Mental Health Specialist for Indigenous Women
4 weeks ago
About the Counsellor Role
The Strong Women for Healthy Country Network is seeking a skilled Counsellor to support Indigenous women caring for Country in the Northern Territory. This critical role involves providing in-person, over the phone, and virtual counseling and mediation to women impacted by domestic violence, alcohol and other drugs, and incarceration.
The successful candidate will work with a small and supportive intercultural team based in Darwin, traveling to remote areas to support key events, meetings, camps, and workshops. This opportunity is open to Indigenous women and non-binary people based in the Northern Territory.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide counseling and mediation services to women caring for Country
- Deliver mental health first aid training to support staff and mentors
- Create safe spaces for support staff and mentors to connect and share their experiences
- Support the delivery of regional healing camps and workshops
- Assist employers in creating safer and more respectful workplaces
- Support the development of best practice policies and procedures
Essential Selection Criteria
To be considered for the Counsellor role, a candidate must demonstrate:
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field
- Possession of or the ability to obtain mental health first aid instructor accreditation
- Eligibility for APS, AASW, or other equivalent counselor/therapist professional memberships
- Possession of or the ability to obtain a Northern Territory working with children (Ochre) check
- Experience living or working in a remote community
- Demonstrated experience providing professional mental health support to people impacted by domestic violence, poverty, alcohol and other drugs
- Experience facilitating workshops, yarning circles, or support groups
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to work effectively in a team
Desirable Selection Criteria
While the following selection criteria are not essential to the role, they would be highly regarded by the selection panel:
- Experience delivering mental health first aid training
- Experience working for an Aboriginal-controlled organization
- Experience working in the not-for-profit sector
- Experience and/or training in mediation and/or conflict resolution
- Experience operating a 4WD vehicle
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