Counsellor Level 4 - Pregnancy Family Conferencing Coordinator - Location Negotiable within Southern NSWLHD
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time - 23 Feb 2025 - possible extention to 30 June 2026
Location: Negotiable within Southern NSWLHD
Position Classification: Counsellor / Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: $61.36 - $62.84 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ549979
Applications Close: 09 February 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
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
· 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
· Annual Leave Loading
What you'll be doing
The Coordinator is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the program and undertaking clinical work including to:
- Coordinate, allocate and oversee all PFC program cases.
- Develop and maintain a group of appropriately skilled facilitators.
- Undertake the facilitation role, as required.
- Develop and foster strong interagency partnerships to sustain and further develop the program.
- Ongoing development, implementation and evaluation of the program.
Selection Criteria
- Degree in counselling or a related field, or degree in social work from an accredited course which provides eligibility for membership to Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Demonstrated understanding and/or experience in working within an interagency context including networking and partnerships with government and non-government agencies.
- Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge in providing child centred, family focussed and person-centred care and facilitating respectful and culturally safe access to services for improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal families including experience and/or knowledge of trauma informed practices.
- Demonstrated understanding of child protection; management of child protection cases; provision of child protection consultation to clinicians/caseworkers.
- Proven ability to lead; initiate innovative problem solving and work collaboratively with other professionals across agencies including demonstrated leadership skills.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills including computer skills, interpersonal and problem solving.
- Demonstrated project management experience.
- Evidence of current unrestricted driver’s licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
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.
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
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Claire Blewett on 0448 643 279 or email Claire.Blewett@health.nsw.gov.au
