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 (clinical IC)
Builds
Individual treatment plans, risk management strategies, and psychoeducation groups/workshops
Domain
Youth mental health, homelessness, and early intervention services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
evidence-based psychological counselling, risk assessment and management, psychoeducation delivery, screening and assessment, knowledge of youth homelessness and trauma, family therapy concepts
Preferred skills
experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, experience with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, knowledge of the mental health system
Technologies
SAMIS
Responsibilities
Provide effective evidence-based psychological support and counselling to clients aged 12–18; develop and deliver mental health and psychoeducation groups and workshops; complete screening, assessment, and reporting obligations; develop and monitor individual treatment and risk management plans; maintain professional development and attend clinical supervision; coordinate referrals and support access to other services
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC