Aboriginal Counsellor

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeAod Full time $80,000 - $100,000
Job Title: AOD Worker

A rare opportunity exists for a skilled and compassionate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander professional to join an esteemed not-for-profit organisation providing vital support services to individuals and their families involved in the criminal justice system.

This rewarding role requires the ability to provide holistic, therapeutic social and emotional wellbeing counselling and support on an outreach basis for people with substance use issues exiting NSW Correctional Centres.

  • To assess referrals and conduct assessments of clients referred pre-release from custody
  • To provide pre-release AOD counselling and support to people for one month prior to their release
  • To provide outreach AOD counselling and support to people in their own homes or other safe places during the high-risk transitional period (first 3 months) post-release
  • To provide advocacy, support, including harm minimisation and health promotion information and warm referral pathways to assist people to access and engage with mainstream AOD and other support programs that can improve their social and emotional wellbeing
Essential Skills and Qualifications:

To be successful in this position, you will need to identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and possess:

  • SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AND/OR RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT
  • MINIMUM CERT IV QUALIFICATION IN MENTAL HEALTH (OR SIMILAR FIELD)
  • Demonstrated cultural competency and knowledge of issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD communities
  • A CURRENT NSW DRIVER LICENCE
  • A CURRENT NSW WWCC
  • A SATISFACTORY CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK
  • YOU MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID19, INCLUDING BOOSTER
Benefits:

This full-time role offers:

  • FULL-TIME HOURS, 38 HOURS A WEEK

We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and promotes equal opportunities for all staff members.

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