Reconnect Mental Health Worker – PT Counsellor, Miranda
Core
Provide evidence-based psychological counselling and interventions to young people (12–18) at risk of homelessness and their families in the Sutherland Shire.
Role type
Mental health worker & counsellor
Builds
Individual treatment plans, risk management strategies, and psychoeducation groups
Domain
Youth mental health and homelessness support
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
evidence-based psychological counselling, risk assessment, psychoeducation delivery, screening and assessment, treatment planning, referral coordination
Preferred skills
experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, experience with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, knowledge of youth homelessness dynamics
Technologies
SAMIS
Responsibilities
Provide psychological support and counselling to clients aged 12–18; develop and deliver mental health workshops and psychoeducation groups; complete screening, assessment, and reporting obligations; develop and monitor individual treatment and risk management plans; maintain professional development and clinical supervision; coordinate referrals to other services
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC