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Form of work- Multiple positions available for Social Workers & Psychologists at 3 or 4 days per week
- Fixed Term contract until 30/06/2025
- Based at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital campus
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault (NCASA)
NCASA is the regional sexual assault service for the Northern Metropolitan region of Melbourne
NCASA provides therapeutic services to adults and young people over the age of 12 years, who have experienced sexual assault, whether past or recent, and their non-offending family members and friends. NCASA provides a range of services including 24-hour crisis care for victims of a recent sexual assault (18 years and over), counselling, group work, advocacy, secondary consultation and training for other professionals and community education. NCASA is involved in a range of activities aimed at preventing gender-based violence.
About the role
Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the provision of crisis and longer-term trauma counselling, advocacy, and support to young people as well as adult victim/survivors of sexual assault along with their families and friends.
All NCASA services are delivered within a clearly articulated intersectional feminist, rights based and trauma informed practice framework.
To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:
- Relevant formal qualifications and registrations (as applicable) in Social Work or Psychology.
- At least 3 years of experience providing sexual assault or other trauma counselling.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
Inclusion at Austin
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.
Work with us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.
