Counsellor (Telehealth)

4 weeks ago


Adelaide Region SA, Australia Healthcare Australia Full time

HCA Corporate & Government Solutions has a strong focus on workplace health solutions, ensuring workers Stay Safe, Stay Well and Work Well. By offering efficient and affordable programs such as Vaccination services, Skin Check Programs and Health Check Programs, we ensure business performance remains strong with a productive, healthy workforce.

Healthcare Australia has expanded its divisions into Telehealth Counselling Services. HCA in conjunction with its clients is aiming to provide accessible, high quality, clinically experienced services including drug & alcohol counselling, addiction management as well as relationship counselling. The role of the counsellor will be to respond to critical incidents and provide support via telehealth or possible on-site call outs.
- Multiple Counsellor positions available (full-time and part-time opportunities)
- Telehealth and possible on-site call outs
- Shifts are assigned across a 24/7 roster - with penalties based on the shifts occurring overnight, across weekends and public holidays.
- On-call rostering regime, Mon-Fri 0600-1800hrs
- Attractive above award wages

**Responsibilities**:

- Primary consultation with client organisation where a critical incident has occurred, followed by intervention on-site or other venues as arranged with affected employees.
- Identify and follow up risk issues as required
- Refer clients to external (e.g. primary care, stepped care, specialist agencies, GPs) as appropriate
- Undertake additional duties as directed by management in accordance with grade

About You
- Ongoing full accreditation under a national counselling registration board. Acceptable accrediting bodies include Australian Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists Association & AHPRA.
- Minimum 2 years full time counselling experience.
- Willingness to be on call with the potential for on-site call outs.
- Be residing within 60 minutes of Adelaide CBD.
- **The position requires you to be fully vaccinated against Covid
- 19.**:

- Tertiary qualification in counselling or similar.
- Experience in counselling for separation & relationship issues, bereavement, drug, and alcohol
- Knowledge and experience in providing culturally appropriate care.
- A sound understanding of the principles, language and actions required to deliver an inclusive service
- Developed experience in trauma-informed practice and a client-centred, collaborative approach.
- Knowledge of health and community service systems/programs
- Crisis response or critical incident counselling experience desirable, but not essential.