Junior Psychologist (Service Coordinator)
Job No:
16478
Location:
Carnarvon, WA
- Join a team that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families affected by the trauma of child sexual abuse
- Varied and rewarding role, giving you the chance to make a valuable difference in the lives of local families
- Ideal career advancement for a Junior Psychologist
- Attractive remuneration circa $50k + District Allowance + vehicle
About the Organisation
Since 1989 Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc. (CFSS) has been providing services, including management and recovery from trauma, in the community of Carnarvon, WA with outreach into the surrounding Gascoyne Region. The current CFSS staff is 85% Indigenous employees with Indigenous representation on the management committee. This gives CFSS staff considerable access, trust and credibility with the Carnarvon community.
The CFSS mission statement is "To increase the capacity of families to cope with daily living challenges and to enrich family and community life". CFSS works towards this by providing a range of services including Community Counselling, a Community Information and Referral Centre, the only Women's Refuge in the Gascoyne region, Emergency Relief, Carnarvon Sexual Assault Response Service and various workshops and community education programs.
Importantly, the general Carnarvon community has easy access to CFSS's services. With increasing awareness that the service exists, more and more people are accessing the service, including disadvantaged and broken families.
About the Carnarvon area
Carnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean.
Carnarvon, the hub of the spectacular Gascoyne area, has grown in stature over the years as a popular base to shop, sample locally grown produce, to fish and explore the outlying areas which provide a diverse range of natural attractions. It is a travellers dream with a host of excellent caravan parks, motels, hotels and facilities, an ideal location for restocking supplies, fuelling up, banking and utilising essential services including government departments.
Carnarvon is ideally situated to explore and experience a wondrous array of incredible natural settings. South of Carnarvon is the World Heritage listed Shark Bay, where you can have a close encounter with dolphins, and marvel at a beach made entirely of shells. North of Carnarvon is the Ningaloo Reef, 260 kilometres of fringing reef, home to over 250 species of coral and more than 500 species of fish.
East of Carnarvon lies the rugged hinterland of the Kennedy Ranges, a huge mesa 75 km long and up to 25 km wide. Journey further into this dry and unforgiving land to see colour changes by the minute, from deep indigo to bright pink, orange, red and occasionally green, reflecting the mood of the rock and the spirits living there.
About the Opportunity
As a result of expansion, Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc (CFSS) is looking for a dynamic and reliable Junior Psychologist (Services Coordinator) for the Carnarvon Sexual Assault Response Service (CSARS) in Carnarvon, WA.
The CSARS focuses on supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families living in the Carnarvon region who have been affected by the trauma of child sexual abuse.
The main aim of the role is to facilitate and coordinate the CSARS program, as well as participate in the planning and delivery of other CFSS programs as required.
Reporting to the Community Counsellor, the key job responsibilities will include:
- Providing counselling services in the region to families, individuals and victims of sexual abuse;
- Providing group work / support services to families impacted or recovering from child sexual abuse;
- Facilitating the delivery of Protective Behaviour training for children and caregivers;
- Adopting a community development and primary health care focus in the initiation and facilitation of activities / strategies that aim to prevent abuse in the community;
- Facilitating and coordinating agencies and local service providers to work collaboratively to deliver the service model for the CSAR program; and
- Facilitating the sourcing of additional funding as required in order to deliver the outcomes of the service model.
This role will be ideal for a Junior Psychologist, with a degree in Psychology and experience in individual counselling and group intervention. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated ability to initiate and deliver a program of planned activities, with experience in group education and training, as well as a proven ability to relate to Aboriginal children and families.
The person will be highly organised and forward-planning, with excellent communication, time management and problem solving skills. It is desirable, though not essential, that the graduate have experience or is willing to learn psychometric assessment, counselling with child victims of abuse, and delivery of primary health programs.
All applicants must have a current driver's licence, a Federal Police Clearance and a Working With Children Check.
CFSS offers a family friendly and supportive environment, as the team works together towards the goal of enriching family and community life.
This is a uniquely rewarding and satisfying role, using your Psychology background to make a real difference in the lives of often marginalised people who need your help. The successful person will finish each working day knowing they have helped improve the lives of clients in a significant way.
This is a tremendous opportunity to apply your diverse skill set to a robust role in a truly rewarding environment!