Adolescent And Family Counsellor

HELP YOUNG AUSTRALIANS MOVE BEYOND DRUGS AND CRIME. JOIN THE TED NOFFS FOUNDATION, AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST PROVIDER OF DRUG TREATMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 

Type: Full Time 

Location: Canberra City, ACT

Remuneration: Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Award 2010 (Level 5) + full salary packaging options available

About Us:               

Originally named The Wayside Foundation, The Ted Noffs Foundation was established in 1970 by the Australian humanitarian, Reverend Ted Noffs, and renamed in 1992 to honour his life’s work. 

The Ted Noffs Foundation services are focused on helping young people with drug, crime and mental health issues and have achieved significant success. We run services across NSW, ACT and QLD with over 150 staff and nearly 300 volunteers committed to helping disadvantaged young Australians.

The Role:

The successful candidate will provide counselling support to young people experiencing substance use and mental health issues through engagement, case management and counselling. A major aspect is to assist young people to rebuild their relationships with their families and other significant people in their lives and to manage their lives more effectively.

This role will join our team in The Street University Canberra, a non-residential treatment centre to help those aged 12-25 with drug, crime and mental health issues. The centre is a unique and safe environment where young people can engage in workshops ranging from music and dance to computer coding. Evidence-based counselling is available to help our youth reduce their drug use and involvement in crime and to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities and duties include, but not limited to:

• Conduct thorough assessments of clients.
• Provide individual counselling as required.
• Provide family counselling (or refer) and other relationship counselling as required.
• Provide individual case work support and refer to other parties as required.
• Create and manage effective referral pathways for clients to access the service.
• Liaise effectively with referrers, other service providers and families to ensure best service for the client.
• Arrange community networking for a young person to encourage positive interactions in a safe and supportive environment.
• Deliver case management services for young people as appropriate.
• Deliver early intervention, prevention and harm minimisation strategies.
• Facilitating planned and impromptu group sessions, as well as conducting groups and presentations for clients and external services/agencies.
• Maintain client records, statistical records and provide reports as required.

Essential Selection Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualifications e.g. psychology, counselling, social work.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to work with young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years old.
• Experience in conducting clinical assessments, developing treatment plans, providing effective and compassionate individual counselling, delivering appropriate clinical interventions, and communicating clearly within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both as a team member and as a practitioner with minimal supervision.
• Strong personal and interpersonal boundaries.
• Commitment to the principles of harm minimisation and to the aims of the Ted Noffs Foundation.
• Must have a current and valid ACT Working With Vulnerable People Card and Drivers License.

Ted Noffs Foundation is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes, but is not limited to First Nations People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

How to Apply:

Submit your application via SEEK (Resume and a Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria).

As interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, applicants are encouraged to apply at the earliest point and will be highly regarded. Interviews may be offered upon application.

For further information, contact us at ****@noffs.org.au. Only successful applicants will be contacted.