Mental Health Art Therapist Level 3 - REQ579302
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- Art Therapist
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- REQ579302 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
Position Classification: Art Therapist Lvl 3
Remuneration: 112396 - 116038 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 22
Requisition ID: REQ579302
Additional Information
• An eligibility list may be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
Applications are sought for a senior Art Therapist in Hall Ward Acute Mental Health Unit, Children’s Hospital, Westmead.
The primary focus of this position is to provide comprehensive and specialist evidence-based art therapy services to children, young people and where appropriate their families/carers accessing specialist mental health care. The position takes a leadership role in the development and provision of creative arts interventions, taking into account the individual and group needs of consumers with mental illness.
Please see Position Description and Statement of Duties for more information about this position.
What you'll be doing
The senior Art Therapist is required to play a key role in service development and continuous quality improvement to ensure the clinical needs of children and young people are met. The position takes a leadership role in the development and provision of creative arts interventions taking into account the individual and group needs of consumers with mental illness. The Art Therapist provides a consultative role within their specialty to key stakeholders.
- Registration as an Art Therapist with the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapists Association (ANZACATA) and significant post graduate experience in Art therapy practice with children and young people.
- Substantial post graduate experience in art therapy practice with children and families in a mental health context.
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in the implementation and evaluation of art therapy interventions including individual and group interventions.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently problem-solve and apply professional and ethical boundaries when working with clinical complexity.
- Demonstrated ability to lead planning and evaluation quality improvement and/or research activities.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in clinical supervision, professional education activities.
- Excellent demonstrated interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
For roles that require formal qualifications, please note that overseas qualifications must be assessed by the Department of Education or the relevant authority appointed by the Australian Government for skilled migration purposes.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2024_015 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards. SCHN is committed to maintaining a child safe culture that upholds the rights of children and young people. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported, and are included in their care. Existing staff of SCHN and those seeking employment are required to prioritise the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people in their care and take action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Gabriella Simpson on Gabriella.Simpson@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on wayne.dargan@health.nsw.gov.au
For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.
Applications Close: 07/06/2025
