AddressAbout Us
The Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS), is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a wide range of services that rebuild the lives of people who have experienced torture and trauma, including refugees and people seeking asylum. Our clients are culturally and linguistically diverse with an equally broad range of experiences and needs.
The Role Description
The Children and Youth Team Coordinator is a key member of the Client Services team.
This position operates under limited direction from the Executive Manager Client Services.
This position delivers specialised torture and trauma counselling services and undertakes a range of specialised functions that support ASeTTS to achieve results in line with agency goals, strategic KPIs and operational plans.
This role is being created for a fixed term of one year, a full-time contract, and set up under Level 7.1 of the SCHADS Award.
The Role Requirements
- Supervising and supporting a team of staff; this can include Level 5 Counsellors, Level 6 Counsellors with Specialist Functions, and/or staff who deliver services to Children and Youth (e.g., Education Officers, Youth Workers, and Youth Peer Support Workers).
- Monitoring the delivery of quality services by the Children and Youth Team.
- This position may be required to work across ASeTTS’ client base with individual adults, children, young people and their families/parents, as well as groups and communities, who are in the process of transitioning from war, conflict and violence into settlement and safety.
- This position may also deliver internal clinical supervision and support to individual staff across the agency (as allocated); to ensure staff meet clinical supervision practice ethical guidelines.
Selection Criteria
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Psychology, Counselling or Social Work, including registration with the relevant professional body (e.g., AHPRA, AASW, PACFA).
- Extensive experience with counselling and clinical interventions in a child and/or youth mental health service particularly with trauma and PTSD.
- Substantial experience working with and providing clinical services to, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including a thorough understanding of torture and trauma rehabilitation and recovery-oriented principles and how they translate into practice.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government and non-government agencies and community groups.
- An ability to work both independently and as part of a professional team.
- Knowledge of, and a commitment to, the principles of social justice and human rights.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills; including negotiation and advocacy skills.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records and develop timely reports.
- Current WA driver’s licence, police clearance and Working with Children Check clearance.
- Residency status allowing unrestricted rights to work.
Highly desirable
- Previous experience in working with interpreters.
- Previous employment in a Torture & Trauma Rehabilitation Service.
- Previous experience in leading Children and Youth Teams and overseeing quality assurance activities.
- Familiarity with the principles and delivery of adult education.
Condition
This position may require weekend work
We Offer
- A friendly, flexible, and supportive working environment.
- A work environment that values self-care and professional development,
- Generous salary packaging options due to our PBI status.
- 17.5% annual leave loading.
- A healthy lifestyle program.
For further information, or to request a position description, please contact Fiona Reid, Executive Manager, Client Services (08) 9227 2***
