Make every day at work an adventure

Human Nature provides a workplace where you can thrive. We value innovation and are guided by a connection with nature. As we continue to expand, we are looking for talented people whose outlook and values match our own. We’re all about empowering and supporting young people and offering them innovative therapy in an outdoor environment.

Adventure Therapist

The Adventure Therapist is a key member of a small team of mental health professionals ensuring young people participating in our programs receive the best possible holistic, therapeutic support. The role works collaboratively with our Team Leader, Clinical Manager and Therapeutic Mentors to coordinate, deliver, and contribute to the ongoing development of our suite of programs.

Key skills

  • Highly developed therapeutic casework skills, with demonstrated experience in providing effective and evidence-based therapies to vulnerable young people ages 14 – 18 with multiple support needs.
  • Experience working autonomously to develop/manage effective case plans for multiple young people.
  • Demonstrated experience and expertise in natural, outdoor and adventurous environments, and the capacity to work therapeutically in a non-clinical, nature-based context.
  • Experience and willingness in measuring program outcomes and incorporating evaluation feedback into programs.
  • Strong interpersonal and team skills/behaviours including verbal and written communication, flexibility, resilience, problem solving, decision making, and the maturity to ask for support when needed.
  • High level of culturally appropriate interpersonal skills for working with Aboriginal young people, families and services.
  • Highly skilled in time management, and in organising and prioritising workload.
  • Competency using and integrating a wide range of IT platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing circumstances and organisational requirements.

Personal attributes

  • Strong and genuine commitment to providing meaningful support for vulnerable young people.
  • Desire to work collaboratively as part of a small, high energy team.
  • Strong work ethic, trustworthy, reliable and resilient.
  • The courage to share new ideas and to welcome challenges as valuable learning opportunities.

Essential criteria

In context of the key accountabilities above, amongst many skills candidates should possess:

  • One of the following tertiary qualifications: Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker or post graduate Counselling and current full registration with relevant professional body.
  • Demonstrated experience in working with young people in the context of moderate to increasing acuity mental health issues including best treatment options, support services, co-morbidities, and co-occurring contexts .
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to undertake case management and work in partnership with other services and agencies, including an understanding of referral processes and the value of those services to the wellbeing and recovery of the young people and their family/carers.
  • Demonstrated capacity to work therapeutically in an outreach, non-clinical, and/or nature-based context, or willingness to do so.
  • A level of physical fitness and capacity suitable for multi day hiking, and other adventure therapy activities such as stand-up paddle boarding, bike riding and kayaking.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in culturally safe ways with Aboriginal young people.
  • Demonstrated understanding of NSW Child Safe Standards and how to apply them in the work.
  • Valid unrestricted drivers licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel across the Northern Rivers in the course of employment.
  • Australian residency.
  • NSW Working with Children Check, and clear Federal Police Check.

Desirable criteria

Experience in the development and implementation of engaging therapeutic youth programs.

How to apply:

Submit your application through SEEK, addressing all selection criteria in the Position Description together with a resume.

Download Position Description