Safe Wayz Clinician - Sydney, Australia - Northern Sydney Local Health District

Northern Sydney Local Health District

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Employment Type:
Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2026

Position Classification:
Health Clinician (Level - dependent on qualifications)

Remuneration:
dependent on qualifications

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID:
REQ447434

Salary per week:

Health Professional (Level 1/2): $1, $1,939.70
Health Professional (Level 3): $2, $2,148.66
Health Professional (Level 4): $2, $2,307.33

Psychologist:
$1, $2,096.59

Where you'll be working
On the traditional lands of the Guringai and Darug peoples in Northern Sydney Local Health District. The position is based in the Community Health Centre on the Royal North Shore Hospital Campus.

What you'll be doing

The Safe Wayz Program coordinates an integrated response for children under the age of criminal responsibility (currently 10 years in NSW) with problematic or harmful sexual behaviours (PHSBs).

Safe Wayz adopts a strength-based, family focussed and culturally centred trauma-informed approach to working with children and families to help behaviours from escalating.

The Safe Wayz Program coordinates primary prevention initiatives to educate children, families, schools, carers, community and professionals about problematic & harmful sexual behaviours (PHSB) including guidance on developmentally appropriate sexual behaviours.

This role specifically builds capacity to identify and understand PHSB, collaborates with agency partners, provides consultation and training and advocates for system and practice changes.

This role coordinates pathways into specialist counselling services for children and families who need them and will hold a small clinical case load.

Northern Sydney Local Health District seeks to provide a culturally safe environment for people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander families and communities.

This role will be part of a local Safe Wayz Program team which is integrated into the Districts Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Service.

The program team will include one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, and one non identified position.

The team will be supported through a state-wide clinical network, who will provide clinical and cultural connections, and support in undertaking this work.

_People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply._

Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Psychologists must have a four year degree in psychology, being a three year degree with a fourth year honours in psychology; or a qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
Demonstrated understanding and skills in providing culturally responsive child centred, family focussed counselling, support and case management to address problematic or harmful sexual behaviours with young children and their carers. Demonstrated experience participating in and/or leading quality improvement activities, service development and evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to create Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community connections, engagement and collaboration to affect outcomes with an understanding of intergenerational trauma, contextual and causal factors for violence, abuse and neglect and the principles of cultural safety.
Demonstrated understanding of the legal and policy framework governing child protection in NSW.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in combination with a demonstrated ability to work as part of a small therapeutic team.
Ability to participate in the PARVAN On Call Service, current unrestricted NSW Driver's License and willingness to provide services at different locations within NSLHD.

Need more information?

All NSW Health workers are required to provide evidence of having received two doses of COVID19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA). Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A and need to meet the requirements of the _Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive_._
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID19 Digital Certificate._

**Applications Close: 23 November 2023