**Employment Type**:Temporary Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per week until 09.May.2025
**Location**:Health Services Building Liverpool
**Position Classification**:Counsellor Level 4
**Remuneration**:$59.28 - $60.71 per hour
**Requisition ID**:REQ519952
**Application Close Date**:29/09/2024
**Interview Date Range**:02/10/2024 - 09/10/2024
**About the Opportunity
- Passionate about engaging with vulnerable families who are involved in the child protection system
- Dedicated to supporting and nurturing the practice and skills of professionals to deliver culturally responsive service to families within the SWSLHD
- Exceptional communication skills
- Excellent skills in time management and the capacity to manage a high volume of work pertaining to complex child protection matters
- Confident in people management and Human Resource responsibilities
- Enthusiastic about developing your leadership skills within an Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) setting
**What You'll be Doing**
This position is responsible for providing professional leadership and management of child protection counselling staff located within the Child Protection Counselling Service in Primary and Community Health.
The position will lead and oversee the provision of a counselling service for improving the emotional, social and mental wellbeing of children, young people, parents/carers and their families where there has been a confirmed history of violence and neglect by providing specialist counselling and interventions. This response includes:
- Trauma informed interventions and responses,
- Case coordination that includes intake, assessment, case planning and referral functions,
- Client focused advocacy, liaison and consultation,
- Being a resource for SWSLHD Health Professionals working in acute and non-acute settings through the provision of consultation, information, and liaison in relation child protection.
- A genuine child-centred, family focused approach, collaborating across services to ensure clients receive the service they need, when they need it.
The position is expected to provide leadership in quality activities, manage specific projects, professional development, clinical supervision, teaching, assist in human resource management and other relevant departmental and administrative duties. This position is to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with NSW Ministry of Health, SWSLHD policies and procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
Keeping Safe in Community (PARVAN) Directorate staff work within a integrated trauma informed framework with an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma on children, young people and their families. The position will ensure that services are provided in a manner that is welcoming, safe and appropriate for all, including individuals, families and communities who have experienced trauma. By adopting a trauma-informed and family sensitive approach, health services can play a key part in identifying and meeting the needs of children, young people, individuals, families and communities who are vulnerable.
**Where You'll Be Working**
South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.
The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney's new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.
As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.
**How to Apply**
- A Social Work degree which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or 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 or Bachelor or Masters of Counsellors degree with full registration to PACFA or ACA
- Demonstrated experience in providing guidance and leadership in a counselling team.
- Demonstrated communication skills (verbal and written), including excellent negotiation, complex decision making, data collection and management, statistical analysis, report writing and advocacy skills and demonstrated computer skills.
- Demonstrated extensive post graduate clinical experience in providing counselling, groupwork, parenting and case management interventions to clients where child protection, violence, neglect and trauma incidents have occurred.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a