Family Therapeutic Practitioner

About the Opportunity

The Family Therapeutic Practitioner will provide holistic and therapeutic support to young people and their families who are participating in the MCM Youth Early intervention programs.

Working collaboratively with families, the practitioner provides specialist support by helping to identify underlying challenges, strengthen relationships, and build resilience. The practitioner will do this by conducting holistic assessments and developing therapeutic care plans in collaboration with families and other professionals. With a primary focus on the family system the role of the practitioner is to design interventions in efforts to meet the therapeutic needs of the family with clinical support from the YEIH Operations Manager.

Supporting families to navigate systems, access resources, and build capacity for long-term wellbeing. Working closely with case managers, schools, and other services to ensure coordinated support. They provide tailored interventions that may include individual and family psychoeducation, parenting support, and referrals to specialist services.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify strengths, needs, risks, and protective factors of young people and their families and the systems surrounding them.
• Develop and implement individual clinical support plans with clear achievable goals in collaboration with young people, families, and other professionals.
• Provide specialist therapeutic family inclusive practice secondary consult to the YEI&H staff
• Empower the family to utilise their strengths in efforts to achieve positive change
• Play a key role in increasing links between home-school, identified professional supports with dual outreach when appropriate.
• Engage in clinical support plan review process with line manager every 6 weeks ensuring goals are on track and amendments made. 

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
• Supportive learning and development environment
• Culture of continuous improvement

Essential:

• A qualification in Community, Social Work, Youth Work, Family Therapy, or a related tertiary qualification.
• Experience in family inclusive practice, outreach support and interventions.
• Understanding or experience working with young people at risk or experiencing homelessness and disengagement from education, including knowledge of trauma informed approaches.
• Ability to engage young people with complex needs.
• Experience working within the relevant service system with knowledge of patterns, trends and systemic issues, and principles in working with at risk young people.
• An understanding of the requirements for ensuring child safety.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Screening Criteria:

• National Police check
• Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
• Valid Victorian Drivers license
• Right to Work in Australia

Applications for this role will close on 24 December 2025/or Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early.  Please include your current resume and cover letter.
Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities.  If you have any needs throughout the recruitment process that have not already been catered for, we encourage you to contact recruitment@mcm.org.au to let us know how we can better support you to apply.

About MCM

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people. 
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

Our commitment to Safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access

At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.