Social Worker Level 5 - Clinical Coordinator Adult Survivor Program - Site Negotiable within Southern NSW Local Health District
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Site Negotiable within Southern NSW Local Health District
Position Classification: Dependent on Qualifications
Social Worker, Welfare Officer, Counsellor
Remuneration: $130658 - $133835 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ586416
Applications Close: 6 July 2025
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We Are Southern
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
What we offer:
· Flexible work arrangements
· Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
· Corporate Health and Fitness program
· 12% Superannuation on top of your gross income
· Annual Leave Loading
What you'll be doing
The Adult Survivors Program aims to improve outcomes for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, with a particular focus on survivors of complex trauma with mental health and alcohol and other drug support needs. The program model takes a hybrid strategic-clinical approach.
This role will provide advanced leadership and advice on high-quality therapeutic and clinical practice with adult survivors that promotes an evidence-based shift towards flexible, responsive, needs-based and client-centred clinical practice and away from more traditional medical, diagnostic, treatment and referral approaches. This role is expected to hold a small client load to maintain clinical currency and will manage and supervise relevant clinical staff as local staffing for the new model is identified.
Find out more about the statewide program and access the pilot project evaluation report on the NSW Health website here: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/parvan/sexualassault/Pages/default.aspx
Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Counselling or Welfare in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Professionals (State) Award and where applicable, membership of the relevant association or registration with the relevant board.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in trauma specific service provision with adult survivors of child sexual abuse with complex trauma and commitment to integrated ways of working with clients who have experienced trauma and abuse.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Proven ability to provide high level clinical advice and education to enhance service delivery including demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision around violence abuse and neglect issues, in addition to a demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, work in partnership with key stakeholders and to apply independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a complex nature.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff. This includes working with minimal direction in an environment of organisational complexity, to establish a new, innovative service in line with NSW Health’s organisational values and goals.
- Availability and capacity to participate in the district's 24-hour VAN Oncall/Disturbance roster to respond to crisis presentations.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted driver’s licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
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For role related queries or questions contact Gemma Evans on 02 6150 7857 or email Gemma.Evans@health.nsw.gov.au
