Sexual Assault Counsellor, Specialist Integrated Service for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Assault - Albion Street Centre

Selection Criteria

1. Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligibility for membership of AASW with extensive post graduate experience, or; Psychologist with recognised four year tertiary qualifications in Psychology and current registration with AHPRA.
2. Experience in conducting crisis interventions, counselling, group work and complex case management for people who have experienced trauma (such as child/adult sexual assault, physical abuse and neglect and domestic and family violence). Combined with high level knowledge and understanding of current policies and legislation relating to violence abuse and neglect and knowledge of legal systems involved in sexual assault service provision
3. Demonstrated understanding of the dynamics and effects of violence abuse and neglect and application and commitment to evidence based models of care for clients exposed to trauma and a demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning
4. Ability to provide high level clinical advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence.
5. Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills and demonstrated capacity to work in partnership with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
6. 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.
7. Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff and capacity to provide clinical supervision
8. Current NSW Drivers Licence