Youth Counsellor

**Our Client**
With a strong reputation of supporting youth on their journey to independence, our client walks alongside young people to help build a stronger community. They are dedicated to helping youth by providing a variety of programmes and services, including as vocational training, drug and alcohol assistance, and counselling services, to help them gain the knowledge and capacity to live healthy and independent lives.

**The Role**
Our client is looking for an experienced Youth Counsellor to join their Central Coast team in a full-time, 12- month fixed-term-contract capacity. Working as part of the wider Youth Services team, you'll work throughout the region counselling youth in a 1:1 and group setting. In return you'll be offered a stable and supportive team environment, an opportunity to work for a large NFP, along market leading perks and benefits.

Main responsibilities include:

- Provide individual or group psychoeducational programs
- Provide evidence-based psychotherapy and counselling to young people experiencing substance use disorder and or problematic AOD usage
- Provide accessible information to clients, family, and other service providers about the service
- Assess clients with a range of co-existing physical health, mental health, and social conditions
- Provide an environment free of alcohol and non-prescribed pharmaceutical medications
- Facilitate regular contact and support for clients who are on a waitlist
- Ensure practice is underpinned by trauma-informed and psychologically informed care and environments
- Evidence work with clear, concise recording/documentation in 48hrs, upholding confidentiality always
- Demonstrate critical thinking and reflective practice in all work, documentation, and supervision
- Participate in team meetings, supervision, training and build positive partnerships with key stakeholders
- Provide culturally responsive support to diverse groups throughout counselling and group work

**What you need**
- Registered/Provisionally Registered psychologist with Bachelor of Psychology OR Accredited Counsellor with Bachelor/Post Graduate Level qualifications in Counselling or Social Work
- Membership in a peak body such as PACFA, ACA, AASW, or AHPRA
- Previous experience in counselling and assessment with young people experiencing AOD
- Understanding of counselling in the social services sector
- Valid NSW Working with Childrens Check
- Current NSW Driver's License
- Prof of Covid-19 vaccination or exemption
- National Police Check

**Benefits**
- $16K salary packaging
- Meal & entertainment allowance (tax free)
- Company car or novated car lease options
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- 'My Fitness Passport' access
- Discounts on private health and much more

**About WorkPac**
WorkPac is Australia's leading, privately owned recruitment provider to the mining, construction, engineering, oil and gas and healthcare sectors. We are proud to partner with some of the country's leading companies to deliver rewarding career opportunities. Looking after our employees is important to us. Through our myrewards platform, we offer benefits from retail rewards through to financial, health cover, insurance, superannuation services and more.

Click onto the 'apply' button now For more information please contact Rebbeckah, BRC Recruitment on 0412 350 512 or