An exciting opportunity to work with a leading digital mental health provider, adding value with your professional mental health skills!

• Full time / Fixed term (9 months contract)
• HPSS Award – Level 3 Pay Point 1
• Melbourne or Sydney location
• Opportunity to make an impact on the lives of individuals affected by complex mental health issues

Are you ready to make a difference in the mental health sector?

SANE is committed to creating a brighter future for Australians affected by complex mental health issues, by ending mental health inequity and social and economic exclusion.

We provide free digital mental health support services and run a variety of mental health awareness, stigma reduction, research, and advocacy programs. We support diverse workforce segments, including those living with complex mental health issues, and the broader community. We are 100+ people with a volunteer work force of circa 60 people.

Visit sane.org to learn more about our work.

About the role

SANE’s Telehealth and Online Mental Health Counsellors play a key role providing a range of support options for people affected by complex mental health issues including their family, friends, and carers.

The Telehealth and Online Mental Health Counsellor provides individual psychosocial support that is trauma informed, person centred, recovery oriented and culturally competent.

This role will deliver telephone based multi session support via the SANE Guided Service.
This role is to be based in Melbourne or Sydney.

Hybrid work is available following your initial training and induction period - allowing employees flexibility in their work, but we do require onsite work as well.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Work with people impacted by complex mental health issues, complex trauma and psychological distress, including families, friends and carers of people with complex mental health issues.
• Provide telephone based multi-session counselling guided by individualised Recovery Plans for participants of SANE’s Guided Recovery Service.
• Provide psychosocial supports to promote mental health recovery, social connection and improved quality of life
• Consistently display and promote high level commitment, integrity, and diligence in all aspects of work and decision-making
• Follow organisational safety, quality & risk policies, and procedures
• Maintain a safe working environment for yourself, your colleagues, and members of the public.

About You

• Registration with one of the following professional bodies: AHPRA-Psychology, PACFA–full registration, ACA-minimum level 2, Mental Health Social Worker AASW/AMHSW–Full membership.
• Tertiary qualification in psychology, social work, counselling.
• A minimum of two years relevant mental health work experience post qualification.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, please apply now!

What’s in it for you?

• A friendly and collaborative environment
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Additional days pro-rata of paid Reflection Leave per year
• Competitive hourly rate matched to the HPPS Award
• NFP Salary packaging & benefits

How to apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter, addressing the criteria below:

• What qualifications, certifications and credentials do you have to support your application?
• Do you have the right to work in Australia?

Please note: all SANE Employees are required to complete compliance checks including a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.

Interested?

Applications will be reviewed as they come in so, please Apply Now!

SANE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud champions of lived experience. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of complex mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from CALD and LGBTQIA+ communities, and people of all ages to apply. Please reach out if you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please email [email protected].

No agencies please, we've got this!