Employment Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term until 30 June 2027
Location: Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Goulburn, Deniliqun, Griffith or Wagga Wagga - with regular travel across regions.

At CareSouth, we’re more than just a service provider — we’re a passionate, community-focused organisation committed to empowering children, young people, families, and individuals to thrive. Our services span early intervention, foster care, specialist youth support services and a range of NDIS disability services.

CareSouth's vision is to create a positive future for children, young people, individuals, families and communities, providing opportunities in which people can enhance their quality of life. We have offices across the Illawarra, South Coast, Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, Griffith and Deniliquin.

At CareSouth, we believe in taking care of our people — because when our team is supported, our communities flourish.  Along with great hourly rates, we offer the below benefits to help you feel supported, stay healthy, and grow in your career:

Health Insurance Discount: Enjoy a generous discount on retail health insurance.
Gym Discounts: Stay active and energised with discounted gym memberships for you and your family—because your health matters to us.
Flare Rewards: Access exclusive savings on food, entertainment, and more through our Rewards partnership program. 

Your Role:  Under the supervision and direction of the Manager Safeguarding & Assurance, the Practice Lead – Therapeutic Practice provides organisation-wide leadership to promote, embed and sustain consistent therapeutic, trauma-informed and healing-centred practice across all CareSouth programs and service streams.

The role works across positions, disciplines and programs to strengthen CareSouth’s therapeutic capability, supporting staff to integrate therapeutic interventions, trauma-informed care and evidence-based supports into everyday practice. The Practice Lead – Therapeutic Practice is responsible, in consultation with the Manager, for leading therapeutic practice uplift initiatives that align with CareSouth’s Strategic Plan, safeguarding obligations and contemporary best practice. 

What you need to be successful in your role:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, counselling, mental health, occupational therapy or another related human services discipline, or equivalent demonstrated professional experience supporting therapeutic and trauma-informed practice at an organisational level. Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), where applicable, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior practice, clinical, or professional leadership role within OOHC, Early Intervention, Disability Services or Community Services.
• Demonstrated expertise in therapeutic, trauma-informed and healing-centred approaches, with the ability to translate theory into consistent, practical application across diverse service settings.
• Demonstrated experience influencing organisational systems, frameworks, policies or practice to promote consistent therapeutic interventions and trauma-informed care.
• Demonstrated ability to build therapeutic capability across roles and disciplines, including supporting staff to integrate therapeutic thinking into everyday practice rather than relying on specialist intervention alone.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively across service streams, positions and leadership levels to embed consistent practice approaches.
• High-level communication skills, including the ability to provide clear, credible therapeutic guidance, influence practice change and contribute to governance and quality improvement discussions.

Next Steps: Applications will be reviewed as they are received - so don’t wait, let’s do this! Apply Now!

Suitable applicants will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks.

Contact
If you have any questions, contact hiring manager Denise Hanley, Executive Leader, Safeguarding, Assurance and Support Living on 13•• ••• 260.

Applications close 8 June 2026

CareSouth is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.