Counsellors! Are you looking for a rewarding career to help uplift the community?
We are looking for Indigenous Identified passionate counsellors, rehabilitation counsellors, registered psychologists or social workers registered with their affiliated body (ACA, PACFA, APS, AHPRA, ASORC); to service our diverse Western Australian - Workforce Australia customers.
Please be aware we are able to offer permanent/fulltime or contractor role. Our operating hours are between Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
As an Occupational Rehabilitation Consultant/Counsellor , you will help empower our customers in the community to gain sustainable employment, by assisting them with resolving their barriers, providing tools and strategies to ultimately find a pathway to sustainable employment. To effectively manage referrals to Professional Services from both Workforce Australia and Disability Employment Services. There is a focus on removing non-vocational barriers to employment via counselling to ensure where possible a sustainable employment outcome for the client. Some team members may work directly in the return to work/Occupational Rehabilitation programs with the goal of creating safe and durable work outcomes.
You will:
- Provide relevant assessment and counselling services to our customers to assist in removing barriers
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with the customers and internal stakeholders
- Manage caseload for billing and ensure notes are accurate
- Provide a daily summary of customer counselling session outcomes and attendance to the Business Manager
- Have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Have an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
Have an ability to connect with and assist a wide variety of customers from diverse backgrounds.
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Why should you join WISE Employment?
- A thriving organisation that genuinely cares for its people, our customers and the community at large
- Fantastic reward and recognition initiatives and ongoing learning and development (inc. full training upon commencement)
- Access to a generous range of employee benefits, including quarterly wellness days, the ability to purchase additional annual leave and various healthy lifestyle initiatives
Access to exclusive benefits and discounts from leading retailers
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About you:
We are seeking an experienced person who has a strong interest in assisting clients with returning to the workforce by helping remove non-vocational barriers to employment. You will meet the following key requirements of the role:
- It is essential that you have a degree-level qualification in Rehabilitation Counselling, General Counselling, Social Work or a Registered Psychologist (with AHPRA)
- Experience in one-to-one and group counselling
- Updating a database with clinical notes and billing
- Own ABN and Professional Indemnity and Professional Insurance if subcontracting vs an employee.
- Familiar with a fee-for-service basis
- Experience in working with the long-term unemployed is desirable but not essential
Ability to provide a current Working with Children check and agreement to undergo a national Police check
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Are you ready to Apply?
Please submit a current resume and cover letter that demonstrates how you meet the above-specified requirements. If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process, please contact our recruitment team at [email protected]
