- To provide a counselling and support service to clients
- Employee Assistance Programme counselling
- First response crisis intervention and follow-up counselling
- Suicide Prevention Counselling
Based in Devonport Tasmania, you will be part of a professional group of staff providing counselling support in a responsive, resolution based, short-term capacity.
CLS (Choose Life Services) is a registered charity, self funded and operates in all states of Australia. CLS provides Employee Assistance Programmes to a wide range of business and industry.
Hours will be as required and has potential to develop into a permanent position. The primary tasks are:
- Provide a confidential, high quality counselling and support service
- Exercise a high degree of independent professional judgement
- Provide an on-site presence to industry as defined by contracts
- Liaise effectively with staff and clients
- Maintain staff and client confidentiality
- Exercise appropriate care in the performance of duties consistent with relevant OH&S legislation
- Maintain a high level of written and verbal communication skills including the ability to negotiate and liaise with a wide range of clients in a sensitive and confidential manner
- Work with a high degree of autonomy with limited supervision
- You will be required to have a current clean drivers licence
- Working with Vulnerable People and National Police Check