Child and Family Therapist

Make a Difference and Create Opportunities

If you are looking for a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead transformational change in an organisation that is helping to shape local communities, contact Fair Foundations. With a history that spans over 50 years, our Mission is ‘Creating strong communities and fulfilling lives by disrupting the cycle ofdisadvantage in Fairfield and Greater Wester Sydney’. Fair Foundations services include community development, case work, psychosocial and educational programs, disability services and children’s services.

Our Community and Psychosocial Services are seeking a motivated and experienced Child and Family Therapist (CFT) who will deliver trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and culturally safe therapeutic interventions for children and young people, as well as their families.

Reporting to the Community and Clinical Practice Lead and working closely with the Family Navigator
, the CFT will focus on early intervention, aiming to reduce risk, promote healing, and strengthen protective factors within the child’s socio-ecological environment.

The role provides individual, family, and group-based therapeutic support, psychoeducation, and strategies to build emotional regulation, empathy, and healthy relationships. ensures holistic care that addresses intersecting needs such as housing stress, school engagement, and carer wellbeing. The position also contributes to workforce capability through reflective practice, cultural supervision, and alignment with national clinical frameworks and minimum practice standards.

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling or related field, with post-graduate qualifications preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with children, young people and families in a clinical or therapeutic role who displayed problematic or harmful sexual behaviours.
• Experience using evidence-informed, trauma-focused interventions tailored to the developmental stage and cultural context children and family, such as play-based, narrative, cognitive-behavioural, and psycho educational strategies.
• Registration with the appropriate governing body (e.g. AHPRA, APA).
• A current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to acquire.
• A current Working with Children Check or willingness to acquire.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates.
• Valid Class C NSW Driver’s license and vehicle.
• A high level of communication skills with the capacity to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

• Written
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent report writing and case noting skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with youth, families and professionals
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong relationship-building skills to develop trust and rapport with youth and their families.
• Problem-Solving:
  Ability to address and resolve issues that arise in the youth’s development process.
• Organisational
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong organisational skills to manage multiple cases and programs efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Cultural Competence:
  Demonstrated capacity to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
• Conflict Management:
  Proficiency in facilitating dialogue, mediating disputes, and managing conflicts.
• Ability to work as a team member and with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong computer and IT literacy skills, in MS Word and MS Excel.
• Able to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Work Health and Safety and Fair Foundations Cultural Diversity Principles.

• Generous salary packaging of up to $18.5K per annum
• 17.5% Leave Loading
• Employee Assistance Program (free counseling and mental health support)
• Discounts and Perks
• Discounted Childcare services – 40% discount on out-of-pocket fees

The closing date for applications is COB Friday the 6th of February 2026
. Please apply through Seek or Ethical Jobs .

Applicants should include a cover letter addressing the attributes and skills listed above with a current resume. We review applications regularly so don’t hesitate to apply. However, we only contact applicants selected for interviews.

Our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve, and we encourage First Nations people as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, of any faith or gender identity to apply. All Fair Foundations positions are subject to a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Disability Insurance Scheme Worker Screening Check (NDISWC).