Sexual Health Counselling Team Leader

Sexual Health Counselling Team Leader  

• PO3 Level (hourly rate of $51.90- $54.19 per hour based on experience) 
• Permanent, part-time (0.8 FTE) 
• Excellent Salary Sacrificing Scheme 

Are you an experienced counsellor with a strong interest in Sexual Health? Are you motivated by the idea of leading a small team to help deliver counselling services to more underserved people in our community that need them? If so, read on!   

SHINE SA is a leading not-for-profit provider of primary care services and education for sexual and relationship wellbeing. We work in partnership with government, health, education and community agencies, and communities to improve the sexual and reproductive health and relationship well-being of the community. 

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Sexual Health Counselling Team Leader (see Job and Person Specification for the appropriate qualifications) at SHINE SA, based at our Woodville site but with flexible work locations including our Hyde Street practice as well as some work from home opportunities. 

In this newly created role, you will work with the Director of Clinical Services and Counselling to provide leadership and management for our growing counselling program and team members to help best serve our communities of interest. You will also manage your own therapeutic caseload, with approximately 75% of your time dedicated to your counselling caseload and 25% to Team Leader activities.   

In this role, you will work with and for SHINE SA’s communities of interest on a broad range of issues including but not limited to: relationship and Sexual Health issues; family, domestic and sexual violence; unintended pregnancy; gender identity/gender transition; and sexual identity. 

This will be a challenging and rewarding role for the right person, offering a competitive salary and the ability to salary package under the generous conditions available only to not-for-profit organisations. 

Essential Educational/Vocational Qualifications: 

• Tertiary qualification(s) in Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Sexology or equivalent health science/counselling tertiary qualification with membership of a relevant professional association (e.g., AASW, AHPRA, APS, PACFA). 
• Social workers must be members or eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. 
• Minimum 4 years supervised experience (see essential experience). 

If you are interested in this role, you are required to address the essential minimum requirements as outlined in the Job and Person Specification available on our SHINE SA web site: www.shinesa.org.au. Your response to the Job and Person Specification should be no longer than two (2) pages and must include the name and contact details of three (3) referees. 

For further information about the position contact Jessica Willis, Director of Clinical and Counselling Services – **************@shinesa.org.au.   

Applications close at 9 am on Monday 15th April.  

This appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check. SHINE SA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.