CCLHD - Senior Social Worker - Child Protection Counselling Services

An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.  
 

The Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is looking for a motivated Senior Social Worker to join our Child Protection Counselling Services (CPCS) team at Erina Community Health Centre. This permanent part-time position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment where you will play a key role in supporting children and families who have experienced violence, abuse, and neglect. Your work will be vital in helping to ensure the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children, promoting recovery, and empowering parents and carers to strengthen their ability to provide safe, nurturing care.

As a Senior Social Worker in the CPCS, you will provide casework and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and their families/carers. You will work with a focus on family preservation and restoration, helping children recover from trauma while supporting their parents in strengthening their parenting skills and attachment. You will work in close collaboration with the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and other health services to deliver trauma-informed, culturally safe, and recovery-oriented care. Additionally, you will provide clinical supervision and support to junior staff and social work students, ensuring high standards of practice and continuous professional development.

The Senior Social Worker will work closely with their colleagues and leadership within VAN Services and more broadly across the health service to facilitate integrated, trauma informed, culturally safe care that is holistic and seamless. Targeted training and development is provided to support the team to be innovative and evidence based to deliver effective interventions that operationalise the NSW Health Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Framework, Service Standards, Guidelines and relevant Policy and Procedures.

About You
  

• You have a Degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers and alignment with relevant professional practice standards.
• You have an understanding of Health system/s and responses to Violence Abuse and Neglect of children and young people.
• You have a current Drivers' Licence and willingness to travel within the Central Coast Local Health District as required.
• You have demonstrated experience providing support and interventions to children and/or young people and their families.
   

Where you’ll be working  

This position is based at the Erina Community Health Centre, located on the beautiful Central Coast of New South Wales. The Centre is an integral part of the CCLHD’s integrated Violence, Abuse, and Neglect (VAN) Service, which delivers innovative care across multiple sites in the District. The CPCS team is committed to providing holistic care to vulnerable children and families, and you will be joining a dedicated and supportive team of professionals. With a focus on professional development and flexible working conditions, you will have the opportunity to grow in your role and contribute to the ongoing development of our services.

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.  
 
What we Offer   
 

• Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast  
• Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions.  
• Full Salary Packaging services are provided – which means you save more tax.  
• Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing. 
• Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.  
• Social Club.  
• Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.  

 
Child Safe Standard Commitment  
 
Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes.  The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are  committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast.  Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
 
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion   
  
At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.  

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative.  

The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.     

For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx  

Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

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