Generalist Counsellor – Counselling and Support Services

                                            West Heidelberg and Greensborough locations

• Full time position
• Clinical Supervision and Professional Development Opportunities
• Supportive team-oriented environment
• Generous Salary Packaging

Banyule Community Health is looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Generalist Counsellor to our BCH community. This is a great opportunity to work in a professional and supportive team-based environment alongside other experienced and passionate staff in the Wellbeing and Support Program. The position is full-time, working from our West Heidelberg and Greensborough sites.

Your motivation, interpersonal skills, and counselling expertise will see you excel in this role as you:

• Provide high quality short to medium term counselling and group work to individuals using a variety of evidence-based interventions.
• Working with clients affected by issues such as psychological trauma, anxiety, depression, life-stage issues, behaviour problems and family violence. Your work will support clients to effect change in their life.
• Participate in the planning and evaluation of your teams’ goals.
• Work with your team and other BCH staff to develop and deliver innovative, flexible, and responsive services to meet the needs of our community.
• Ensure the safety of yourself, your team, and your clients.
• Commit to ethical and quality care of clients.

What you will need to enhance the counselling service and our community’s wellbeing:

• Tertiary qualifications in Counselling or psychology or a related field with a minimum of 2 years’ experience. Experience in facilitating group work will be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable will be an advantage.
• A commitment to ongoing staff development, clinical supervision, and professional development.
  A commitment to Community Health work.