1. Full time, ongoing role
2. Located between the QV Building and our Parkville hospital, with multiple public transport options available
3. salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and most trusted tertiary hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.
Organisational context
The Women’s Social Model of Health Division is a newly formed Division that reinforces the Women’s commitment to the social determinants of health. Whilst all services at the Women’s ensure health equity for all women, the Social Model of Health Division brings together our multidisciplinary services and programs that specialise in providing care to women facing challenges that may adversely affect their health.
About Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA) House and Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL)
CASA House provides 24 hour services to victim/survivors of sexual assault, including immediate crisis care, counselling, support and advocacy, after hour’s crisis response, support groups and support for family members and friends. CASA House also provides secondary consultation, education and training as well as research and advocacy into public policy.
SACL provides a state-wide after-hours telephone crisis service for victims/survivors of sexual assault in Victoria, providing immediate crisis care to victims/survivors of recent sexual assault, telephone crisis counselling support, advocacy, information and referral. SACL also provides support and information for family and friends, and secondary consultation and debriefing to CASA counsellors/advocates and other professionals.
Meet Cat: A Sexual Assault Services Counsellor Advocate (the following video Cat, a Counsellor Advocate at the Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA House). Cat explains her role and how she helps clients navigate services and advocate for their choices)
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to join the Social Model of Health Division and step into this newly created role. You will be responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction and operational oversight of the CASA and SACL teams. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that both services continue to meet the needs of victim survivors and that each service continues to be enhanced. You will work in a collaborative partnership with the Director of the Social Model of Health, and work closely with the other managers in the Social Model of Health and connect with leaders across the maternity, women’s health and neonatal services.
A regular day will see you:
4. Provide strategic and clinical leadership for both services, identifying long and short term operational and strategic planning goals
5. Advocate to Government alongside the Director of the Social Model of Health
6. Provide support and leadership to direct reports, including performance appraisal, workload management and training and development
7. Contribute to the development of a trauma-informed care framework for the Women’s
About you
You will be someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. You’ll enjoy working in a changing organisational environment, and developing a supportive and cohesive team culture.
You’ll bring with you:
8. Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or other relevant health profession
9. Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or other relevant professional body
10. A minimum of 10 years’ post-graduate experience in Social Work, or a relevant discipline
11. Previous experience in managing a complex department within a multi-disciplinary setting, including leading change
12. Demonstrated commitment to a women-centred approach to service provision, and knowledge of the impact of social factors on women’s health
13. A commitment to working in a service that recognises the impacts of trauma and the social determinants of health.
Our benefits
At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:
14. $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
15. A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
16. Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
17. Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
18. Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
19. Five weeks annual leave plus leave loading
Inclusion and belonging
The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, physically, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health. If you need assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.