Child and Family Counsellor

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (until12/06/2026)
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ575094
**Applications Close**: 10/06/2025
**Position Classification & Remuneration**: Dependent on Qualifications

Psychologist: $39.01 - $57.10 per hour

Social Worker Level 1/2: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).

NBMLHD is seeking a Early Referral Management Counsellor to join our Community Counselling Service in providing general counselling within Primary Care and Community Health. The Community Counselling Service works within the First 2000 Days and Domestic and Family Violence Frameworks recognising the importance of early intervention.

The Early Referral Management Counsellor is responsible for intake, triage and assessment of all referrals made to the service. The role encompasses general psychosocial assessment, risk assessment and short term counselling to vulnerable clients accessing the service. The role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work under high pressure and a fast paced environment.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here **Child Safe Standards**.

**What you will bring to the role**
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australia Association of Social Workers prior to commencing, or degree in psychology and evidence of registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated experience in psychosocial assessment and intervention with children, adolescents and their families/carers across a wide variety of presenting issues across the life span including people affected by domestic violence, postnatal depression, depression and/or low risk suicide and interpersonal trauma.
- Demonstrated experience/knowledge of Child Protection responding and reporting responsibilities
- Experience in and/or knowledge of the provision of therapeutic models and interventions appropriate for individuals, family and groups.
- Awareness of and/or experience working with people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, those who are culturally and linguistically divers (CALD) and/or come from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Demonstrated knowledge of or experience working within a Primary Health Care framework, including building effective partnership with other relevant government, non-government and community organisations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, initiative, time management and demonstrated ability utilise information technology systems.
- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. This may include driving long distances across the Local Health District.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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