Counselling Team Leader - St George Drug & Alcohol Services
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 3, Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396 - $129,171 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ550318
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 3, Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396 - $129,171 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ550318
Location: St George Community Health Service
Where you'll be working
SESLHD Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Service offers a range of treatment and support services for people with problems from their alcohol, prescription or illicit drug use, and/or their families and carers. Outpatient D&A services are located in clinics at the Langton Centre in Surry Hills, St George Hospital in Kogarah, and Caringbah Community Health Centre at Sutherland Hospital. Inpatient D&A services are provided at Sydney Hospital, Prince of Wales, St George and Sutherland Hospitals.
The Role
The Counselling Team Leader will provide leadership as well as managerial functions to the Counselling Unit within the St George D&A Service. The position provides high levels of clinical expertise to facilitate high quality care to clients, and their carers, consistent with NSW Ministry of Health (MoH) and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards. The position contributes directly to the development of policy, with consideration of the strategic context. It will also provide managerial functions such as rostering, performance and talent support, risk identification and mitigation, as well as people management.
The Benefits
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligible for practising membership of AASWA(Social Work) or PACFA (Counselling) or for Psychology; Recognised 4 year degree in Psychology and full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) along with 8 years equivalent experience post full registration, and demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in Drug and Alcohol treatment and support or community work with relevant clinical experience.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high level of guidance, leadership and management of resources and services equivalent to the intricacies of the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and demonstrated application of evidence-based practice within their clinical area.
- Negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
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, please contact Matthew Burdess via email at Matthew.Burdess@health.nsw.gov.au
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Information for applicants
- 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.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- 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 invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
