Team Coordinator, Sexual Assault Support Services (Community)

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

• Western Melbourne Location
• Senior leadership opportunity
• Full time, Ongoing position 

About the Role

This is a Full Time, ongoing position at 80 per fortnight at Gatehouse’s community-based services in Werribee and Melton.

You will provide operational leadership and clinical oversight to a multidisciplinary team providing therapeutic services to children and young people who have experienced sexual harm, and their families. You are responsible for the daily operations of the service including supporting timely access to services, ensuring the provision of high-quality therapeutic interventions, allocation of resources and management of staff.

Classification for this position will range from Social Worker Grade 4, Years 1-4 (SC53 – SC46), Occupational Therapy Grade 4, Years 1-4 (VG14 – VG17) or Psychology Grade 4, Years 1-5 (PM1 – PM5).

What you’ll achieve:

• Increased access to services, and promotion of safety, wellbeing and connection for children and young people using a trauma focused model of recovery.
• Development of a dynamic, flexible and skilled multidisciplinary workforce through effective staff management, facilitation of professional development opportunities and coordination and recruitment of new staff.
• Effective and strategic collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and programs within RCH and the community
• Safe, innovative, evidence-based service delivery through initiation of quality improvement projects.

Your skills and experience:

• Recognised qualification in relevant discipline with current registration with AHPRA and/or eligibility for membership with professional body (where relevant) 
• Demonstrated ability to lead a clinical service that is high-quality, client-centred, evidence-informed, and complies with relevant policies, procedures, and standards. 
• Demonstrated experience in leading people and program service delivery at an operational level with accountability for financial and people management functions. 
• Demonstrated collaborative, interpersonal, relationship building and written communication skills to support integrated service delivery with children, young people and families, partner agencies, and other stakeholders. 

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About Gatehouse Sexual Assault Service

Gatehouse Sexual Assault Service is a Department of The Royal Children’s Hospital and a Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA) - a specialist sexual assault service.

Gatehouse is funded to provide therapeutic interventions, support and advocacy for Children and young people aged 0-17 and their non-offending family members living in the Brimbank Melton or Western Melbourne areas (Moonee Valley, Maribyrnong, Melbourne Hobsons Bay and Wyndham LGAs) or who are inpatients at the RCH. Services are provided in the community at Melton and Werribee and at the RCH.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• Employee Assistance Program

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain if applicable
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

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 Ph: 0435260947 Email: fran.hardcastle@rch.org.au

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

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 28 July 2025