Family Counsellor

Ready for a great opportunity in fabulous Sunshine Coast region

• Achieve work/life balance
• Work for a dynamic, familyfriendly and inclusive organisation
• NFP salary packaging options

About us

At Lives Lived Well, we've been treating and supporting people whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drugs for over 50 years.

We also support people with mental health and gambling concerns and those transitioning from correctional centres.

We're growing fast and building a reputation as a trusted, innovative provider, focused on clinical excellenceand we'd love you to be part of it.

Are you ready to join us and help make a difference where it matters most?

About the role

Based in our Nambour office, we are looking for a
passionate and energetic Family Counsellor to join our Breakthrough For Families (BFF) team part time, working 15.2 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Team Leader of the Breakthrough for Families, you will utilise a community development approach to:

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Provide brief intervention counselling to families and loved ones, aged 12 and up, who are impacted by someone's substance or alcohol use.

• Utilise clinical models of counselling to provide
  evidencebased practice and implement/review client service plans
• Deliver our
  preexisting facetoface and online information sessions to families, stakeholders, and broader community members, by offering education and support around drug and alcohol use

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Proactively network across the Sunshine Coast region to ensure continuity of referrals

• Engage in
  network agency meetings to continuously promote the services offered by Lives Lived Well
• Be willing and able to complete
  outreach across the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service region
• Be able to work
  independently and within a remote
  team environment:
• Comfortably use programs such as Teams, Outlook, and client database systems

The role does offer a shared working vehicle across the Breakthrough for Families Sunshine Coast team and provides kilometre reimbursement with the use of personal vehicles, if required.

The hours per week can be negotiated with the right applicant.

The hourly pay rate for this role is between $39.26 to $42.25, depending on skills, knowledge and experience.

What you Will bring to the role:
We are looking for a passionate counsellor with Tertiary qualifications in a related area/health services discipline and/or equivalent experience.

You will also demonstrate the following:

• Applied knowledge in family/AOD counselling practice and case management or the ability to acquire.
• Experience in developing and delivering therapeutic groups sessions with highlevel group facilitation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, and manage own workload.
• Highly developed communication and community engagement skills.
• Knowledge of the local region is highly desirable.
• Hold a Blue Card (or ability to apply).
• Current unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence.

And importantly, you'll live and breathe our values, which means:

• You are humble, human and full of hope.
• You show up and share.
• You ask: Why not? And what's next?
• You leave a positive wake.

We believe that, through these values, we do our best work - for each other, for clients, and for the communities we work in.

And it's a promise we make to you about the kind of experience you will have working for us.

Ready to join us?

Here is what we have on offer:

• Wellness leave
• up to 5 extra paid days off each year.
• A focus on wellbeing selfcare, support and a holistic view of health and wellness.
• Learning opportunities a comprehensive induction program and ongoing capability development.
• We will listen to you. Our people have important insights.

Applications close:
Tuesday, 3 January 2023
**Shortlisted applicants will be contacted in the new year.

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