About the organisation:

Woden Community Service (WCS) is a not for profit organisation that has been providing community-based services for over 45 years. Our vision is ‘A vibrant and connected community’, achieved through our values of Hope, Community, Integrity and Responsiveness.

WCS provides a wide range of services covering a cross-section of the community from children, families, young people and seniors, including disability, housing, and mental health services.

About the role:

Working as a Next Step Coach, your role will entail supporting clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression through a number of different, evidence-based therapies.

Your role will also involve conducting client screening assessments, linking consumers to other relevant services, ensuring data collection and clinical notes are accurate and maintaining a full-time consumer load in order to decrease wait times and ensure consistent service delivery.

Initial in-depth training will be provided to the successful candidates and ongoing weekly clinical supervision will also be provided.

For a full description of this role please visit our website at www.wcs.org.au.

About you

We encourage applicants to apply who:

• Have previous experience within the mental health, social, community or welfare sectors
• Are self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as cooperatively and effectively as part of a team.
• Have strong personal integrity, exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrate proficiency with regard to computer skills.
• Are enthusiastic about attaining new skills through local and interstate training.

Possessing a tertiary qualification in Psychology, Community Education, Counselling, Development or Social Work is highly desirable.

To be successful in your application, you must currently hold or be able to obtain a Working with Vulnerable People card.