Clinical Lead - Grade 3 -Sexual Exploitation

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Our Journey 

The South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SECASA), is a program of Monash Health and has the responsibility in the Southern Region of the Department of Families, Fairness & Housing (DFFH) for: 

• The provision and development of effective services to victim/survivors and associated people affected by sexual assault and family violence. 
• The provision of assessment and treatment for children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. 
• The provision of public education and professional training on sexual assault and anti-violence issues 
• Social planning and processes related to reducing societal violence. 

Reporting to Manager, SECASA, CYFT Program. This position supports the Manager in the development and service delivery to children and young people who are experiencing or are at risk of sexual exploitation. This position champions the provision of quality clinical counselling and therapeutic interventions for children and young people at risk of or currently experiencing sexual exploitation and clinical support for the team and other service providers eg Victoria Police. 

A Day in the Life 

As a member of the leadership team, this position will support operationalising SECASA’s strategic direction. This includes support to enable SECASA to achieve service targets within budget as specified in service agreements by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. In addition, you will play a key role in embedding evidenced based modalities into our service provision to be utilised with this specific client group. The clinical Lead will have a strong emphasis on collaborative leadership, building and supporting a resilient team, and outstanding communication resulting in positive client outcomes. SECASA Clinical Leads are recognised for their clinical expertise, consolidated skills, and capacity to support team members to provide high quality therapeutic interventions.

What you bring: 

• Demonstrated clinical experience working with and responding to complex trauma related to sexual assault and/or family violence. 
• A willingness to receive evidence-based training in modalities recommended for treating trauma and to apply professional development to you work with SECASA clients 
• Crisis intervention skills necessary for supporting people who have experienced sexual assault and/or family violence. 
• Collaboratively work with other professionals and agencies to enhance wellbeing and safety for clients. 

What you need: 

Social Work

• Formal qualification in Social Work and eligibility for AASW 
• An Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) accredited bachelor’s degree or entry level master’s degree of Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the AASW 
• Written evidence of eligibility of AASW membership for overseas qualifications 
• Minimum of seven years’ experience as a qualified Social Worker 
• Postgraduate study in a relevant field would be desirable 

Psychology:

• Current General Registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) AHPRA 
• A minimum of five years’ experience as a generally registered psychologist 
• Having or working towards supervisor endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA) 
• Appropriate post-graduate qualifications (Masters or Doctoral Degree) in counselling, clinical or forensic psychology in an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited course. 
• Evidence of participation in clinical research activities 
• Postgraduate study in a relevant field would be desirable 

In Return: 

SECASA has a strong emphasis on clinician well-being with flexible work hours, monthly ADO, 5 weeks annual leave per year. In addiction SECASA has a committed in-house wellbeing team with monthly social activities planned.  As part of SECASA's commitment to you, SECASA ensures all full time employees receive $500 and  Professional Development leave per year. In addition to this SECASA as the largest sexual assault service in Victoria also offers a comprehensive induction to the service, along with evidenced based trauma focused training to ensure you feel equipped to complete the role, such training includes TF-CBT, CPT and EMDR. As the largest sexual assault service in Victoria SECASA is leading the way in providing evidenced based therapeutic treatment to victim/survivors of sexual assault and family violence and has a strong research portfolio ensuring we remain at the forefront of trauma treatment. 

In addition to this, you will also: 

• Be part of a highly committed compassionate team 
• Be part of a service that values you and all you bring to the counsellor/advocate role. 
• Work in a team with a diverse range of experience for you to draw upon 
• Receive evidence based training providing you with the skills to be a competent counsellor in this specialist field 
• Be part of an expanding service with multiple projects focusing on improving service delivery and improving the client experience 
• Work with a team where social work values are evident in daily practice  

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jacqui Costello on 0417847349.

Psychologist Position Description can be found here

Social Worker Position Description can be found here

Role Statement can be found here

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How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’ 

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.

Applications close: 10 January 2025