Counsellor-Gambling Help Services Outreach
Core
Provide evidence-based counselling, education, and community engagement to individuals, families, and communities affected by gambling harm across North Queensland.
Role type
Senior IC outreach counsellor (addiction services)
Builds
Individual treatment plans, therapeutic goals, and community support networks for gambling harm recovery
Domain
Social work / Addiction services / Community health
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
therapeutic counselling, assessment, risk management, person-centred practice, trauma-informed practice, community relationship building, cultural safety with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Preferred skills
experience in addiction services, experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide evidence-based counselling to people experiencing gambling-related harm; Support family members and loved ones affected by gambling; Deliver community education sessions promoting safer gambling practices; Build strong relationships with community organisations, health providers and gaming venues; Strengthen referral pathways across regional and remote communities; Travel throughout North Queensland, including regular overnight travel
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC