Sexual Assault Worker - Queanbeyan Yass - Australia Jobs Opening

October 9, 2024

Southern NSW Local Health District

Queanbeyan

OTHER & FULL TIME

Sexual Assault Worker - Queanbeyan Yass

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Queanbeyan and Yass
Position Classification: Sexual Assault Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $108595 - $112114
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ525746
Applications Close: 18 October 2024
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern

What we offer:

Flexible work arrangements
Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
Corporate Health and Fitness program
11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
Annual Leave Loading

Where you will be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Queanbeyan enviable lifestyle and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. With Canberra just a 5-minute drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of the nation’s capital along with fabulous restaurants. Connect easily and quickly with world through the Canberra International Airport, with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District

What you'll be doing

The Sexual Assault Counsellor is an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team, providing specialist crisis and ongoing counselling to clients and families of the SNSW Local Health District in order to meet their health and wellbeing needs.

Selection Criteria

Tertiary qualifications and current registration with AHPRA for Psychologists or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers for Social Workers.

Feminine gender is a genuine occupational requirement (Section 31 Anti Discrimination Act 1977).

Demonstrated skills and significant recent experience in crisis support and ongoing counselling.

Extensive specialist knowledge, clinical proficiency and ability to work as a sexual assault counsellor with minimal supervision, and work collaboratively in providing community education and development.

Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective, strong professional and community networks.

Demonstrated understanding of the issues involved in working with sexual assault service clients including: the possible impact of sexual assault on victims and their families, the complexities of ensuring effective interventions to protect child and adult victims where a number of agencies are involved.

Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience.

Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.

If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases

This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Caroline Coles on 02 6455 3278 | 0457028980 or email Caroline.Coles@health.nsw.gov.au

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available