• Join HammondCare’s Bereavement Service Team
• 0.6 FTE permanent position + 0.2 FTE until 30 June 2019
• Flexibility in days/hours of work
• Based at Northern Beaches Community Palliative Services, Mona Vale
• HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of NSW Health entitlements

About HammondCare

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve quality of life for people in need.

We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence based best practice in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals and residential aged care.

Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances.

HammondCare works to provide its staff with support, career development opportunities, education, responsibility and recognition, work/life balance, and satisfying roles.

More about the role

The role of the Bereavement Counsellor is to work within the Mission and Mission in Action of HammondCare to ensure a high standard of bereavement counselling service is provided to clients accessing the HammondCare Bereavement Support Service. The bereavement counsellor will participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a patient-centred, evidence informed, continuous quality improvement work environment that is consistent with the values and ethics of HammondCare and the Australian Association of Social Workers.

About you - Selection Criteria

1. Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Mission in Action
2. A recognised tertiary qualification in Social Work or Clinical Psychology or other related disciplines
3. Relevant to discipline registration with ACPA, AHPRA or PACFA or eligibility for membership of the AASW
4. Tertiary qualifications and/or experience in providing counselling with specialisation in bereavement, loss and grief or equivalent
5. Experience in facilitating support groups
6. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
7. Demonstrated organisation and time management skills
8. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
9. A current drivers licence and safe driving record
10. Willingness to travel between HammondCare’s sites and services

HammondCare offers its staff competitive salaries, excellent training & development opportunities, a supportive environment and a fabulous benefits program. For more info check out our website: www.hammond.com.au/careers