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SalaryEmployment Type: Temporary Part Time (until 30/06/2026)
Position Classification: SW Lvl 1 - 4, Snr Psych, Psych, Clinical Psych
Location: Springfield Cottage, Lemongrove Campus
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ458800
Applications Close: 11/02/2024
This position is dependent on Qualifications:
Social Work Level 1 - 4 - ($35.77 - $60.71 per hour)
Senior Psychologist - ($58.08 - $62.94 per hour)
Psychologist - ($37.69 - $55.17 per hour)
Clinical Psychologist - ($53.23 - $64.88 per hour)
This is an Identified Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identify as an Aboriginal person and be accepted in the community as such. Exemption is claimed under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
If you would like support with your application please do not hesitate to contact our Aboriginal Employment Coordinator Natalie Boncales on 0428 391 926 or email her at
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
What we can offer you (for eligible employees):
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
What you'll be doing:
This 4 day a week position is a multi-level/grade position open to applicants with varying skills levels, we encourage all interested applicants to apply, a table with the various expectations and accountabilities for each level is available upon request. Pay level will change according to applicant level. It is a temporary role based upon recurrent funding for review in June 2026.
The successful candidate will be part of the new Safe Wayz program coordinating an integrated response for children under 10 with problematic harmful sexualised behaviours (PHSBs), their families and communities. Safe Wayz adopts a strength-based, family focussed and culturally centred trauma-informed approach to working with children and families to help keep behaviours from escalating. This role coordinates pathways into specialist counselling services for children and families who need them and will hold a small clinical case load.
The Safe Wayz Program also coordinates primary prevention initiatives to educate children, families, schools, carers, community and professionals about problematic & harmful sexual behaviours (PHSB) including guidance on developmentally appropriate sexual behaviours. This will involve building capacities to identify and understand PHSB, collaboration with agency partners, provision of consultation and training, whilst also advocating for system and practice changes.
The program team will include one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identified Role, and one non identified position. The Aboriginal Safe Wayz Clinician will lead engagement with Aboriginal communities, stakeholders and clients; also providing cultural consultation to support non-Aboriginal clinicians working with First Nations children and families. The team will be supported through a state-wide clinical network, who will provide clinical and cultural connections, and support in undertaking this work. As an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Safe Wayz Clinician you will have access to individual cultural supervision.
NBMLHD Commitment to Aboriginal Staff
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District seeks to provide a culturally safe environment for people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander families and communities. In this challenging yet rewarding role you will work in a team with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal staff who all receive ongoing professional development, training and cultural supervision to ensure culturally safe practices as well as worker wellbeing. As an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clinician you will have access to individual cultural supervision.
Our service is committed to a position of cultural responsiveness derived from meaningful networks with our Aboriginal communities to ensure they have a voice and that our service is what Aboriginal people need it to be.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Use your cultural knowledge to help inform and shape service delivery.
- Empower your team to provide for the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children through Aboriginal consultation, cultural planning and other support services as required.
- Acquire new clinical skills and apply them to improve outcomes for vulnerable Aboriginal adults, children and their families.
- Provide an Aboriginal perspective and advocate on behalf of Aboriginal people in the local communities.
- Improve services to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults, children, families and communities.
- Build strong relationships with partner agencies both within the sector as well as other government agencies to support and strengthen families and cultural connections.
About us:
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.
NBMLHD: is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees, people of diverse genders and sexuality, and people with disability.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Selecetion criteria to be addressed: * This is an Identified Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identify as an Aboriginal person and be accepted in the community as such. Exemption is claimed under Section 14(d)?of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
- Accepted qualifications include: Social Work : Qualification in Social Work which provides eligibility for full membership to Australian Association of Social Workers or Psychology: General registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and, for Senior Psychologist, a current Senior Psychologist or eligible for Senior Psychologist grading (with no less than 12 months service at the 9th year of service and thereafter rate) and, for Clinical Psychologist, an accredited Masters or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with endorsement or working towards endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Experience providing culturally appropriate trauma focused therapeutic supports for Aboriginal individuals and families in regards to sensitive issues.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to create Aboriginal community connections, engagement, and collaborations.
- Demonstrated understanding of the intersection between issues of intergenerational trauma, colonisation, sexual assault, domestic violence and child protection.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a therapeutic team and to manage competing tasks in a busy service.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence and ability to participate in the 24/7 crisis on-call service.
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