Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to 21/01/2024, Long Service Leave backfill
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 4
Remuneration: 105093 – 108612 per annum, full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ350861

The Kids Cancer Centre is looking for an experienced Bereavement Counsellor to support our patients and families in a temporary capacity for a period of leave relief. 
We are looking for applicants with experience as a counselling clinician in bereavement, palliative care or end of life contexts and specialist knowledge of bereavement, loss and grief processes. 

What you’ll be doing

The Bereavement Counsellor is responsible for providing an effective and timely counselling service for bereaved families of the Kids Cancer Centre. They are required to conduct assessments, plan and provide bereavement support, counselling, support groups, consultation and education to ensure clients are able to function within their relevant environment.

The Bereavement Counsellor is a competent clinical practitioner who is able to work under minimum professional supervision and will function as part of the inter-disciplinary team. They are able to exercise independent judgement on routine matters and may require direct professional supervision from more senior staff members when performing novel, complex or critical tasks.

1. Eligibility for AASW membership with significant post graduate experience in social work practice with families and children and/or in health context OR Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and Endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia in the area of Clinical Psychologist or eligible to progress to same. Minimum 2 year full time equivalent accredited postgraduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology

2. Extensive specialist knowledge of the issues facing families in the relevant clinical area coupled with advanced skills in therapeutic counselling and casework in working families in a bereaved situation.

3. Advance practice skills in a variety of psychosocial interventions/modalities which include psychosocial assessment, counselling, group work and community engagement

4. Current unrestricted NSW Driver’s licence, and ability to provide services to rural and remote areas of NSW and ACT.

5. Demonstrated skills and experience in evidence based practice, education provision, service planning, the development of models of care, and leading and evaluating quality improvement activities.

6. Excellent demonstrated interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, including competency with computers and IT systems.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity – we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.

Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.  For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/

Applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.

ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 3 doses are required for Category A positions (refer to NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases).

ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 3 doses are highly recommended for all other health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

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For role related queries or questions contact Jessica Theng on [email protected]
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Applications Close: 12/11/22