• Classification – Health Professionals Grade 2
• Ongoing (the ongoing status of this position is subject to the renewal of government funding)
• Full-time
• 76.0 hours per fortnight (1.0 EFT)

ABOUT CASACV

CASACV facilitates the recovery and healing of victim-survivors of sexual violence and assault and works towards the prevention and elimination of sexual violence in society. CASACV delivers specialist evidenced-based therapeutic services across the Central Victorian Region for children, young people and adults, and their support networks.

CASACV’s services are free and confidential and include:

• Specialist counselling to adults, young people and children who have experienced sexual assault and/or family violence either recently or in the past, and to their non-offending parents, partners, family and friends.
• A 24-hour crisis care response to victims of recent sexual assault, including crisis counselling, support and advocacy, and access to medical care and justice services.
• A family focused, prevention and early intervention therapeutic service to children and young people under the age of 18 who have engaged in problematic or harmful sexualised behaviours (HSB) via the REFOCUS Program.
• Specialised advocacy, secondary consultation, community education and professional training across the sector and within the community.

CASACV upholds a feminist philosophy, aiming to provide an empowering, respectful and culturally sensitive service committed to best practice. All CASACV’s work is underpinned by its guiding principles and values.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The primary objective of the role is to deliver a range of trauma informed, evidence based and flexible individual and group interventions for children, young people and adults who have experienced family violence.

The role of the Safe, Thriving & Connected Therapeutic Clinician is to:

• Provide high quality trauma and violence therapeutic services to children, young people and adults who have experienced family violence
• Conduct specialised risk and safety assessments and develop therapeutic treatment plans
• Deliver individual counselling and therapeutic recovery group programs
• Undertake exit planning for increased social connection and support
• Work co-operatively with internal and external stakeholders and service providers

ABOUT YOU

With a Bachelor’s degree or above qualification in a Health or Social Sciences related field such as Psychology, Social Work, Family Therapy, Counselling or related discipline, you will be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of feminist practice and its application in responding to the gendered nature of violence against women and its impact on children and young people
• An ability to provide direct service in the clinical assessment of, and the therapeutic service response to, infants, children, young people and families
• An understanding of the complexity of the service system and the issues involved in providing services to statutory and non-statutory clients
• Ability to provide secondary consultation and advice to non-clinical staff, including parents, health, education and statutory services
• An understanding of and respect for the needs of people with a disability, those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on this position please contact:

Tel: 03 5441 0430

[email protected], using the subject line: Safe, Thriving & Connected (STC) Therapeutic Clinician - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please visit our web-page: Work with Us - Centre Against Sexual Assault — Central Victoria (casacv.org.au).

WHY WORK FOR CASACV?

CASACV prides itself on being a values-based organisation and employer of choice, committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff. CASACV:

• Is committed to providing a positive, supportive and family friendly workplace
• Pays generous above-award entitlements
• Provides 5-week’s annual leave per year
• Encourages and supports quality training and education opportunities through continuous learning and professional development
• Offers generous salary packaging arrangements
• Provides health and wellbeing initiatives
• Provides free annual flu vaccinations
• Offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free and confidential counselling and support
• Provides clinical supervision with experienced professionals who are passionate about supporting others to improve what they do through structured discussions and learner-led reflection
• Values diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

A position description is attached.