Senior Sexual Assault Counsellor

This is an opportunity to work as a member of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Sexual Assault Service. Flexible work opportunities are available.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Dependent on qualifications
Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ463969

Salary (per hour)

Clinical Psychologist: $53.23 - $64.88
Allied Health Professional (Level 3): $54.77 - $56.54

Senior Psychologist: $58.09 - $62.94

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

Where you'll be working
The PARVAN Service is located in the Community Health Centre on the Royal North Shore Hospital Campus.

What you'll be doing

The Northern Sydney Sexual Assault Service provides an integrated tertiary level overall response to people who have experienced or are affected by Sexual Assault and children under the age of ten with problematic harmful sexual behaviours.  The Sexual Assault Counsellor is responsible for the provision of integrated counselling and case management services to children, young persons and adults who are victims of Sexual Assault and their non-offending family members, including the provision of crisis counselling & support and facilitation of forensic/medical services as required as well as services to children under ten with problematic harmful sexual behaviours.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
2. Full registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist who has completed 9 years of service as a minimum OR with a minimum two-year full-time equivalent accredited post-graduate Masters, Doctorate, or PhD degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent relevant to the role OR tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and post graduate experience at a minimum of level 2 or above. Applicants must be Female – Under Section 31 (2) (h) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
3. Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge, skill and significant clinical experience in the provision of crisis and longer term counselling interventions to children, young people and/or adults who have experienced Sexual Assault and other forms of violence, abuse and neglect, including children under ten with problematic harmful sexual behaviours.
4. Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems.
5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an interagency environment using strong advocacy, negotiation and problem solving skills to build networks with key stakeholders and plan, deliver and coordinate patient care.
6. Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; independently problem-solve and apply advanced reasoning and professional and ethical boundaries when working with complex situations and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
7. Extensive post graduate experience in crisis intervention, client centred trauma informed advocacy and the delivery of trauma model of counselling from within a feminist framework.
8. Ability to participate in the 24hr PARVAN On Call Service and current unrestricted NSW Driver's License and willingness to provide services at different locations within NSLHD.

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For role related queries or questions contact Calli Goninan-Shillabeer on *************@health.nsw.gov.au or 0407 783 ***.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications Close: 12 February 2024