• Location: Logan/Brisbane area
• Salary Range: Cert IV qualified - $72,554 total package per annum (inclusive of $65,512 base salary) or Bachelor degree qualified - $79,443 total package per annum (inclusive of $71,732 base salary).
• Employment: Status Full-time | Fixed term

About Us

ATSICHS Brisbane is a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organisation delivering on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan. We are the largest, most comprehensive Aboriginal Medical Health Service in Queensland.

Our services include medical and dental clinics, an aged care facility, family and child safety services, social and emotional wellbeing services, kindergarten programs and a youth service.

Our vision for the future is to deliver health, connected Indigenous urban communities.  To do this we are focusing on five strategic priorities:

1. Champion healthy individuals and thriving families
2. Build a strong and sustainable future
3. Innovation and excellence
4. Our partners
5. Our people 

See more at our website - http://atsichsbrisbane.org.au.

What we offer

• Optional salary packaging, meal entertainment cards, and novated leases.
• Opportunity to work for one of Australia's leading Aboriginal Medical Services.
• Competitive remuneration.
• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service;
• Access to medical and dental services
• 9.5% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading in addition to your salary.
• Salary Packaging as a not for profit is available in addition to your salary.

About the Role

As a key member of the ATSICHS Brisbane team, the Social Health Counsellor is expected to personally contribute to the shaping and achievement of ATSICHS vision and goals within their own scope. The Social Health Counsellor will provide three (3) Key Functions:

Role Functions

Provide a range of assessed social and wellbeing supports to clients in meeting their holistic needs. Supports will be goal driven and focussed on building the resiliency and capacity of individuals.

Organisational Contributions

Effectively manage and coordinate the service delivery model of case managed mental health wellbeing, alcohol and other drugs and social needs of clients. The Counsellor will contribute in providing access and coordination to comprehensive support services to clients and their families, with the aim to achieve personal wellbeing as part of a holistic model of care.

Contribute to the Development of a Flourishing Team

Contribute and participate in a diverse and multi-discipline team that promotes a flourishing workplace culture and upholds the ethos and values of ATSICHS Brisbane as a long-standing Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation 

About you

Essential:

• Bachelor qualification in either Psychology/Social Work/Human Services/Behavioural Science or Counselling.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a high level of clinical judgement and to prepare and present accurate reports relating to the outcome assessment and mental health wellbeing intervention of a client.
• Ability to work with a culturally and socially diverse group of clients, and to apply a culturally responsive framework to guide interventions, with the support of staff and management.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrated ability in the application of a variety of efficacious, scientifically-based mental health wellbeing treatment approaches for clients whose presenting problems include: identity and stolen generational issues, suicidal ideation/behaviour and self-harm, drug and/or alcohol abuse, long-term responses to trauma, and behavioural problems.
• Demonstrated ability to administer mental health wellbeing assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a minimum of direction and to effectively communicate with and work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and to contribute to the development of creative and innovative programs of mental health wellbeing.
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing and coordinating case management processes and procedures. 
• A willingness to travel across the ATSICHS Brisbane region of services and work across different sites.
• A willingness to provide therapeutic supports and engagement to patients outside of a clinic environment.   
• Working with Children’s Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.

Desirable, but not mandatory:

• Development and delivery of educational and/or wellbeing group programs.