Rehabilitation Counsellor

Location

Newcastle, NSW
- Job Type Full Time
- Brand APM WorkCare

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We are looking for passionate graduates, who want to make a real difference in the lives of those they treat, to join our two-year Graduate Program.

You’ll work with a team of dedicated allied health professionals, supporting your clients on their journey to return to work and return to life after physical or psychological injury.

**Everyday can look different at APM.. but as a Graduate Rehabilitation Counsellor, you will be**:

- Providing initial assessment, psychometric testing and brief interventions for job seekers who have psychosocial and mental health barriers to obtaining or sustaining employment
- Performing new employment vocational assessments, transferable skills analysis, recovery support
- Conducting initial assessments with injured workers and case management for return to same employment
- Assessing and reporting on psychological functional capacities/complete psychological functional assessments
- Assessing and making recommendations on effects of mental health and medical conditions on ability to work
- Writing detailed case notes and reports
- Working with veterans to support their psychosocial, medical and RTW goals
- Opportunity to provide Adjustment to Injury counselling and Vocational Counselling in-person and via phone to support clients’ rehabilitation
- Working with adult clients living with varying socioeconomic, educational, psychosocial and nationality backgrounds

**What’s in it for you?**

We want to take this opportunity to be a pivotal part of your first steps into the world of work, and your future career. We value our people, guaranteeing an attractive salary package with a host of other benefits to ensure you can flourish with APM:

- Dedicated time for professional development, with a substantial allowance to support this
- Generous paid parental leave
- Discounts on every day and extra-special purchases - from groceries to movie tickets
- Wellbeing benefits including discounted health insurance and access to Sonder, a personal safety app community

**What we’re looking for in our future graduates**:
We’re looking for graduates who want to thrive in their career, by owning what you do and continuing to grow in a personal and professional manner.

We want enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who not only have a desire to thrive in their own careers, but they are ready to collaborate and bring fresh ideas to the wider team.

Your ability to communicate effectively, coupled with a keen eye for detail and core time management skills, will put you in a fantastic position to thrive within our team at APM.

Most importantly, we want to support graduates who truly want to have a positive impact on peoples’ lives by developing your business acumen and helping you achieve your targets, inside and outside the workplace.

**Now here’s the important bits... you need to**:

- Hold a degree in Masters in Rehabilitation Counselling
- Be eligible for ASORC or RCAA accreditation, upon graduating
- Have graduated in the last 12 months or graduating in 2025
- Agree to a pre-employment national criminal check, prior to employment
- Have full Australian working rights
- Hold a full drivers’ license, your own vehicle and comprehensive insurance

**About APM**

APM Workcare is a part of the APM Group, a global health and human services provider now enabling better lives for more than 2 million people each year. APM helps people to find employment, improve their health and wellbeing, and participate in their community.

Being one of the largest Allied Health providers in the country means we have opportunities right across Australia from our capital cities through to our regional hubs.
- We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity_
- We welcome all people to join our team, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, living with disability, all gender identities, LGBTQIA+, people of any socioeconomic status, of any age, race, national origin or ethnicity. We believe each person’s uniqueness makes us even better at the work we do._

You’ll work with a team of dedicated allied health professionals, supporting your clients on their journey to return to work and return to life after physical or psychological injury.

**Everyday can look different at APM.. but as a Graduate Rehabilitation Counsellor, you will be**:

- Providing initial assessment, psychometric testing and brief interventions for job seekers who have psychosocial and mental health barriers to obtaining or sustaining employment
- Performing new employment vocational assessments, transferable skills analysis, recovery support
- Conducting initial assessments with injured workers and case management for return to same employment
- Assessing and reporting on psychological functional capacities/complete psychological functional assessments
- Assessing and making recommendations on effects of mental h