• Growing not-for-profit organisation
• 3 positions available located in Perth North, South and East metro
• Full-time, permanent opportunity

Who we are

HelpingMinds is a highly-regarded carer support and mental health services organisation, established over 40 years ago. Our compassionate team of staff and dedicated volunteers throughout the metro and regional areas, provide quality services and support to more than 10,000 children, youth, adults and families affected by mental illness every year.

Why HelpingMinds?

We are a value-driven organisation that encompass the values of Hope, Collaboration, Trust, Integrity, and Respect to provide quality service. We welcome your individuality, your ideas, your passion and your drive. Our people focused culture and flexible approach will help you to succeed both professionally and personally.

The role:

We are looking for individuals with a strong passion and drive for helping people improve their lives. We have three available positions located in the Perth North Metro, South Metro and East Metro areas. These positions will require some outreach work to community groups in the areas which may be claimed through the organisation’s mileage process.

Responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Provide a counselling service to young people (0-18) at risk of developing mental health issues and adult carers, including Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) carers (face to face, telephone, email and/or skype;
• Develop and deliver specialised groups and workshops;
• Promote the activities of HelpingMinds through liaison with local, state and federal government facilities, referral agencies/community groups and other organisations, as necessary;
• Employ both a brief intervention model for working with clients as well as therapeutic interventions where appropriate in line with the HelpingMinds funding contracts;
• Represent HelpingMinds at seminars, meetings and workshops as required;
• Participate with the other members of the team to develop appropriate services for all Carers and;
• Advocate for carers.

What you will need to succeed:

This is an opportunity for client focussed Family Support Counsellors with a genuine interest in making a difference. You will have a demonstrated ability to engage and provide counselling support to adults and young people within an individual and group setting.

With a degree-tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work you MUST have a minimum of 3 years’ experience under this degree and pride yourself on being self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously while continuing to work towards team goals. You must have a demonstrated ability to consult, liaise and maintain close working relationships with other service providers.

Additionally, you will have the ability to provide advocacy services through effective oral and written communication skills.

The successful candidates may be required to work one evening shift a week from 11:30am to 7:36pm.

What you’ll receive in return:

In addition to joining a professional and dynamic team, you will receive support from experienced Team Facilitators and Executives. This includes onsite supervision individually once a month with your Team Facilitator and Group meetings once a month with your peers.

As a not for profit organisation we offer salary packaging benefits. On top of standard leave entitlements, you will receive x2 additional Wellness Days per year to support your own mental health.

The standard salary for these positions range from $62,400 to $74,457 as a base salary.

Trading as HelpingMinds Limited.

HelpingMinds Limited is an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with lived experience of mental health issues and of supporting family members with mental health issues