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SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time or Full Time, up to 38 hours per week
Location: Hoxton Park Community Health Centre
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 3
Remuneration: $54.76 - $56.54 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ458536
Application Close Date: 21/01/2024
Interview Date Range: 24/01/2024 – 31/01/2024
Contact Details: Catherine Lovan – 0475 804 855 | catherine.lovan@health.nsw.gov.au
Do you have Domestic Violence Counselling Experience?
About the Opportunity
The position is responsible for providing specialist Domestic Violence counselling and case management interventions.
You’ll be joining the SWSLHD Staying Safe in Community (PARVAN) Directorate, working within a trauma informed framework with an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma on children, young people and their families.
The position aims to improve the emotional, social and mental wellbeing of adults, children, young people, and their families by providing:
- Trauma informed clinical interventions and responses.
- Case coordination that includes intake, risk assessments, case management and referral functions.
- Provide consultation in relation to domestic and family violence matters to health professionals and government and non-government organisations.
- Participate in professional development, clinical supervision, teaching, quality improvement activities and other relevant departmental and administrative duties.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. * A Social Work degree which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), or as otherwise deemed appropriate by employer or (b) Full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Completion of four-year sequence of accredited undergraduate study in the discipline of psychology (or equivalent completed overseas).
- Demonstrated extensive clinical experience in providing counselling, crisis intervention, complex risk assessments, groupwork, and case management interventions to clients who have experienced domestic and family violence.
- Demonstrated high level understanding of the dynamics and effects of domestic and family violence, sexual assault, physical abuse and neglect, with a commitment to integrated models for working with clients who have experienced trauma.
- Knowledge and understanding of current domestic and family violence policies and guidelines, and child protection legislations with appropriate responses for clinical practice.
- Demonstrated experience in prioritising a challenging and demanding workload; managing stressful situations; and applying advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature.
- Demonstrated high level of communication skills (written and verbal) and demonstrated computer skills.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical supervision and expert advice/consultation to other professionals in relation to domestic and family violence.
- Demonstrated experience in the planning, implementing, leading and evaluating of quality improvement activities involving the application of evidenced based practice.
- Current unrestricted Australian drivers licence (P2 Licence Acceptable) subject to obtaining NSW drivers licence within 3 months of appointment.
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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ?? Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ?? background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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