Position Title: Family Worker – Alcohol and Drug Service.
Employment Type: Part Time – Maximum Term (up until June 2026)
Hours per week: 24hours/week
Position Grade: Counsellor Level 3, Social Worker Level 3, Psychologist (Year 1-9)
Salary: Counsellor – $108,595.00 – $112,114.00, Social Worker – $108,595.00 – $112,114.00, Psychologist – $74,742.00 – $109,391.00
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2022
Department Name: Alcohol and Drug Service
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance
About the role:
The Burton Street Centre Family Worker will work as part of the Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Health Sydney. This position will be responsible for delivering high quality, professional treatment to families of young people who use drugs or substances of concern. The Family Worker will also work directly with young people. Service delivery will be provided both onsite at St Vincent’s Hospital and within partner organisations. The position will work alongside the Burton Street Centre multidisciplinary team to engage young people and their families, in brief intervention, case management, and family-based counselling interventions within a harm minimisation framework.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent’s:
St Vincent’s is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent’s is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases – NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in psychology and general registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or social work or other relevant behavioural sciences and eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association and current NSW Category 3 driving licence
- Demonstrated advanced relevant clinical experience working with adolescents and young people and their families.
- Demonstrated understanding of theoretical frameworks underlying youth and family interventions.
- Demonstrated experience in the development of quality improvement initiatives and implementation of innovative and evidence based clinical interventions.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop and maintain partnerships with other health services and external agencies.
- Demonstrated understanding of contemporary approaches to drug and alcohol treatment
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills as well as high level computer skills: Microsoft Office, Patient Record Systems.
Applications close on 13 November 2023