Mental Health Counsellor

5 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Atsichs Brisbane Full time

About ATSICHS Brisbane

ATSICHS Brisbane is a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organisation. We deliver on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan.

We pride ourselves on providing health and human services, our way – supporting our people and community in our commitment to create a flourishing future and lasting legacy for them and their families.

ATSICHS Brisbane is a member of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH).

About the Role

The Social Health Counsellor will contribute to providing access and coordination to comprehensive support services to clients and their families. The aim is to achieve personal wellbeing as part of a holistic model of care.

Staff will actively participate in team activities and contribute to a flourishing workplace culture that promotes the ethos and values of ATSICHS Brisbane as a long-standing Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.

Duties

  • Provide interventions using techniques and methodologies of proven effectiveness from a sound evidence base.
  • Appropriately respond to critical incidents, providing wellbeing first aid to patients.
  • Conduct wellbeing assessments for evaluating risks, identifying client needs and guiding treatment delivery plan.
  • Provide group interventions in meeting mental health consumer's needs.
  • Ensure standards are maintained, in accordance with case management and record keeping processes.
  • Provide referrals and coordination between different sites or programs, to facilitate the delivery of mental health and social needs service to patients.
  • Liaise with other community organisations and government agencies for the purposes of information gathering, referral, networking and promoting ATSICHS Brisbane services.
  • Cultivate productive working relationships at all levels, facilitates cooperation, trust and respect, values differences and diversity and guides, mentors and focuses on the development of staff.

Salary Information

The estimated annual salary range for this position is $84,080 per annum, inclusive of 11.5% Superannuation + Not for Profit Salary Packaging.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you will need to have:

  • Bachelor qualification in either Psychology/Social Work/Human Services/ Behavioural Science or Counselling.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply a high level of clinical judgement and to prepare and present accurate reports relating to the outcome assessment and mental health wellbeing intervention of a client.
  • Ability to work with a culturally and socially diverse group of clients, and to apply a culturally responsive framework to guide interventions, with the support of staff and management.
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated ability in the application of a variety of efficacious, scientifically-based mental health wellbeing treatment approaches for clients whose presenting problems include identity and stolen generational issues, suicidal ideation/behaviour and self-harm, drug and/or alcohol abuse, long-term responses to trauma, and behavioural problems.
  • Demonstrated ability to administer mental health wellbeing assessments.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with a minimum of direction and to effectively communicate with and work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and to contribute to the development of creative and innovative programs of mental health wellbeing.
  • Demonstrated experience in overseeing and coordinating case management processes and procedures.

Other Requirements

This position requires:

  • National Police Clearance.
  • Working with Children's Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.
  • Working with Disability Card (Yellow NDIS Card) or be eligible to apply.

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