Bankstown Women’s Health Centre (BWHC) is a community-based feminist women’s health service. It was initiated by women, for women. BWHC looks at all aspects of women’s health and lifestyle. This includes Health and wellbeing, as well as intervention & treatment for health issues. BWHC has provided an important service to women for over 40 years, and have developed extensive networks, and established referral pathways.

Services provided include Women’s Medical Clinic, Generalist Counselling, Casework, Dietetics, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Women’s Legal Clinic, Groups, Activities, Workshops, and resource information.

We are seeking a suitably qualified Practitioner/Generalist Counsellor/ Social Worker to work within a small dedicated trauma informed team, to deliver individual psychosocial therapy and interventions, and appropriate counselling. This is a permanent part time position, responsible to the CEO, and paid under the Health Professional Awards

The Reward:

• 15 hour week (Days and times negotiable)
• Professional Development and Training offered
• Professional and supportive team
• Excellent work conditions
• Women’s only comfortable workplace
• Onsite parking
• WHNSW database system
• BWHC offer a covid safe environment
• BWHC is an Accredited Organisation 

Job description

The Practitioner role involves the provision of evidence-based psychological and psychosocial individual interventions and therapy based on the client’s individual needs.

Essential Criteria 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, or Counselling including current registration or eligibility to register with respective professional body. 
• Minimum 2-year practice within the mental health field, ideally with experience working with clients experiencing domestic family violence and or mental health concerns.
• Demonstrated knowledge of  trauma informed strengths based interventions
• Demonstrated experience and a good understanding of working with Women
• Experience delivering, evidence-based practices , goal planning and  therapeutic interventions 

• A high level of interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), problem solving and negotiation skills and demonstrated ability to consult, liaise and negotiate within a multidisciplinary team 

• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and deliver individualised psychological interventions

• Woman only position under Section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) 

Desirable Criteria

• A Second language
• Experience working with specific populations (e.g. Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander populations, and CALD communities )
• Be able to start practising from the Centre ASAP or from the week of the 4th January 2021

For related questions please email: Mariam Mourad, CEO, Bankstown Women’s Health Centre at [email protected], using the subject line: Generalist Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.