Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $104,135 - $118,981
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 13804
Are you a dedicated senior counselling or social services professional looking to make a significant impact to the lives of children and families?
Have you ever wondered what working in a specialist sexual assault service might be like?
Now is your opportunity to find out!
Senior Clinician, Harmful Sexual Behaviour
About the Role
This is a full time, ongoing position at 80 hours per fortnight within SASH’s Harmful Sexual Behaviour Program at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
You will be responsible for providing advanced clinical practice within a trauma model of recovery and specific risk assessment framework for children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour, and their family members. You will also be responsible for providing high quality clinical supervision and will support the intake service as needed to respond to requests and inquiries for services. This role also requires you to participate in the after-hours sexual assault crisis response roster.
What you’ll achieve:
Classification for this position will range from Psychologist Grade 3, Year 1 to Year 4 (PL1 – PL4), Social Worker Grade 3, Year 1 to Year 4 (SC31 – SC34), Occupational Therapist Grade 3 Year 1 to Year 4 (VG3 – VG6):
$104,135.20 - $123,905.60 per annum, pro rata
Your skills and experience:
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About SASH
SASH is a specialist sexual assault service, based at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
SASH provides therapeutic interventions and support for Children and young people aged 0-17 and their non-offending family members and carers living in the Brimbank Melton or Western Melbourne areas (Moonee Valley, Maribyrnong, Melbourne Hobsons Bay and Wyndham LGAs) or who are inpatients at the The Royal Children’s Hospital. Services are provided at community-based services in Melton, Werribee as well as at the RCH.
What we offer:
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum!
Looking for a new set of wheels to get you to the office? We offer Novated Leases through our partnership with SmartSalary
Support for working mothers including dedicated feeding facilities and access to 2x onsite childcare centres
Retail discounts & more – ask your manager for a breakdown of our Staff Wellbeing Benefits!
Discounted Private Health Insurance
Help when you need it most! Staff Counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support, specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
A commitment to workplace health, safety and wellbeing with our internal wellbeing calendar of events and services.
Newly introduced Occupational Violence and Aggression training for all staff in line with our OVA Strategy – because your safety at work is our priority!
Other requirements:
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Fran Hardcastle, Workforce and Service Development Lead on Ph: 0435260947 Email: [email protected]
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 14 May 2026