EAP Counsellor

Introduction

As an independent contractor to MAX, you'll be delivering Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling to employees for a client of MAX Solutions in Toowoomba. EAP counselling is intended to be short term, voluntary, confidential counselling.

As an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Counsellor contractor your responsibilities will include:

• Provision of short term interventions for our clients's staff accessing their EAP
• Identify presenting problems, gaining agreement with the client's staff about treatment goals and providing an appropriate evidence based intervention
• Apply appropriate management of risk when required and referral to appropriate services

The EAP Contractor will provide services face to face from your own rooms based in Toowoomba and manage your own appointments. Ideally, appointments should be available outside of usual business hours and offices should have easy parking or be easily reached by public transport.

What are we looking for?

• Psychologist with current General Registration status with AHPRA OR Social Worker with current full membership with the AASW
• Skilled in short term evidence-based interventions for psychosocial issues presenting within an EAP context
• Current Professional Indemnity Insurance and Public Liability Insurance
• Willing to obtain a new National Police Check clearance
• Social Workers - hold or willing to obtain a Blue Card

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice Citation and be a recognised Disability Confident Company.

At MAX, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being. Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.

Next steps

If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process for reasons of equal opportunity, please call a member of our Recruitment Team on 07 3727 1306 before you submit your application.