Child Protection Counsellor

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Make an impact—join the Child Protection Counselling Service, empowering families and increasing safety.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 10 July 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)

Remuneration: Dependent on Qualification

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ600722

Salary Per Week:

Health Professionals (Level 3): $2, $2,223.86

Clinical Psychologist: $2, $2,551.93

Senior Psychologist: $2, $2,475.55

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.

Where you\'ll be working: Child Protection Counselling Service, PARVAN, Community Health Building, St Leonards NSLHD

The Northern Sydney Child Protection Counselling Service (CPCS) provides an integrated tertiary level response to people who have experienced or are affected by child protection. The Child Protection Counsellor is responsible for the provision of specialist therapeutic and case management services to children, young people and their carers who have experienced physical abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence or neglect. CPCS also provides professional consultation and training, systems advocacy, community engagement, education, and prevention work to professionals and communities.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience as per clinical discipline. Full AHPRA registration or a Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW. Allied Health Professionals will need minimum experience as a Level 2. Clinical Psychologist must hold a Masters degree or higher. Senior Psychologist must have completed no less than 12 months service at the 9th year of service as a Psychologist.
• Demonstrated extensive understanding of the dynamics of complex trauma and effects of physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and domestic violence and best practice models (contemporary trauma-informed practices) for working with children, young people and adults who have experienced abuse and/or trauma.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an interagency environment using strong advocacy, negotiation and problem solving skills to build networks with key stakeholders and plan, deliver and coordinate patient care.
• Ability to participate in the 24hr On Call Service, current unrestricted NSW Driver's License and willingness to provide services at different locations within NSLHD.

Where you can get more information

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For role related queries or questions contact Juanita Tiernan on

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

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Applications Close: 10 September 2025

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Temporary

Job function: Other

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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