Counsellor - Child and Family Early Referral Management Program

What you'll be doing

This fantastic role with the Nepean Psychosocial team provides a high quality counselling service including comprehensive multidisciplinary assessments and service delivery for clients of Counselling and Case Support Psychosocial counselling team. In this role you will be responsible for the provision of high quality psychosocial assessment, case planning and counselling intervention for children, adolescents, adults and their families. The Child and Family Counsellor will contribute to the planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting on Child and Family Services and will provide clinical supervision to students. The position will have a primary base at a Community Health Centre, although where required may need to move between other Centres within the District. You will be working collaborative with the Nepean Psychosocial Team Leader, Child and Family Psychosocial Counselling Service.

An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.

NBMLHD : is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees, people of diverse genders and sexuality, and people with disability.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Selection criteria to be addressed :

• Degree in Social Work from an accredited course providing eligibility for membership of the Australia Association of Social Workers, or degree in psychology and evidence of registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Demonstrated postgraduate experience in psychosocial assessment and intervention with children, adolescents and their families / carers across a wide variety of presenting issues across the life span including people affected by domestic violence, postnatal depression, depression and / or low risk suicide and interpersonal trauma.
• Demonstrated experience / knowledge of Child Protection responding and reporting responsibilities.
• Experience in and / or knowledge of the provision of therapeutic models and interventions appropriate for individuals, family and groups.
• Awareness of and / or experience working with people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, those who are culturally and linguistically divers (CALD) and / or come from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Demonstrated knowledge of or experience working within a Primary Health Care framework, including building effective partnership with other relevant government, non-government and community organisations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, initiative, time management and demonstrated ability utilise information technology systems.
• Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. This may include driving long distances across the Local Health District.