The Role:
* Provide direct assistance to children and young people to recover from their experiences of family violence trauma through the delivery of evidence based and family violence trauma informed therapeutic counselling and support. This will include using a range of development and age-appropriate techniques and tools within a counselling/therapeutic setting.
* Provide programs that incorporate multi-level assessments and interventions and address the needs of adults, children and young people affected by family violence.
* Provision of information, support, referral and advice in a range of ways to professionals, adults, children and young people to support.
Key Skills:
* Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and practice experience of family violence trauma and its impact on the developmental needs of children and young people.
* Demonstrated ability to provide therapeutic sessions to children and young people face to face focused on family violence trauma stabilisation/recovery who have complex needs.
* Work effectively with family members and other service providers in a complex care context to support children and young people.
* Ability to use professional judgement and initiative to assess complex dynamics of risk and safety assessments within a specialist family violence framework.
The Team:
Work as an effective member of a professional team in the provision of services to adults and children affected by family violence as part of the multidisciplinary Family Violence Service established through the Government’s Safe at Home initiative. You will provide specialist services to adults, children and young people affected by family violence in accordance with best practice principles within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework.
Details of appointment:
Permanent, part time, day worker, working 45.6 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
Fixed term, full time, day worker, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Salary:
$71,441 to $107,878 per annum + our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
* Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No.2 of 2022.
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
* Satisfactory completion of an approved allied health professional tertiary qualification/program of study and registered with the relevant National Board or in the case of self-regulated allied health professions with either full membership or eligible for membership with the relevant professional association.
* Current Working with Children Registration.
Please note, the following are desirable requirements:
* Current Driver's Licence.
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered. You will be prompted to complete a 1–2-page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Georgina Sloan
Team Leader - Children and Young Persons Program
Phone number: 0418 812 620
Email address:
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