Aboriginal Senior Statewide Educator - Problematic Harmful Sexual Behaviours Program
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region.
The NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) is a statewide unit under the auspice of Western Sydney Local Health District. ECAV aims to ensure that the people of NSW can access culturally safe, high quality, trauma-informed services with practitioners who are diverse, knowledgeable, skilled, ethical and competent in the prevention of and healing from violence, abuse and neglect.
ECAV Senior Statewide Educators are responsible for developing, delivering, evaluating and improving short course training, competency-based education and workforce development programs for NSW Health, other government and non-government agency staff across NSW.
This position supports the implementation of workforce development strategies which improve the confidence, competence, cultural responsivity, safety and capacity of relevant NSW workforces who promote child safety and wellbeing through prevention activities and early and tertiary service responses to children and young people and their families who have displayed problematic and sexually harmful behaviours (PHSB).
This role requires working closely with Aboriginal communities, CALD communities, LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with disability and/or mental illness to address the impacts of violence, abuse and neglect on health outcomes.
The successful candidate will develop and deliver high-quality training programs focused on VAN and PHSB, utilising sound adult education theory and workforce professional development principles.
To be considered for this role, you must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person with:
* Relevant tertiary qualifications including Behavioural Science, Social Work, Psychology or equivalent
* A Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or willingness to work towards this
* A Certificate IV in Aboriginal Family Wellbeing and Violence Prevention Work (10619NAT) or willingness to work towards this
Demonstrated experience working in NSW Health and/or related services responding to Aboriginal children, young people, adults and families who have experienced violence abuse and neglect, with a focus on children and young people with problematic harmful sexual behaviours.
Current driver's license valid in NSW and willingness to use for work purposes.