Adolescent & Young Adult Counsellor

4 days ago

Melton, Australia Western Health Full time

Location: Western Region | Melton

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Western Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 48110

The Adolescent and Young Adult counselling position is a permanent part time role of 32 hours a week. This role sits in a small Adolescent and Young Adult counselling team which is part of a dynamic and diverse paediatric service.

The AYA counsellor provides counselling support to young people 12 to 24 years of age presenting with a range of emotional and mental health needs and their families. The AYA clinician works with a young person and their family from the point of referral, providing assessment and intervention to assist the young person meet their goals.

**To be Successful in this Role you**
- will have a relevant tertiary qualification such as Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, etc
- will have experience working therapeutically with adolescents and their families
- will have strong assessment skills including risk assessment
- will have an ability to engage effectively with young people

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

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