• Fixed-term full-time opportunity until 30th June 2024
• A rewarding career with a nationally recognised provider of mental health and carer services
• Attractive Pay + Superannuation + Salary Packaging + Leave Loading

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

About the program

Carer Gateway is an Australian Government program providing free services and support for carers. Wellways Australia is the first point of contact for all Australian Government Carer Gateway funded services across Queensland. The aim of the Carer Gateway is to help Carers access practical information and advice and connect with services in their local area. Carer Gateway provides many services to support carers in their caring role, including in person and phone counselling services.

About the role

Utilise your leadership experience and knowledge, communication skills and empathy to lead your team to deliver counselling services and therapeutic groups to Carers with the flexible application of evidence-based clinical therapies Facilitating groups is a large part of our service and strong groupwork facilitation skills will be highly considered.

A large part of the role is to provide leadership to develop and influence community relationships to deliver counselling services to specific carer groups including LGBTI community, young carers from rural and/or remote communities as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

You will establish and build quality Carer/counsellor relationships which encourages Carer participation and consent. Building and managing relationships with our external stakeholders which will continue to develop services whilst liaising with carers with diverse and complex needs.

Pre-employment requirements

• Qualification in counselling, psychotherapy, or social work and should be eligible for counselling accreditation body such as AASW, ACA or PACFA.
• Accreditation within an Australian professional association
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic benefits of In Person-Centred (Rogerian) Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques and implementation
• Experience counselling children and adolescents
• QLD Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Check (or yellow card)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module
• Right to Work within Australia
• A minimum three years counselling experience in Australia
• Evidence of full COVID vaccination or valid medical exemption

What Wellways can offer you

• A supportive team with an inclusive culture
• Formal clinical supervision
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 per annum with additional entertainment and meal packaging options
• An Employee Assistance Program which aims to support and empower employees and their loved ones

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:
Samantha Manderson |Service Manager on 0428 063 207

The health and safety of Wellways participants and employees is our highest priority and all Wellways roles require mandatory COVID vaccinations. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccinations and Booster or valid medical exemption prior to commencement.