Sexual Assault Counsellor

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Job title Sexual Assault Counsellor Designation Professional 3

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $110,873 - $124,173 Location Darwin

Position number 27973 RTF Closing 03/11/2025

Contact officer Prudence Boylan on or

About the agency

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of sexual assault services in the form of counselling, an integrated crisis, response,

advocacy, education and training, and capacity building.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide sexual assault counselling and support to adults and children who are recent or past victims of sexual assault, and to

their families including an integrated crisis response in a multi-disciplinary context to victims of sexual assault.

2. Provide input, advice, information and training on sexual assault issues to community and Government agencies to raise

awareness of sexual assault and support for victims of sexual assault.

3. Increase the capacity of the community to respond locally to sexual assault issues and liaise with other relevant community

services and health providers.

4. Participate in the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) on-call roster as required.

5. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken

in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.

6. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary role modelling behaviour.

7. Participate in remote community work, working away for up to three days at a time

Selection criteria

Essential

1. A degree level qualification which gives eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, the Australian

Psychological Society, or some other tertiary qualification which is appropriate to the position.

2. Demonstrated experience in the provision of a range of trauma informed interventions, including therapeutic and crisis

counselling and the application of relevant theories, methods and models of practice for children and adult sexual assault

victims.

1. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
2. Awareness, understanding and experience of work in a cross-cultural environment particularly in relation to Aboriginal culture

and of the issues confronting Aboriginal children, adults, families and communities in regard to sexual assault.

5. Knowledge of and experience in education/ training, group work, community development and capacity building as it relates to

sexual assault services and prevention activities

6. High-level written and oral communication and organisational skills including the ability to reflect on, articulate and record what

you do and why

7. An ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures

Desirable

1. Hold a current manual Northern Territory (NT) driver's licence or the ability to obtain.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice

and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.

For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with

blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.