Counsellor

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**Position Title: Intake and Engagement Officer
- GambleAware South Eastern Region**
**Employment Type: Maximum Term, Part -Time (End in June 2026)**
**Hours per week: 16 Hours**
**Position Grade: Counsellor Level 1/2 (Year 1-4)**
**Salary**: $70,944.00 - $101,211.00 **(pro-rata) base salary per annum**
**Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Professional & Associated Staff Agreement 2022**
**Department Name: GambleAware South Eastern Sydney**

**About us**:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

**Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include**:

- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance

**About the role**:
A vacancy exists in the St Vincent's Hospital GambleAware service for a highly motivated Intake and Engagement Officer with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care.The role is first point of contact for our service to help identify and address the caller’s needs and priorities. The position will liaise with, and refer to, other health care professionals and services dependant on the client’s preferences, treatment and care. With training and support, the Intake and Engagement Officer is responsible for ensuring that appropriate treatment strategies are in place in consultation with consumers of the service and that outcome/reporting measures are collected as required.

**Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's**:
**About you**:
**Application Instructions**:
**Selection Criteria**:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
2. Tertiary qualifications in counselling or other relevant behavioural science and membership with the relevant professional association
3. Demonstrated ability to undertake intake and screening assessments to determine client needs, and to assist clients to access appropriate services.
4. The ability and experience to deliver brief therapeutic interventions, counselling services and treatment plans
5. Experience in working in a multidisciplinary environment with the ability to work autonomously with mínimal direct supervision.
6. Demonstrated understanding of the issues affecting people who have problem gambling, and an understanding of evidence-based approaches in working with them and their families/significant others.
7. Demonstrated experience of working with addiction, mental health, or problem behaviour.**Application close on 05 December 2024