Clinical Team Leader, Northern Metro Team

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Berry Street seeks a Clinical Team Leader to guide the Take Two program in the Northern Metropolitan area, Preston on Wurundjeri Country. This full-time, 12-month fixed-term parental leave cover offers a base salary of $124K p.a. pro rata plus super and salary packaging, with occasional travel. You will oversee a multidisciplinary, trauma-informed clinical team delivering services to infants, children and young people who have experienced trauma, ensure robust regional referrals, meet client service targets, timeliness of reports and records aligned with Australasian standards. The successful candidate will hold a bachelor degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field, with extensive clinical experience and proven supervision. Apply with resume and a tailored cover letter by 11pm 14 July 2026; highlight leadership, governance, NMT practice and commitment to diversity. For accommodations contact recruitment.

Shape Futures Through Trauma-Informed Leadership

Take Two is a state-wide service providing high quality therapeutic services to children and young people who have suffered significant abuse, neglect or disrupted attachment and are clients of Child Protection. Working within the Bruce Perry’s neurosequential model of therapy, we work with the traumatised child, and with their caregivers, families and communities. We help them understand the child’s trauma, and how it’s impacting their development and behaviours.

The Opportunity

• Preston location - Wurundjeri Country
• Full Time, 12 month Fixed Term role ( Parental Leave cover)
• Base salary $124K pa pro rata plus super and salary packaging
• Occasional travel required

We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Clinical Team Leader to lead a multidisciplinary team within our Take Two program in the Northern Metropolitan area.

This is a key leadership role responsible for guiding high-quality, trauma-informed therapeutic services to infants, children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect and disrupted attachment. You will play a pivotal role in strengthening clinical practice, supporting team capability, and ensuring safe, impactful outcomes for clients.

As the Clinical Team Leader you will:

• Be responsible for the oversight of a clinical team and management of all clinical activities.
• Ensure relevant regional referral processes are in place; target numbers for client services are met; high quality clinical services and timely clinical reports; and that relevant client records are maintained according to Australasian standards.

About You

The successful candidate will have demonstrated management and leadership skills. You will have experience providing clinical supervision, monitoring workloads and individual performance as well as the ability to provide secondary consultation and advice to clinical staff and other professionals.

• Bachelor level qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, Occupational Therapy or related discipline is required.
• Extensive experience conducting clinical work is ideal, and experience in supervising clinical staff is also required.

The Benefits

• Lead a highly skilled clinical team within a respected, evidence-informed program
• Contribute to sector-leading trauma practice using the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT)
• Influence service quality, clinical governance and system collaboration
• Work within a values-led organisation committed to children’s safety, cultural inclusion and continuous improvement

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted asap, we will be reviewing applications and interviewing as received.

• This role will close 11pm Tuesday 14 July 2026.
• Queries to Hannah Whittle, Clinical Manager on 9239 1400

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email [email protected].

Berry Street Yooralla is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.