• SECASA Counsellor / Advocate - Intake and Brief Intervention Team
• Monash Medical Centre and Dandenong Multidisciplinary base
• Up to full time - 38 hours per week, ongoing

Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful.

Our Journey

The South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SECASA), is a program of Monash Health and has the responsibility in the Southern Region of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing for:

• The provision and development of effective services to victim/survivors and associated people affected by sexual assault and family violence
• The provision and development of effective services for adolescents exhibiting harmful sexual behaviours
• The provision of public education and professional training on sexual assault and anti-violence issues
• Social planning and processes related to reducing societal violence

A Day in the Life

As a Grade 2 Counsellor / Advocate you will provide high quality trauma focused therapeutic interventions, driven by frameworks of intersectionality, gender equality, anti-oppression, and a human rights based approach. This position requires a truly collaborative approach, working with clients, their families and key agencies, within the scope of current legislation and professional guidelines. Key purpose of this role includes to:

• Triage of incoming requests for service
• Initial assessment, intake and prioritisation
• Provision of secondary consultation
• Provision of information and referral
• Provision of Sexual Assault Crisis Response services
• Provision of initial assessment and intake for referrals from Child Protection, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
• Provision of Brief Treatment – focused, short term counselling.
• Provision of Response services at Multi-Disciplinary Centres
• Work collaboratively with clients and key agencies to advocate for, assess and respond to identified risk

What You Bring

• Demonstrated clinical experience working with and responding to complex trauma related to sexual assault and/or family violence
• Crisis intervention skills necessary for supporting people who have experienced sexual assault and family violence
• Experience working with children with trauma related to sexual assault and/or family violence
• Have worked collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to enhance wellbeing and safety for clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and experience in preparing written reports for therapeutic and legal purposes
• Excellent team work, interpersonal and communication skills, including building trust and rapport with colleagues and delivery of commitments

What you need

Social Work -

Formal qualification in Social Work and eligibility for AASW:

• An Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) accredited Bachelor Degree or entry level Master’s Degree of Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the AASW
• Written evidence of eligibility of AASW membership for overseas qualifications
• Minimum of two years’ experience as a qualified Social Worker
• Accredited Social Worker as approved by the AASW

OR

Psychology -

• Current general registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) AHPRA
• A minimum of five years’ experience as a generally registered psychologist
• Having or working towards supervisor endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA)
• Appropriate post-graduate qualifications (Masters or Doctoral Degree) in counselling, clinical or forensic psychology in an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited course.
• Evidence of participation in clinical research activities

In Return

• You will be part of a highly committed compassionate team
• Be part of a service that values you and all you bring to the counsellor/advocate role
• Experience a strong focus on self-care and professional development
• Work in a team with a diverse range of experience for you to draw on
• Receive evidence based training providing you the skills to be a competent counsellor/advocate in this specialist field
• Be part of an expanding service with multiple projects focusing on improving service delivery and the client experience
• Provided with a range of internal opportunities within the SECASA service to evidence our commitment to your development.
• Work with a team where social work values are evident in daily practice including being passionate about eliminating sexual assault and family violence through social change.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Amanda Fillingham, Manager on 0407 325 458.

Monash Health is a great place to work!

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• free flu vaccinations
• private health insurance at discounted rates
• health imaging services
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.

How to Apply

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