Senior Counsellor Advocate - Trauma-Informed Leader & Mentor

Austin Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health's Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault (NCASA) in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Counsellor Advocate to deliver advanced assessment, counselling, advocacy and psychoeducation to victim survivors and their networks. You will provide clinical supervision, lead a designated portfolio, contribute to governance and quality improvement, and participate in intake and after-hours crisis care.

This part-time role (30.4 hours per week) offers a rewarding, trauma-informed environment and

Qualifications

• An AASW-accredited social work qualification and eligibility for AASW membership, or a Masters or Doctorate in psychology with full registration.
• A minimum of seven years' post-qualifying or post-registration professional experience, including advanced clinical practice.
• Advanced clinical skills and experience working with trauma and/or sexual assault, including assessment, counselling, advocacy, risk assessment and management.
• Advanced knowledge of trauma-informed, evidence-informed and person-centred practice, with feminist and intersectional approaches.
• Experience providing supervision, consultation and practice leadership to clinicians and/or students.
• Demonstrated leadership capability and ability to support staff during complexity.
• Experience in quality improvement, service or program development and/or evaluation.
• Strong communication, consultation, negotiation and stakeholder-engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced counselling, advocacy, assessment and psychoeducation to people impacted by recent and past sexual assault.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultation and practice leadership to Counsellor Advocates and other staff.
• Support clinical decision-making and escalation in complex situations.
• Lead and coordinate activities within a designated portfolio.
• Participate in intake and crisis care responses, including the after-hours crisis care roster.
• Provide specialist secondary consultation to health, welfare, education and other professionals and services.
• Contribute senior clinical expertise to quality improvement, clinical governance, risk management and accreditation activities.
• Develop practice guidance, policies and resources and contribute to staff development, education, research and evaluation.
• Build effective relationships across Austin Health and with external health, community, legal, statutory and specialist services.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Leadership capability

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

AASW-accredited social work qualification

Masters or Doctorate in psychology with full registration

Job description

Austin Health's Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault (NCASA) in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Counsellor Advocate to deliver advanced assessment, counselling, advocacy and psychoeducation to victim survivors and their networks. You will provide clinical supervision, lead a designated portfolio, contribute to governance and quality improvement, and participate in intake and after-hours crisis care.

This part-time role (30.4 hours per week) offers a rewarding, trauma-informed environment and