Job Summary
- $47.50 per hour
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 28th Mar 2024
- Sydney > Leichhardt
Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre (LWCHC) provides health care, counselling and health education to women and girls living in Sydney’s inner west, inner city and southwestern suburbs.
Many of our services are funded through Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health and focus on women who are currently experiencing disadvantage; however some services are accessible to a wider range of women.
LWCHC are excited to announce we are looking for a female* practitioner who can fill the role of Generalist Counsellor and Women Partners of Men Who Have Sex with Men Counsellor two days a week on a 12-month contract with possible extension depending on funding.
LWCHC provide assessments, referral pathways and counselling support for women from diverse age groups, cultural backgrounds, and women who experience social and financial disadvantage. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of women experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship issues, domestic and family violence (DFV), grief and loss and many other issues women face today.
LWCHC also provide counselling and facilitate support groups for the Women Partners of Men who Have Sex with Men Service. This is an NSW Health funded service providing counselling support, which also involves increasing client’s awareness of STI’s including HIV, and strategies for safe sex.
LWCHC are looking for a counsellor who can support clients in both services part time on Mondays and Fridays only.
A Counsellor, Psychologist or Social Worker with:
Benefit of joining us:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
All applicants will be required to provide a current clearance of an NSW Working with Children and Police Check.
LWCHC holds an exemption under the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act and only employs female workers for counselling positions.
*Being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification under s.31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). Employment is subject to a national police check. LWCHC is committed to EEO and Anti-Discrimination Principles.