Senior Clinician

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families
• Ongoing, full-time opportunity with a NFP organisation based in Alice Springs
• $110k - $114k + Super + Salary Packaging up to $15,900 Pro Rata

About the opportunity
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Clinician to make a lasting difference in the lives of children, young people, and families across the Northern Territory, with a specific focus on remote communities in the Barkly region.

In this role, you will provide specialist clinical assessment and therapeutic support to children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour, working alongside their families and carers. You will be part of a skilled multidisciplinary team delivering trauma informed and culturally responsive interventions, and collaborating closely with partner agencies to develop holistic therapeutic and safety plans.
The position also offers opportunities to contribute to program development, training, consultation, and research, strengthening ACF’s evidence based and culturally safe therapeutic services. This includes delivering BUGK training and facilitating parenting workshops to support carers, families, and local service providers to respond safely and confidently to harmful sexual behaviour.
As part of this role, you will support the expansion of ACF’s Safe Connections program into remote communities across the Barkly region. Many children in these communities are themselves victims of abuse and currently have no access to specialist therapeutic services. Through this expansion, you will help deliver trauma transformative and culturally safe services where they are most needed.

The program provides specialist assessment, counselling, on country healing camps, and education for families and communities. Services are co designed with Aboriginal leaders and delivered in familiar culturally safe settings. You will work alongside local workers and organisations to build long term community capability, strengthen trauma informed responses, and reduce reliance on fly in service models.
This role supports early intervention, community healing, and improved safety outcomes for children and communities in the Barkly region and aligns with national standards and the objectives of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse.

Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation is a leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting children and young people to recover from the impacts of abuse, neglect, and family violence. We provide specialist therapeutic services, advocacy, and education programs underpinned by the latest research in neuroscience, attachment, and trauma. Our work is driven by a commitment to creating safe, supportive environments where every child can thrive.

About you - Key Selection Criteria:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or a related discipline.
• Eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association.
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a culturally safe manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, carers, and communities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma, attachment and neurobiology frameworks and theories.
• Substantial experience in the area of child abuse and/or in working with traumatised children, including delivering a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions to the client group.
• A sophisticated understanding of the complexity of the service system and the issues in providing services to statutory clients.
• Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively and the capacity to negotiate and liaise with volunteers, including carers, Territory Families, Housing and Communities, other agencies and the community.
• A current Northern Territory driver’s licence or equivalent.
• A current Working with Children Check (Ochre Card).

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 of tax-free benefits.
• Wellbeing Support – Access to confidential Employee Assistance program
• National Network – Connect with a passionate professional community across Australia.
• Guided Supervision – Regular individual and group supervision to support your growth.
• Values-Driven Culture: Be part of a trauma-informed, child-focused organisation that puts children’s needs and voices at the centre of everything we do.
• Real Impact – Contribute to innovative programs that create meaningful change for children, young people and families.
• NT Additional Leave – employees working from the NT have access to additional annual leave

To learn more about our work and the impact we’re making for children and families, please visit: https://www.childhood.org.au/

To Apply:
If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of children, please click APPLY and attach a copy of your current resume along with a cover letter, addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria.
🔎 For a copy of the Position Description please visit: https://auschildhood.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HumanResourcesHub/IQB13gDTwYu_TZs4_n6fBcViAcEzIJdhgnFGEtI3vuVg1SA?e=EW3BB4

Applications close on 30 Jan 2026, unless a suitable candidate is appointed earlier.

Australian Childhood Foundation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment including National Police Check, Working with Children Checks and additional State based program checks.

Australian Childhood Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply. Members of the LGBITQ+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.