Counsellor

Posted: 22/11/2024

Closing Date: 09/12/2024

**Job Type**: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Yorke and Mid North

Job Category: Community Services and Development

**About Nunkuwarrin Yunti**:
Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

**About the Program**:
Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing Program provides counselling and social health support services which assist people to deal with a wide range of issues including grief & loss, depression, domestic and family violence, family and/or relationship matters and any other issues which impact on social and emotional wellbeing

Other Social Health services include the provision of emergency assistance, advice and referral to other social support agencies and individual/family support and case management/planning. SEWB Counsellors provide support, counselling and education to clients affected by the removal or by inter-generational effects of forced removed with a priority to First Generation clients. SEWB Counsellors work closely with Link Up services in relation to family reunion support.

The primary role of the Counsellor, Link-Up SA is and not limited to:

- Provide social and emotional well-being counselling services and group interventions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been affected by past policies and practices of forced removal (Stolen Generations) in order to facilitate healing and improvements in well-being
- Participate in the planning, development, implementation and promotion of services which enhance the coping capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Islander families and individuals and which ensure that services are delivered in a culturally safe manner
- Provide education/awareness presentations to the wider community in relation to social and emotional well-being services and improvements for Aboriginal people

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**ESSENTIAL - **includes qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge
- A minimum of a Certificate IV in a recognised qualification in Narrative Approaches, Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health or a related field. The minimum qualification is a Certificate IV from a currently endorsed training package in these areas.
- Demonstrated understanding of the history and effects of the forcible removal of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children, and a comprehensive understanding of social and emotional wellbeing issues affecting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people.
- Demonstrated individual and group counselling skills with experience and knowledge of social, emotional and mental health issues which may include culturally appropriate healing methods, and trauma and grief counselling skills.
- Experience in managing clinical caseload of clients with high and complex needs.
- Experience or willingness to undertake training in group work and other healing activities.
- Proven well developed written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people.
- Demonstrate experience in managing a diverse range of tasks and competing priorities, working with mínimal supervision and working as a member of a team.
- Computing skills relevant to the position and competent in the use of information and communication technology including MS Office.

**DESIRABLE**
- Diploma in Narrative Therapy
- A nationally recognised Diploma level or higher in a relevant field
- Experience in working with Aboriginal people and/or communities
- Applications close 9th December 2024_