2 x APS6 roles – Counsellor & Outreach Program Coordinator

Counsellor:

The purpose of this position is to provide high quality clinical services including assessment and referral, evidence based individual, couple and family counselling, and case management to clients in order to achieve outcomes identified in care planning processes.
You will be required to maintain clinical records according standards, collating and analysing data from client records, and preparing reports as required to assist in evaluating and improving service delivery.
This role will see you facilitating the delivery of counselling and other programs to veterans, ADF personnel and their families in rural and outer metropolitan areas.

Mandatory skills and experience:

• Qualifications must be that of an accredited health profession or social worker.
• Qualified health professionals must have current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).
• Social workers must be registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Preference is for mental health professionals including Clinical Psychologists, Psychologists, Mental Health Social Workers or Mental Health Occupational Therapists.

Outreach Program Coordinator:
The purpose of this position is to collaboratively manage and coordinate the regions Outreach Program through liaison and negotiation with management and staff.
You will be required to:

• • Coordinate and participate in the selection, orientation and resourcing of suitably qualified and experienced outreach counsellors in line with company policies.

• • Facilitate the delivery of high quality clinical outreach services for eligible clients in rural and outer metropolitan areas in conjunction with other staff by;

– ensuring referrals are appropriate, timely, and accompanied by relevant written client and administrative documentation
– applying quality assurance procedures to ensure all aspects of outreach counsellors’ clinical practice, reporting and invoicing meet contractual requirements
– providing information, debriefing and support, but not clinical supervision, to contracted service providers as appropriate

• • Liaising and forming partnerships with DVA, the ADF and other government departments, ex-service organisations, community health and welfare agencies, and all other organisations involved in meeting the identified needs of veteran and defence force communities and families

Mandatory skills and experience:

• • Qualifications must be that of a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, or Nurse with mental health experience.

• • Qualified Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Nurses must have current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).

• Mental health accredited Social Workers must be registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).