Are you a dedicated counselling and social services professional looking to make a significant impact to the lives of children and families? Join SASH's Sexual Assault Support Services community-based team in Werribee
Senior Clinician
1. Full-Time Ongoing Opportunity
2. Monthly Accrued Day Off (ADO)
3. Ongoing commitment to job-specific training and career progrssion
4. Salary from $104,000 plus super in line with the relevant Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
Applications Close 27 February 2026
About SASH Support Service
Support after Sexual Harm (SASH) is a specialist sexual assault service, based in community sites in Western Melbourne and at the Royal Children's Hospital.
SASH provides:
1. Sexual Assault Crisis Response for children following sexual harm (recent experience or disclosure) and their families. This support is face-to-face and provided 24/7 at the RCH.
2. Counselling for children living in metro west Melbourne who have experienced sexual harm or engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and their families.
3. Consultation and professional education to enhance capacity, confidence and capability in the community for the safety, rights and recovery of children after sexual harm.
For more on the service and resources, see our webpage.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Clinician, you will be responsible for providing advanced clinical practice within a trauma model of recovery for children and young people who have experienced sexual harm, and their family members. Beyond direct clinical counselling work, you will also be responsible for:
5. providing high quality clinical supervision to team members
6. contributing to SASH's Intake function supporting access to our service for those who need help the most
7. receiving and responding to referrals for service,
8. providing professional secondary consultation regarding child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviour to community agencies
9. providing sexual assault crisis responses
This role also requires you to participate in the after-hours sexual assault crisis response roster.
The Impact You'll Make
With the support of SASH's multidisciplinary team you will actively assist children, young people and their families to recover from the impact of sexual harm and promote the rights of children and young people impacted by sexual harm. You will achieve this through:
10. Provision of advanced practice, evidence-based assessment and therapeutic interventions to children and young people from a trauma focused model of recovery
11. Professional development and wellbeing of clinicians by providing specialist sexual assault clinical supervision, mentoring and informal support.
12. Collaborative relationships with external partners to maximise access, service coordination and opportunities for joint initiatives in the community.
Classification for this position will range from Psychologist Grade 3, Year 1 to Year 4 (PL1 – PL4), Social Worker Grade 3, Year 1 to Year 4 (SC31 – SC34), Occupational Therapist Grade 3 Year 1 to Year 4 (VG3 – VG6) or, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Grade 4 Year 1 to Year 3 (NP75 – NP77).
What you'll bring to the SASH Team:
13. Recognised qualification in relevant discipline and current registration with relevant AHPRA Board and/or eligibility for membership with professional body
14. Experience in the provision of clinical supervision
15. Ability to provide advanced practice counselling and support, risk assessment and therapeutic service to children and young people.
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
What you'll get in return:
16. Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum
17. Looking for a new set of wheels to get you to the office? Consider a range of Novated Leases through our partnership with SmartSalary
18. Workplace Culture of continuous improvement, support and training
19. Discounted Private Health Insurance
20. Counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
21. Unlimited access to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
22. Retail discounts
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly
For more information about this position please contact Fran Hardcastle, Workforce and Service Development Lead Ph: Email:
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability. Further information on RCH is available here.
RCH has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including annual influenza vaccinations).