Practitioner - Health & Wellbeing (Gamblers Help)

**Practitioner - Health & Wellbeing (Gamblers Help)***:

- Community Services | Launceston- Closing date: 13/04/2025

Are you ready to make a difference in the community?

We are seeking a Practitioner - Health & Wellbeing (Gamblers Help) for a permanent, part-time (45.6 hours fortnightly) vacancy at our Launceston.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the community and support Tasmanians in need.

This role encompasses our Gamblers Help program. The role will provide professional and exceptional community support services to clientele accessing Health and Wellbeing-Addiction services provided by Anglicare in line with Anglicare’s Practice Principles and Framework of Practice.

**What you will be doing in this role**:

- Facilitate assessment and planning processes with people accessing our services and identify their personal barriers and support needs and develop meaningful ways to overcome barriers and provide support;
- In collaboration with people accessing our services, develop a service plan to guide the intentional support to be provided, provide regular intentional support based on service plan and identified support needs, review service plans and support needs regularly and revise plan accordingly;
- Counselling and exclusion support for clients
- Support people accessing our services to find sustainable and meaningful access to natural community resources, services and other supports, at the same time as encouraging and supporting self-advocacy and self-determination;
- Providing information on a broad range of issues including but not limited to health, employment, income support, training and skills development;
- Facilitate end of support planning with people seeking support;
- Maintain accurate file notes and statistics, complete clerical administrative tasks in accordance with organisational requirements and contractual arrangements.

**What we can offer you**:

- $88,465 to $92,713 per annum pro-rata plus super + salary packaging available;
- a 7% Graduate Loading is payable where you hold a degree in a relevant discipline;
- A dynamic, fast-paced environment;
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth;
- Collaborative team culture.

**You must have**:

- An understanding of the processes people utilise to overcome adversity/distress arising from life challenges;
- An ability to recognise and understand people’s intrinsic resourcefulness;
- Provide support in a manner consistent with Anglicare’s values and practice principles;
- Demonstrate high level of communication and interpersonal skills with people who access our services, family/carers, colleagues, other service providers and stakeholders;
- Ability to work autonomously within organisational policy and procedure;
- A high level of professionalism and a willingness to develop and reflect on professional practice;
- Strong administration skills;
- Relevant degree level qualifications (Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, Allied Health), or essentially required accreditation from a recognised institution.

The Position Description with further information regarding the role can be found below.

The successful applicant will be required to:

- provide a current Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People Registration (employment/volunteer category) including NDIS Worker Screening Check
- present an schedule 1 or Probity type National Police Check (no older than 12 months);
- provide an International Police Check if you have resided for 12 months or more outside of Australia after the age of 16;
- provide a satisfactory Anglicare assessed medical:

- provide a current provisional or full Australian Driver Licence.

On commencement the successful applicant will be required to undertake our structured Safeguarding Children Training program.

**APPLICATIONS CLOSE: SUNDAY, 13th April 2025, at 6.00pm.**

PLEASE NOTE: Other vacancies that may arise in the near future may also be filled from this selection process.

**About Anglicare Tasmania**

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