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Job reference: 824426
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Women's and Children's Health Network, Yarrow Place - Youth Women's Safety Division - North Adelaide
Salary - Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $101,124 to $108,467(In addition to the annual salary package, we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.
Employment Full time - 12 Month Term Contract
The Department
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service is a service for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. Yarrow Place provides free and confidential service for people aged 16 years and over at the time of being sexually assaulted. Services include:
24 Hour Crisis Response Service for recent sexual assault—this includes support from a social worker, medical care by a doctor or nurse, and collection of forensic evidence for people who are considering legal action.
Professional counselling and advocacy for recent and past sexual assault clients as well as their support people.
Group programs, seminars, education, training and community capacity-building.
Country response program, providing counselling in the Riverland, Mount Gambier, Whyalla and outreach to surrounding areas including Port Augusta and Port Lincoln regions.
The Intensive Therapeutic Care Program for Guardianship young people aged 12-25 years who are at risk of sexual exploitation (DCP Referral only—young people must be under Guardianship at time of referral).
The Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Yarrow Place team as a Training & Community Engagement Coordinator on a 12 month long term contract.
As the Training & Community Engagement Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for
Managing the development, implementation, and evaluation of education and training in relation to interpersonal trauma and gendered violence including rape and sexual assault in South Australia, including managing the training functions within Yarrow Place and across Youth and Women’s Safety Wellbeing Division (YWSWD).
Managing the development, implementation and evaluation of community engagement programs and projects in relation to interpersonal trauma and gendered violence including rape and sexual assault in South Australia including strategic plans and initiatives within Yarrow Place, Youth and Women’s Safety Wellbeing Division and WCHN.
Coordinating, facilitating and delivering training to workers and/or community members within the network and broader sectors.
Providing a therapeutic counselling service to a small number of people who have been raped or sexually assaulted.
Contributing to leadership activities within Yarrow Place including collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Working collaboratively and in partnership with key partners in addressing violence against women, children, and men, including participating on board, committees and working groups.
Coordinating and supporting the Consumer Engagement Program, including coordinating consumer activities and providing support to Consumer Engagement Representatives.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will use your considerable skills in the administration, management, supervision and delivery of social work services including working with consumer engagement programs. You will also draw upon your experience in high level written and oral communications, including your proven ability to communicate effectively with people from a range of backgrounds.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
Application Instructions: You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 824426
Enquiries
Sarah Cooper
Manager
Phone: 1800 817 421
E-mail: sarah.cooper@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Tuesday 28th March 2023 - 11.55PM
Attachments
AHP3 Training and Community Engagement Coordinator YWSD 824426.pdf
WCHN Competency Framework.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
