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Job Description
- Full time 76 hours per fortnight located in Karratha
- Salary $43.08 p/hr super $10.12 p/hr regional allowance $6.20 p/hr responsibility
- Salary packaging benefits (find out more here on what this means)
- WorkingMonday to Friday.
- Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
- We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential and professional counselling service.
Other benefits
- Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being part of a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges.
HOPE has been a provider of community services in Western Australia for over 120 years providing much needed support for people in the areas of alcohol and other mental health justice and family and domestic violence.
About the Opportunity
The Counsellor / Educator provides assessment counselling case management education and support to individuals families significant others dealing with the impact of alcohol and other drug use and mental health problems or mental illness.
Requirements of the Role:
- Provide screening / assessment counselling education support advocacy case management and where appropriate referrals to other agencies to meet the clients goals.
- Provide respectful support and effective interventions for people who experience mental health concerns or mental illness as well as problems related to AOD use.
- Provide assessment in court for the WA Diversion Program and targeted interventions reports advocacy and referral for people who participate in Court and Police Diversion Programs.
- Work in a culturally secure and appropriate way following the Strong Spirit Strong Mind Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Framework For Western Australia.
- Maintain accurate and uptodate client records and actively participate in quality audits including data validation and review.
- Participate in community prevention activities interagency and service coordination meetings as requested / required.
About you:
- Commitment to upholding HOPEs vision mission and values.
- Commitment to work in culturally secure and competent ways
- Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously to meet funding deliverables.
- Experience in case management and client record management.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of people and professionals and manage difficult situations.
- An understanding of and commitment to working within professional boundaries and client confidentiality.
- Ability and capacity to travel to deliver outreach services which will include overnight stays depending on distance.
Desirable Criteria:
- Tertiary qualification in health education behavioural/social sciences youth work health/mental health nursing or approved equivalent with demonstrated experience.
- Experience in the Alcohol and Other Drug or Mental Health sector.
- Good understanding of the complex needs of clients who experience cooccurring AOD physical and mental health problems.
- A broad understanding of the challenges and experiences of people in regional Australia.
- Sound knowledge of harm reduction practices.
- Knowledge of the physical mental legal and social impacts of alcohol and other .
- Knowledge of Diversion and Prevention work.
Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa satisfactory National Police check (within 3 months) Working With Children card Current C or A class drivers license First Aid Certificate and suitable work referee.
Our Culture
Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health safety and unique needs of our team. Hopes ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow learn innovate and achieve their potential. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on growing our own.
Find out more aboutHopeon our website.
What to expect next
If your application is shortlisted you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients including culture language race ethnicity age disability sexual orientation gender identity intersex variations religion and socioeconomic and relationship status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
