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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 1
Remuneration: $70944 - $82899 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ491900
Location: Buronga NSW
- Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference with big impact?
- Opportunity to live and work in one Australia’s biggest food and wine bowl
- Only a short 45min flight to Victoria
What you'll be doing
Provide community based assessment, intervention, counselling and therapeutic support of children and young people aged up to 18 years with mental health problems in the Lower Fast West Regional area, with the base location being Buronga.
What is on offer
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!), this includes, Novated Leasing and Employee Meal and Entertainment Card
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Special rates at local gyms
- Support through advanced education & training
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Buronga / Mildura
On the NSW side of the Murray River, Buronga is a beautiful rural town, just 10km from Mildura Victoria, many of our staff live in the booming regional hub of Mildura and travel the short 10 minutes to work. Mildura has a population of over 50,000 and growing with all the facilities of a regional city, yet is uniquely positioned in the scenic, sunraysia region, famous for its sunshine, and horticulture including grapes and oranges. While Mildura thrives as its own destination, it is also a great base for touring many iconic natural wonders and picturesque locations nearby including the world renowned Mungo National Park!
How to apply:
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
- Must hold a qualification in one of the following: Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Health Science Mental health, Djirruwang Program) and eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association general registration through AHPRA or AASW
- Extensive experience in mental health assessment, management and provision of therapeutic interventions including group work with consumers, their families / supports in a community setting.
- Evidence of ability to build and maintain cooperative professional and therapeutic relationships with consumers, their parents /guardians and key stakeholders through the application of well-developed interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a sole practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering mental health services to children and young people, families and carers.
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles of trauma informed care and its application to therapeutic interventions with children/young people and their parents/guardian and family.
- Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires, this may involve driving long distances
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Patricia Taylor on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 23rd June 2024
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
