Sacl - Coordinator

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Royal Women's Hospital

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 24474

**Coordinator - Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL)**

**Social Worker Grade 3 or equivalent tertiary qualification in a relevant health profession**

**Ongoing, part time 27 hours per week**

**The Royal Women’s Hospital**

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.

**Organisational context**

The Women’s Social Model of Health Division is a newly formed Division that reinforces the Women’s commitment to the social determinants of health. Whilst all services at the Women’s ensure health equity for all women, the Social Model of Health Division brings together our multidisciplinary services and programs that specialise in providing care to women facing challenges that may adversely affect their health.

**Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL)**

The Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) provides a state-wide after-hours telephone crisis service for victims / survivors of sexual assault in Victoria. SACL provides immediate crisis care to victim/ survivors of recent sexual assault, telephone crisis counselling support, advocacy, information and referral. SACL also provides support and information for non-offending family and friends, and secondary consultation and debriefing to CASA counsellor/ advocates and other professionals.

**Position Purpose**

The SACL coordinator is responsible for the leadership, support and coordination of Counsellor/Advocates and the day to day management of the SACL service, ensuring provision of a high quality evidence-based service to victim/survivors. This position is also responsible for management and supervision of the SACL staff. The SACL coordinator also has a key role in working with stakeholders to develop effective and responsive models of care.

**Your contribution**

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

- Provide management and leadership to a team of permanent, fixed term and casual staff counsellor/advocates in relation to knowledge of current research and best practice in the area of crisis counselling and advocacy for victim/survivors of sexual assault
- Ensure the smooth day to day operation of SACL and co-ordinate core service delivery including managing the SACL roster to ensure that all shifts are covered and adequate staffing is available
- Provide professional and clinical leadership to SACL staff including regular supervision in accordance with AASW practice standards or relevant professional body to assist them in the provision of crisis care, counselling and advocacy
- Undertake a direct practice clinical shift per week and participate in the SACL on-call roster
- Provide counsellor/advocates with informed secondary consultations and assist in making informed referrals and developing plans to respond to victim/survivors presenting with multiple needs and complex issues
- Involve victim / survivors in the decision making of service plans and regular reviews
- Possess high level theoretical understanding and an intersectional approach to your clinical practice in relation to working with victim/survivors of sexual assault including knowledge of complex trauma

**About you**

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

- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or other relevant health profession which includes a primary focus on the impacts, trauma, attachment and development; and a practical component such as counselling or case work practice
- Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or other relevant professional body
- A minimum of 7 years’ post-graduate experience in Social Work, or a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated crisis counselling experience and extensive specialist knowledge and skills in supporting survivors of sexual assault and violence
- Previous experience of effective leadership in a complex environment, including responding to crisis situations and implementing change

**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*