Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 28th Oct 2020
Just when life should be full of possibilities, cancer can crash into a young person’s world and shatter everything. Canteen provides young people impacted by cancer, and their parents, with access to a team of Allied Health Professionals who deliver programs, counselling and a range of other group and individual support activities.
The team at Canteen assist these young people to access the support they need to develop and maintain the skills and confidence to live healthy and happy lives.
Canteen also engages in community awareness and seeks to develop awareness of cancer support for young people around Australia. Canteen aims to create highly accessible, youth friendly, integrated service hubs as well as a range of online supports, that provide evidence-based interventions and support to young people aged 12–25 years impacted by cancer.
We are looking for a Psychologist/Provisional Psychologist/Social Worker/Counsellor/Occupational Therapist or appropriately qualified Allied Health Professional (or as we like to call it Psychosocial Support Worker - PSW) to work in our Canberra office.
The PSW is responsible for coordinating and delivering crucial psychosocial support to young people living with cancer. This involves the provision of individualised psychosocial assessment, the delivery of therapeutic interventions, identify level of need/risk for young people affected by cancer, planning and review processes, and delivering the psychosocial content of Canteen Programs.
The role is crucial in attracting referrals into Canteen’s services and promoting Canteen in the community by establishing and maintaining effective medical, psychosocial and educational networks. You will work as part of a devoted and dynamic team, supporting and inspiring young people living with cancer.
The role helps to ensure young people’s involvement in each area of our services is a priority, and that they have opportunities to access and participate in programs across Canteen.
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A position description for the role is attached.