Join CatholicCare Sydney’s SPARK Child and Family Wellbeing Program in Sydney’s Inner West. As a Creative Arts Therapist, you’ll provide early intervention therapeutic support to children aged 5–11 and their families, working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

- Part-time (4 days or 0.8 FTE) chance based in Sydney's Inner West
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance
- Competitive salary plus Superannuation and Salary Packaging
- Professional supervision, training and career development opportunities
- Opportunity to be part of an innovative early intervention program supporting children and families

About the Service

The SPARK Child and Family Wellbeing Program is a Primary Health Network (PHN) funded initiative providing early intervention mental health and wellbeing support to children aged 5-11 years and their families in Canterbury.

The program delivers child-centred and family-focused support that promotes positive mental health, strengthens family relationships, builds parenting capacity and improves outcomes for children experiencing vulnerability or emerging wellbeing concerns.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the program provides coordinated and accessible support through community-based, home-based, school-based and office-based service delivery.

About the Role

As the Creative Arts Therapist, you will provide trauma-informed, child-centred therapeutic support to children aged 5-11 years and their families through creative and expressive modalities. Working within the multidisciplinary team,



you will support children to develop emotional regulation, resilience, self-expression, social connection and wellbeing through evidence-informed Creative Arts Therapy interventions.

You will deliver individual and group-based therapeutic services and work collaboratively with families, schools and community stakeholders to support positive outcomes for children participating in the SPARK Program.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver trauma-informed, child-centred therapeutic services to children aged 5-11 years through individual and group Creative Arts Therapy interventions.
- Deliver services from the Lakemba Family Support Hub, Bankstown Family Relationship Centre, and within school and community settings where appropriate.
- Utilise evidence-informed Creative Arts Therapy approaches and other therapeutic modalities appropriate to qualifications, registration and scope of practice.
- Support children to explore emotions, strengthen coping skills and build confidence through creative and expressive therapeutic activities.
- Work collaboratively with parents and carers to build capacity to support children's social, emotional and behavioural wellbeing.
- Facilitate therapeutic groups that promote emotional wellbeing, resilience, social connection,



self-expression, and the development of self-regulation and co-regulation skills.
- Work collaboratively with schools and community stakeholders to support positive outcomes.
- Participate in case conferences, multidisciplinary discussions and collaborative care planning to support coordinated and effective outcomes for children and families.
- Participate in supervision, professional development, service improvement activities and multidisciplinary case discussions.
- Ensure services are welcoming, accessible, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, child-safe and inclusive.
- Maintain accurate case notes, client records, outcome data and reporting requirements in accordance with organisational and professional standards.
- Deliver services in accordance with the SPARK Model of Care, organisational policies and relevant legislative requirements.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Already completed Tertiary qualifications in Creative Arts Therapy.Additional qualifications in counselling, mental health, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, or a related discipline will be highly regarded.
- Professional membership, registration with ANZACATA, PACFA, ACA or another relevant professional body.
- Current NSW Driver Licence and a registered, insured vehicle. There is an outreach component to this model of care.
- Demonstrated experience delivering therapeutic interventions to children aged 5-11 years and their families.
- Sound knowledge of child develo

📌 Creative Arts Therapist (Melbourne)
🏢 Catholiccare Sydney
📍 Melbourne