Who we are

At EACH, our vision is for a healthy and inclusive community.

Founded on the vision that everyone is entitled to good health, we're one of the nation's leading health and community service providers, offering a broad range of services for over 40 years. Our services include Community Health, Mental Health, NDIS, Counselling, Support for Older Australians and Family Services.

Who we're looking for

If you're a Counsellor, qualified in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or a related field with eligibility for registration with AASW or other professional counselling association, enjoy variety in your day, and working closely with other service delivery professionals, you might be exactly the person we're looking for!

As part of our Counselling, Assessment and Support Team (CAST) at Ferntree Gully, EACH is looking for a customer-centric Counsellor to provide a variety of counselling and casework frameworks suitable for a 6-session model of counselling with both women and men within the Knox Municipality. You'll be an exceptional communicator with sound coordination and a strong commitment to quality client service provision, excellence and innovation in work practices.

This role will be offered on a part-time basis, 8 days a fortnight until 31 December 2022.

What you'll be doing

Each day will be varied and highly collaborative. You will provide;

• high quality coordinated therapeutic counselling and casework services tailored to meet the health needs of the community, with an emphasis on providing rapid response and short-term counselling
• face to face counselling or telehealth counselling
• screening for family violence (MARAM), mental health concerns and substance use issues
• services that are culturally sensitive to minority groups of people including indigenous, CALD and LGBTIQ

You will collaborate with your team and outside networks to enhance your clients care on issues such as mental health, family violence, drug and alcohol and child safe practices. You will also be involved in the wider Knox community to participate in local health promotion activities which could involve speaking and attending local network meetings as well as facilitating groups in the community.

Who you'll be working with

Reporting to the Team Leader, Counselling and Assessment Team (CAST), you will be supported by a large team of health service professionals with varied backgrounds who work across services such as Adult, Child, Family and Family Violence counselling, Integrated Family Services, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Counselling, Access to Early Learning Program and Art Therapy.

What we offer

EACH offers all staff benefits by offering:

• work arrangements that flex to you
• competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
• opportunities for internal career progression across QLD, NSW, ACT, and VIC
• generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year AND up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals entertainment
• opportunity to purchase additional leave
• support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• opportunities to continuously grow and develop

Next steps

We want to know why you would like to come work with EACH and what you can bring to this role. Please attach a cover letter with your resume when you click 'Apply Now'.

If you'd like more information about the position, please contact Felicity Townsend- Team Leader at felicity.townsend @ each.com.au using the subject line: Counsellor - Prompt Response enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0409 376 696

*Please note applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted as they are received, so please do not delay.