Counsellor - Stimulant Services

1 week ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government -St Vincent's Hospital Network Full time

**Position Title**: Counsellor - Stimulant Services

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part-time (0.6FTE)

**Hours per week**: 24

**Position Grade**: Counsellor (Level 1/2) / Social Worker (Level 1/2) / Psychologist

**Salary**: $70,944.00 - $101,211.00 base salary per annum

**Enterprise Agreement**:The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2019

The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Professional & Associated Staff Agreement 2021
**Department Name**: Community Outpatients Service

**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 large 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 above unit for a highly motivated Counsellor/Social Worker/Psychologist with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care. The successful applicant will be expected to deliver high quality, professional treatment to people who use stimulants including methamphetamine, cocaine and GHB.

Primarily employed as a Counsellor in the Stimulant Treatment Program, the position is required to contribute to all domains of Stimulant Services including the S-Check Program, Drop-in clinic and group programs. The role is responsible for delivering ongoing therapeutic counselling sessions conducting psychosocial and mental health assessments; intake/assessment consultations; brief interventions and facilitating therapeutic groups.

**Our Culture**:
**Application Instructions**:
**Selection Criteria**:

- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
2. Relevant tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, counselling or other relevant behavioural sciences and eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association.
3. Demonstrated experience with drug and alcohol clients that have complex needs using a range of therapeutic modalities.
4. Demonstrated clinical skills in assessment, brief interventions with clients experiencing drug and alcohol problems and co-existing mental health issues.
5. Demonstrated understanding of the health and social issues affecting people who use drugs, and the contemporary treatment approaches to addressing these.
6. Demonstrated understanding of harm reduction and strengths based approaches in working with substance use.
7. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.
8. High level computer skills: Microsoft Office, Patient Record Systems.

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