Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 30/06/2026)
Location: Lemongrove Campus
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ584757
Applications Close: 14/07/2025
Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Social Worker Level 3: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
Psychologist: $39.01 - $57.10 per hour
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

ABOUT US

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.
The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).
Integrated Violence Prevention & Response Services (IVPRS) are responsible for strategic leadership, clinical service provision and capacity building for the portfolio areas of sexual assault, domestic violence, child protection and victims of crime.
The Sexual Assault Counsellor is responsible for the provision of specialist therapeutic and case management services to adults and children who have been sexually assaulted or who are under the age of 10 years with problematic and sexually harmful behaviours, and their non-offending family members. The role will entail both crisis and ongoing counselling interventions, assessment, advocacy, case work, training facilitation and community development work. The successful candidate will be part of a highly supportive tertiary trauma counselling service that fosters ongoing professional development.
You will also be provided with substantial internal and external clinical supervision, peer support and cultural supervision to both increase skills and support continued wellbeing in a role that handles much sensitive information.
If this opportunity excites you and you would like to work part of a vibrant team, please apply now!

• Tertiary qualifications, professional registration/membership as follow, plus significant clinical experience in child, young people and adult. Social Worker – Minimum bachelor’s degree and eligibility for membership of AASW and extensive specialist knowledge or high level of broad generalist knowledge. Psychologist - a four year degree in psychology, being a three year degree with a fourth year honours in psychology; or a qualification deemed equivalent by the employer. Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Being female is recognised as a genuine occupation qualification for this position and is authorised under section 31(2h) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
• Extensive experience in applying best practice models to working with children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma including demonstrated understanding of the effects of sexual assault and of harmful or problematic sexualised behaviours in children under 10 years.
• Demonstrated and extensive specialist assessment, case management and counselling skills to respond to the needs of children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma with proven ability to make independent professional judgements about case planning and clinical management of complex client groups.
• Demonstrated high level of understanding of current policies, frameworks and legislation regarding child protection, sexual assault and problematic harmful sexualised behaviours under 10.
• Demonstrated understanding of the intersection between issues of sexual assault, domestic violence and child protection in application of assessments and care planning.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills including writing of clinical notes, specialist reports and presentations for training and community education; with high level time management and administrative organisational skills.
• Experience in and commitment to working with people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and who come from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. Participate in the 24/7 crisis on-call service, to attend Nepean Hospital within one (1) hour
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