Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Dependent upon Qualifications and Experience.
Remuneration: $67,357.32 – $105,895.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading)
Hours per week: Up to 32
Requisition ID: REQ348671
Applications Close: 09 November 2022
Vaccination Category: A (including influenza and 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccination)
Join us and make a real difference in your local community.
What we offer
- Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + $9k remote area housing + novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- Flexible working arrangements
- Genuine welcoming and supportive staff and communities
- Career development opportunities
Where you’ll be working
Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) spans over 125,000 square kilometres across southern New South Wales, stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest and all the way along the Victorian border.
As the largest employer in the region with over 5,000 healthcare staff and volunteers working across 33 hospitals and 12 primary health care centres, we prioritise:
- Focusing on wellness
- Aspiring to excellence
- Investing in our people
- Working together in partnership
Deniliquin is 1 hour north of Echuca, 2 hours west of Albury and 3.5 hours from Melbourne.
About the Role
This position has responsibility to provide therapeutic counselling and advocacy to children, young people, and their families when physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and / or domestic violence has occurred within the family. The role of the CPCS clinician is specialised and complex, with the focus of intervention being to maintain the child or young person in their family where possible with the intention to prevent recurrence of abuse, as well as to prevent placement breakdown, and assist families to address the impacts and effects of the abuse and neglect. This position also provides a Violence Abuse and Neglect (VANS) response, focused on providing counselling to children and families who have experienced trauma and identified risks and safety concerns, and may provide domestic violence and sexual assault counselling.
Counselling will be the core task of the position, however co-ordination of health service delivery to the child and advocacy for client interests within the child protection response will also be significant responsibilities. This position works very closely with Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and with other service providers, including Health providers. CPCS clinicians also provide consultation, support and education and training for health workers on child protection issues and concerns.
How to apply
Your application will require you to include a:
- Resume; and
- Cover Letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position
To learn more about the role, accountabilities, and the required pre-employment checks, please see the Position Description. For a confidential discussion, contact Fabia Hunter, Acting Clinical Lead Child Protection Counselling Service (CPCS) on 0428 114 765 or [email protected]
If interested, we encourage you to click apply promptly. Applications will be assessed as they are received, with suitable candidates contacted and progressed without delay.
New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. Should a medical contraindication certificate be provided, ongoing employment post certificate expiry is conditional to meeting COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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