Job Description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce
Job title Community Counsellor Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 30/06/2027
Salary $117,625 - $131,735 Location Alice Springs
Position number 70261016 RTF 345504 Closing 08/09/2026
Contact Officer Abby Knoester on 044 853 4574 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=345504
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF
YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective: Utilizing a social emotional wellbeing framework to provide holistic, trauma-informed, evidence based, clinical
counselling and support in the areas of alcohol and other drugs (AOD), mental health (MH) and social emotional wellbeing (SEWB) to
individuals, families and communities, in selected Central Australian Aboriginal communities, within a Primary Health.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide evidence based, culturally appropriate assessments and therapeutic interventions with individuals, groups and families, in
collaboration with local Aboriginal health centre staff where appropriate.
2. Engage with remote communities to respond to community needs and values, views and expectations, identify and address the AOD,
MH and SEWB issues of concern to the community.
3. Encourage and facilitate community involvement/participation towards developing sustainable solutions to improve the health and
wellbeing of the community and its members, with cultural awareness and sensitivity.
4. Manage a complex caseload and undertake effective case management within a multi-disciplinary team for clients with complex
needs.
5. Support, mentor, guide and educate the practice of Remote AOD Workforce team members and encourage the facilitation of
professional development both at an individual level and within the team.
6. Utilise professional communication and conflict resolution skills to build and maintain effective and trusted relationships and
collaborative partnerships within a Primary Health Care (PHC) setting and in the community.
7. Provide in-service education, training and support to PHC staff and other service providers where appropriate.
8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in
order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. An accredited Social Worker with recognised qualifications in Social Work which provides for the eligibility of membership of the
Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), or recognised qualifications in Psychology with eligibility for registration with the
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or Counsellor with recognised qualifications at a post graduate level, being
eligible for membership with peak counselling bodies.
2. Minimum 2 years working experience post qualifying social work / psychology / counselling with experience in a MH setting.
3. Demonstrated recent experience in AOD and/or MH and social emotional cultural wellbeing assessment, treatment, case
management and therapeutic support appropriate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people.
4. Ability to work with individuals, families and communities in remote settings with ATSI people.
5. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the neurobiology and impact of trauma, including intergenerational trauma; and
experience in the implementation of trauma informed practice and care.
6. Demonstrated experience in community engagement and capacity building.
7. Capacity to provide professional and culturally sensitive support to Remote AOD workforce within a PHC team.
8. Proficiency in and commitment in the use of electronic information systems for the maintenance of clinical and service delivery
records.
9. Hold a current Northern Territory (NT) manual driver’s licence or ability to obtain with ability and willingness to undertake travel by
4WD or light aircraft to remote communities with a capacity to travel on a weekly basis and to reside in remote communities.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
