Casual Social Worker/Counsellor Advocate

• After hours, on call - recall work • Parkville location with multiple public transport options available • $45.67 - $52.49 + 25% casual loading per recalled hour + salary packaging + super

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About CASA House

Located in the heart of Melbourne, the Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA House) is a department of the Royal Women's Hospital. CASA House works with people of all genders (including providing support to trans and gender diverse people and non-binary people and communities) and provides 24-hour services to victim survivors of sexual assault, including immediate crisis care, counselling, support and advocacy, after hour’s crisis response, support groups, and support for non-offending family members and friends. CASA House also provides secondary consultation, education and training, research and public advocacy.

At CASA House you will be joining a team which values inclusivity, diversity and intersectionality, a team that is passionate about ensuring victim/ survivors are provided with timely support and that the silence which surrounds sexual assault continues to be broken. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

About the role

As a Casual Social Worker/Counsellor Advocate you will primarily be responsible for the provision of crisis counselling and advocacy services to adult victim survivors of recent sexual assault, their non-offending family members and significant others.

This would involve participation in the after-hours on-call roster for responding to victim survivors of recent sexual assault primarily located at the Crisis Care Unit located within the Women’s Emergency Care of the Women’s hospital. All services are delivered within a clearly articulated intersectional feminist, rights advocacy, violence and trauma informed practice framework.

This is an after-hours on call/recall position. The roster covers each weeknight (5pm-9am) and all weekends and public holidays.

A regular day will see you:

• Participate in the after-hours on-call roster for responding to victim survivors of recent sexual assault. • Support adults of all genders who have experienced a recent sexual assault at the Crisis Care Unit located at Women’s Emergency Care at the Women’s hospital • Coordinate the provision of follow up medical support, and advocate on behalf of victim survivors with other systems including health, police and community support agencies • Provide information to victim survivors regarding services, supports, options • Using an intersectional approach, demonstrate an understanding of cultural issues with a view to provision of culturally safe and responsive practice • Use the Women’s electronic medical record (EMR) where required to fulfil the duties of this position