Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 1 and Level 2, Psychologist
Remuneration: $67,442.00 – $105,895.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ358106

What you’ll be doing

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

Provision of a high quality, specialist intake, assessment, treatment and referral service for clients and 
family/significant others in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) affected by drug and alcohol use by facilitating movement of clients in a continuum of care from initial engagement, through treatment, to aftercare. 

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) 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. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: [email protected]

Selection Criteria

1. Tertiary qualifications relevant to counselling and appropriate registration, as required.
2. Demonstrated experience in providing therapeutic counselling and case management to individuals who are affected by drug use, utilising a range of evidence based interventions
3. Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the harm minimisation approach to drug use.
4. Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
5. Demonstrated capacity to conduct assessments and develop and deliver collaborative treatment plans with clients with alcohol and other drug problems.
6. Ability to facilitate psycho-educational and therapeutic groups
7. Demonstrated ability to work within and contribute to a multidisciplinary team.
8. Current NSW Driver’s Licence

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Lynsey McKendrick on [email protected]

Applications Close: 19 December 2022