your well-developed communication skills enable you to quickly build rapport with clients. You have experience in providing assessment, therapy and support to school aged children and their caregivers underpinned by your strong understanding of child development, trauma informed practice and therapeutic frameworks for working with children.
Requirements for candidates interested in this role are:
- Postgraduate qualifications in art therapy, music therapy, dramatherapy, dance movement psychotherapy or play therapy
- Minimum 3 years’ experience providing therapy to children
- Advanced working knowledge of trauma informed principles and practices for supporting children, families and communities
- Prior experience working with children living with and impacted by trauma, an understanding of childhood development and key therapeutic frameworks for effective intervention and recovery
- Current registration with a national professional body (ANZACATA, AMTA, DTAA, ATPA, PACFA, ACA or equivalent)
- WWCC number as evidence of Working with Children Check
- National Police History Check
Our Benefits
As a member of the KidsXpress team you will be a part of a vibrant, playful, and creative workplace surrounded by diversely skilled and experienced professionals.
Benefits include:
- In-house professional learning opportunities
- Access to support for professional development
- Group supervision
- Birthday leave
- Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits
- 17.5% leave loading
How to apply
If this opportunity appeals to you, please submit a covering letter addressing the role requirements together with your CV to HR @kidsxpress.org.au
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Alex at HR@kidsxpress.org.au
