Farmgate Counsellor

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (up to 30/06/2026)
**Location**:Lithgow Community Health Centre
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ607243
**Application Close**: 20/10/2025

**Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications**
Social Worker Level 4: $61.35 - $68.84 per hour
Clinical Psychologist: $55.09 - $67.15 per hour
Senior Psychologist: $60.12 - $65.14 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.

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centres. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Farmgate Counsellor to provide vital support to individuals and communities within the agricultural and primary industry sectors who are experiencing significant stress due to climate-related challenges and natural disasters such as fire and drought. This role involves delivering centre-based counselling services, conducting outreach activities, and implementing evidence-based psychosocial interventions and assessments.

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**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**
- Recognised tertiary qualification as below: a) Social Work: Minimum bachelor’s degree in social work and eligibility for AASW membership. b) Senior Psychologist: A registered psychologist with Psychology Board of Australia & have completed a minimum of 1yr year at the 9th yr of service & thereafter point on the salary scale for Psychologist. c) Clinical Psychologist: Fully registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Hold a master’s degree or higher in Clinical Psychology or a relevant Area of Practice Endorsement. Endorsement in Clinical Psychology / relevant Area of Practice Endorsement or working towards endorsement
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and knowledge, of mental health service provision with expertise in complex trauma, and the impacts of disaster upon rural communities, and capacity to provide a consultancy service and work autonomously exercising professional judgement in managing complex psycho-social and mental health issues.
- High level written and interpersonal communication skills with proven ability to negotiate, influence and cultivate relationships with stakeholders.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and knowledge, of mental health service provision with expertise in complex trauma, and the impacts of disaster upon rural communities, and capacity to provide a consultancy service and work autonomously exercising professional judgement in managing complex psycho-social and mental health issues.
- Liaise with partnering stakeholders to ensure continuity of consumer care while cultivating respectful and collaborative partnerships with other care providers and with Government and non-Government organisations, to create effective communication and information exchange pathways to improve continuity of consumer care.
- Evidence of current unrestricted driver’s licence. Ability and willingness to drive/ travel as role demands.

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