• Permanent Part-time – 30.4 hours per fortnight
• Great Southern Community Alcohol and Drug Service
• Location: Katanning

About Us

Palmerston Association is a leading and respected not for profit provider of alcohol and other drug services. We have a rich and proud history of providing support through a range of services including counselling, groups, residential rehabilitation, and educational initiatives.

About the role

Possessing a sound level of clinical knowledge and skills, the counsellor educator's role is to provide culturally secure counselling, education and support to individuals, families and the local community.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience working with young people and their families,
• Knowledge of alcohol and drug issues
• Well-developed assessment and counselling skills
• An understanding of prevention and willingness to promote this.
• An ability to design and deliver activities to a range of audiences
• Ability to work with and be part of a team.
• Demonstrated organisational and time management skills
• Have high level communication skills, both verbal and written
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office
• A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel.

Pay Level is equivalent to Level 4 – Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010.

To see the FULL Selection Criteria, please view the JDF on our website.

Benefits

• Excellent salary packaging options, receive up to $15,900 plus additional salary packaging of up to $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses
• 5 days life and wellness leave (pro rata)
• 9 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer and 2 weeks partner parental leave after 12 months continuous service
• Partial access to long service leave after 5 years continuous service
• Flexible, family orientated working conditions
• Annual leave loading of 17.5% for award-based staff
• Gender affirmation leave – 5 days paid
• Opportunities to join and get involved in various working groups such as the Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group (RAP), Rainbow Community Initiative Committee, Environmental Working Group and the Disability Access Inclusion Policy Working Group.
• 2 days paid and 8 days unpaid cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
• Aboriginal Staff Forum for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to connect and collaborate

We seek and welcome diversity and a breadth of experience and backgrounds in our teams. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people who identify as LGBTIQ+ are encouraged to apply.

Palmerston has recently been awarded accreditation against the Rainbow Tick Standards. Palmerston now becomes the first and currently only AOD provider in Western Australia to receive the accreditation, marking a major milestone in the organisation's commitment to providing inclusive and accessible services for all.

If you would like to have a yarn on what it’s like to work at Palmerston as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander employee at Palmerston please contact Wayne Ryder on 08 9399 5344 or [email protected].

For further information on the position please contact Kerry Arundel on (08) 9821 8306 or email [email protected], using the subject line: Counsellor / Educator (Youth) enquiry via EthicalJobs.