About Liverpool Women's Health Centre

Liverpool Women's Health Centre (LWHC) has been delivering quality health services to improve the lives of women in South Western Sydney for 50 years. We are a non-government, not for profit, multi-disciplinary and holistic health service run by women for women.

Liverpool Women's Health Centre offers a broad range of client centred, evidence based, primary and preventative health care services and programs, which aim to improve the health and wellbeing of women, particularly women experiencing disadvantage, primarily residing in the Liverpool/ Fairfield Local Government Areas.

Liverpool Women's Health Centre operates from a feminist perspective, under a social model of health where service provision is based on principles of social justice and an understanding of a gendered approach to health.

We are an Incorporated Association and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) as a Charity with Public Benevolent Institution status.

About the Role

Liverpool Women's Health Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced applicants for the position of Bilingual (Vietnamese) Counsellor, part time, 21 hours a week. This position will be located at Fairfield Women's Health Service, McBurney Road, Cabramatta.

The Bilingual (Vietnamese) Counsellor position is responsible for:

• Undertaking intake procedures providing case management, counselling, assessment, support, advocacy, information and referral to women who contact the Centre in person or by telephone and who are in crisis and/or emotional distress.
• Providing short to medium term counselling for women by appointment, responding to range of presentations including complex health issues and trauma.
• Developing, delivering and evaluating therapeutic group programs that address the identified needs of women residing in South West Sydney.
• Liaising with government and non-government organisations locally, to gain an understanding of the services/resources they provide and to develop an effective referral network.
• Keeping up to date with local issues that affect women in the community.
• Attending and actively participating in staff meetings, counselling team meetings, clinical supervision sessions, relevant professional development and in service training, planning sessions and performance appraisals, as required.
• Complying with information/data collection, quality improvement, risk management procedures, record keeping and administrative practices of the organisation.

Salary

Salary paid under the SCHCADS Award level 5 with pay point to be negotiated depending on qualifications and experience. Liverpool Women's Health Centre offers generous working conditions including a 35 hour work week (pro rata), additional leave entitlements and salary packaging options.

Selection Criteria

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate discipline such as psychology, social work, counselling or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience providing counselling services to women within a trauma informed framework
• Demonstrated understanding of therapeutic approaches to counselling and commitment to best practice
• Demonstrated ability to provide counselling services to women in one of the required community languages
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with vulnerable women from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds and all ages
• Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver, evaluate and report on projects.
• Strong interpersonal communication ability, including well-developed written and oral communication/ group facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work holistically and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• High level of energy, enthusiasm, reliability, resilience and flexibility.
• Demonstrated administrative and organisational skills including computer literacy, data entry and record keeping
• A demonstrated commitment to feminist principles and practice and knowledge of women’s health issues

Desirable Requirements

• Eligibility for membership of relevant professional bodies (eg. AASW, APS, PACFA).
• Established registration with Victims Services and/or Medicare to provide counselling services and pathways
• Established knowledge and understanding of the South Western Sydney service system and its networks and communities

A full position description is available below.

Liverpool Women's Health Centre considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).