Casual Counsellor/advocate

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The Royal Women's Hospital Full time

Location:
Melbourne | CBD

Job type:
Casual

Organisation:
The Royal Women's Hospital

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 24635

CASA House Counsellor/Advocate

Casual After hours On Call


The Royal Women's Hospital is Australia's first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages.

To join the Women's is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.


Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health.


Located in the heart of Melbourne, the Centre Against Sexual Assault [CASA House] is a department of the Royal Women's Hospital.

CASA House works with people of all genders.

CASA House provides 24-hour services to victim/survivors of sexual assault, including immediate crisis care, counselling, support and advocacy, after hour's crisis response, support groups & support for non-offending family members and friends.

CASA House also provides secondary consultation, education and training in addition to research and advocacy into public policy.


At CASA House you will be joining a team which values inclusivity, diversity and intersectionality, a team that is passionate about ensuring victim/ survivors are provided with timely support and that the silence which surrounds sexual assault continues to be broken.

You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday

Your contribution

Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Provision of a service based on an intersectional feminist, rights advocacy, violence and trauma informed practice framework
  • Provision of highquality crisis care and follow up services for victim/survivors of sexual assault
  • Participation in the afterhours roster to provide 24 hour immediate response to victim/survivors of recent sexual assault
  • Participate in the duty and intake service assessing and enabling eligible people to access our service with ease

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

  • Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or other relevant health profession
  • Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or other relevant professional body ( e.g. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and/ or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia)
  • Demonstrated crisis counselling experience and knowledge and skills in supporting survivors of sexual assault and violence
  • Provision of a service based on an intersectional feminist, rights advocacy, violence and trauma informed practice framework
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written), negotiation and advocacy skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently in a crisis practice context.

Our offering


When you join the Women's you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women.

You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the
_ exceptional _in your everyday.

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

The Women's is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters.


Ready to make the move?

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement


Please be aware that in line with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all workers at the Women's regardless of role, will be required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption.


Influenza Vaccination Requirement


In line with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, some health care workers are now required to have their flu vaccination to work in health care.

Evidence of vaccination is required.


As this role fits into category A or B of the departments risk ratings, applicants will be required to have been vaccinated against influenza.

Evidence of vaccination is required.

All applicants will be required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.

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