CCLHD - Social Worker Level 3 Senior Clinician – Child Protection Counselling Service

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
Location: Erina
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ602931
Applications Close: Wednesday 10 September at 11:59 pm 2025

Are you a compassionate and experienced Social Worker passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families affected by abuse and neglect? If so, we invite you to join our dedicated Child Protection Counselling Service (CPCS) team within the Violence, Abuse and Neglect (VAN) service stream. This is your chance to contribute to meaningful change, supporting vulnerable children and their families through expert, trauma-informed care.

About the Role

As a senior clinician, you will provide specialist counselling and casework to children and families where Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) has been identified due to domestic violence, physical abuse, or neglect. Using trauma-informed, client-centred approaches, you will deliver medium to long-term interventions that support recovery, enhance safety, and strengthen parenting capacity.

In addition to direct client work, you will play a key leadership role within the CPCS team. This includes providing professional supervision and mentorship to junior staff, and contributing to service development, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives. Your clinical leadership will help ensure the highest standards of care and foster a supportive team environment.

Collaboration is essential to this role. You will work closely with Community Services, Joint Child Protection Response Programs, schools, police, and non-government organisations to deliver coordinated and effective support to families in need.

For more information about this role, please view the Position Description and On Call Participation Agreement

About You

• Degree in Social Work from an accredited course, eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

• Demonstrated experience working with children and families impacted by abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.

• Strong skills in trauma-informed, client-centred counselling and casework.

• Experience contributing to service development, evaluation, and quality improvement

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working alongside multiple stakeholders including Community Services, schools, police, and non-government organisations.

• Current NSW Driver’s Licence

• Commitment to promoting a positive safety culture and maintaining a safe, supportive workplace

Applicants must have current work rights in Australia or be a permanent resident or citizen. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants who do not meet this requirement.   

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