Culturally Responsive Counselling Services
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Aboriginal Senior Health Clinician to provide culturally responsive counselling services to individuals and their families. The successful candidate will be responsible for working within a strength-based, family-centred and culturally centred trauma-informed approach.
About the Role:
This role requires a high level understanding of the dynamics and effects of sexual assault and experience in best practice models for working with young people and adults who have experienced sexual abuse/trauma. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide quality services to patients/clients of NSW Health.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide culturally responsive counselling services to individuals and their families.
* Develop a deeper level of awareness and understanding of how to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal people who may engage with these specific services.
* Maintain high-quality counselling and case management records in line with policy guidelines and directives.
* Valid unrestricted driver's license for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment.
Essential Requirements:
* Degree in Social Work, Psychology or other relevant counselling degree deemed appropriate by employer or completion of the ECAV pathway, with demonstrated cultural expertise.
* Demonstrated high-level understanding of the dynamics and effects of sexual assault and experience in best practice models for working with young people and adults who have experienced sexual abuse/trauma.
* Demonstrated ability to provide culturally responsive counselling services to individuals and their families.
* Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in combination with a demonstrated ability to work as part of a small therapeutic team.
* Commitment to specialist and cultural supervision and professional education, if relevant to application, experience providing clinical supervision and leading education and teaching to staff and/or students.
Benefits:
* 5 weeks annual leave per year
* Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9K for living expenses + $2.6K meal and entertainment
* Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
* Fitness passport
* Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities
* A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing