New Street Counsellor - Central Coast, Australia - Central Coast Local Health District

Central Coast Local Health District

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Central Coast, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Employment Type:
Temporary Full Time until 29-June-2025

Position Classification:
Health Clinician Level 4

Remuneration:
Depending on qualifications

Hours Per Week: 38 hours

Requisition ID:
REQ447400

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to strengthening and continuously improving access to culturally sensitive and safe violence abuse and neglect (VAN) services on Darkinjung country.

This role will be provided with both clinical and cultural support and will work in a culturally centred trauma informed approach across the program areas.

This role will hold small clinical load to ensure time is invested in strong community connections and providing genuine cultural consultation to ensure the cultural integrity of the care we provide for Aboriginal clients is strong.

What we Offer

Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast.
Fulltime employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy.
Full Salary Packaging services are provided which means you save more tax.
Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing.
Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
Social Club.
Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.

About you:

You will bring your experience and education, and be supported to grow and build your career through training, development and networks within supportive and high functioning teams. You will be committed to delivering exceptional health care and be skilled at building positive relationships and collaboration within the health system and the broader community.
This is an Aboriginal Identified position. Applicants must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community.
You will have completed a Bachelor Degree in a health related field or completed ECAV qualification pathway
Graduate Certificate in Human and Community Services (Interpersonal Trauma).

What you'll be doing

The Aboriginal Counsellor - is a key member of the New Street service which is part of the broader Violence, Abuse and Neglect (VAN) service stream. The position will demonstrate high level clinical expertise and provide therapeutic services to children and young people aged 10-17 who have engaged in sexually harmful behaviour. They will also provide therapeutic interventions to family members in order to strengthen and enhance individual and family functioning.

The counsellor will provide consultation, guidance and education to internal and external stakeholders in the areas of risk assessment, recidivism and safety planning in a variety of settings such as school, recreation, employment and travel.

As part of a multidisciplinary health care team, this role will provide quality services to children and young people to meet their health and wellbeing needs and will assist their colleagues to develop a deeper level of awareness and understanding to communicate sensitively and work effectively with Aboriginal people engaging with VAN Services.

Working towards cultural humility is a responsibility of all Violence Abuse and Neglect staff*.

The position is part of a small CCLHD team that is also part of the NSW network of services providing opportunities to engage and connect with the Aboriginal workforce state-wide and locally.

Cultural and clinical supervision, support and training is provided.

This role will lead community development and capacity building for the team with local Aboriginal communities to best facilitate ongoing communication and service delivery.

This role is suitable for the following:

Counsellor Level
Psychologist
Senior Psychologist
Social Worker Level 4

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Where you'll be working
You will be bases at our Erina Community Health Centre.

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services.

CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.

As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve.

We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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