Therapist

Key Assets; Stirling; On-site; GBP 33,000 - GBP 36,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Stirling is seeking a part-time Therapist to provide therapeutic care for children and families. You will implement evidence-based interventions and support foster carers in promoting emotional wellbeing. This role requires a recognised qualification in a relevant health field, with a commitment to child safety and fostering positive team dynamics. The base salary is $66,061.63 - $68,990.06 per annum based on part-time hours, with additional benefits including a company vehicle and salary packaging options.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Discounted health insurance

5 weeks annual leave after 2 years

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Formal qualification in a relevant area of practice is essential.
• Current or eligible registration with AHPRA or relevant industry association is required.
• Ability to foster a positive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy to strengthen the quality of care for children and young people.
• Implement clinical services to enhance family relationships and emotional wellbeing.
• Support foster families and contribute to their care arrangements.

Skills

Therapeutic assessment

Trauma-informed care

Team collaboration

Child safety commitment

Education

Recognised qualification in Psychology, Occupational Therapy, or Family Therapy

Job description

Salary: Salary + Company Vehicle + Fuel Card + Mobile

• Permanent, part-time role based in our Stirling office!
• Community based organisation, steeped in a values-driven culture
• Not-for-profit salary packaging available (up to $15,900/annum)
• Generous leave provisions including birthday leave and 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service!

We Are Key Assets Australia

Key Assets Australia (KAA) is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care and family services. Operating across all states, ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.

A little about the role

As a Therapist, you will provide individual (carer/parent), family, and systemic therapy to strengthen the quality of therapeutic care of children and young people in OOHC arrangements.

Key responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based and trauma-informed therapeutic assessment and intervention to carers in applying therapeutic care to children and young people who have experienced complex trauma, recognising carers as primary agents of change.
• Implement brief and longer-term intensive clinical services to foster carers and families to strengthen family relationships, support placement stability, enhance attuned and sensitive caregiving, and support the family’s emotional wellbeing.
• Provide specialist case consultation to the MDT (Social/Case Workers, Support Workers and external agencies) to support foster families in Out of Home Care (OOHC) arrangements, including informing the care provided to each unique child or young person.
• Take a lead role in promoting reflective practice and offering capacity building to support the internal staff team in their implementation of therapeutic practices.

The base salary for this position is $66,061.63 - $68,990.06 /annum (based on 0.6 FTE) + super + vehicle & fuel card + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum.

This position is part-time (0.6 FTE) and ongoing, working 6 days / 45.6 hours a fortnight.

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll come with:

• A recognised formal qualification in your area of practice (i.e., Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, other) - if obtained overseas must be able to show Australian recognition.
• Current registration, or be eligible for registration, as a member of Allied Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant industry association.
• The ability to model a positive, solution focused team culture.
• Have a commitment to child safety, ensuring that the wellbeing and safety of all children is at the forefront of decision making across the team.

My Key Assets

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

• Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks’ of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
• Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
• Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

The fine print

• Applications close: Saturday 28th February 2026, at 5pm (AWST)
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a 395 Department of Communities Check, hold (or be willing to obtain) a valid WWCC.
• Full (not provisional), clean and Australian driver’s licence. Travel between sites is required.

If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!

Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.

Key Assets is a Child Safe organization, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

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