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Counsellor

2 months ago


Adelaide Region SA, Australia Nunkuwarrin Yunti Full time

Posted: 04/05/2023

Closing Date: 16/05/2023

**Salary**: $77,015.00 - $82,088.00

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wakefield St

Job Category: Community Services and Development,Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

**About the Program**

Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s Link-Up SA program assists clients in supporting and uniting families and individuals who were removed under Australia’s past government policies and practices including people identified as Stolen Generations, adopted, fostered or institutionalised.

The Link-Up SA team provides culturally appropriate services including family tracing, case management, reunification, counselling, promotion state-wide and community awareness on the impacts of removals. Link-Up family reunions activities for clients takes into account the context of Aboriginal people’s lives and implications of cultural separation on their identity and wellbeing.

The Counsellor, Link-Up SA works in partnership with Case Workers, Link-Up who are engaged in family research finding family and planning a family reunion anywhere in Australia. The Counsellor’s role looks at supporting Link-Up clients on all aspects of their Link-Up journey of self and family discovery together with supporting those clients who have been reunited as part of the Link-Up post reunion services.

**About the Role**

The primary role of the Counsellor, Link-Up SA is and not limited to:

- Support Link-Up clients at pivotal points of their journey from release of personal files to preparing for the reunion process. The Counsellor is available to walk along side a client to support holistically the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been affected by past policies and forced removal;
- Provide a range of counselling services to clients using social and emotional assessment frameworks through all stages of the tracing and reunion process as required by and agreed to by the client;
- Participate in the planning, development, implementation and promotion of counselling services through the establishment of a case management plan to ensure counselling services are delivered in a culturally safe manner;
- Work in partnership with Link-Up SA Case Workers and clients within a social and emotional wellbeing counselling and narrative framework;
- Provide education/awareness presentations to the wider community regarding impacts of inter-generational trauma through the removal from family and community.

**Remuneration**

This position is under the Nunkuwarrin Yunti Enterprise Agreement classification of **Health Services** Level **4 **(Salary sacrifice and paid Christmas and New Year break)

**To Apply**

We encourage and thank all applicants for their time, however only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

**Due to the nature of this role, Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.**

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
All positions within Nunkuwarrin Yunti of SA Inc will be required to undergo a six (6) months probationary period.

**ESSENTIAL - **includes qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge
- Minimum a Certificate IV in a recognised qualification in Narrative Approaches, Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health or related field.
- A minimum of two (2) years demonstrated vocational experience in the relevant health field consistent with the position role and responsibilities.
- Experience in working with and a comprehensive appreciation of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues.
- Demonstrated understanding of the history and effects of the forcible removal of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children and a comprehensive understanding of social and emotional wellbeing issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Demonstrated individual and group counselling skills with experience and knowledge of social, emotional and mental health issues which may include culturally appropriate healing methods, and trauma and grief counselling skills.
- Experience in managing a clinical caseload of clients with high and complex needs:

- Proven well developed written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Demonstrate written and oral communication skills including:

- High level of written and


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