Adolescent and Family Counsellor

Overview

Type : Permanent Part-time 4 days per week

Location : Logan QLD (home base), providing outreach to Metro South and surrounding region.

Remuneration : Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Award 2010 (Level 5) + full salary packaging options available up to $15,900 per year

About Us : The Ted Noffs Foundation was established in 1970 by Reverend Ted Noffs. The Foundation delivers frontline services and community support across NSW, ACT & QLD, with a focus on helping young people affected by drugs, crime and mental health.

The Role

The Adolescent and Family Counsellor provides counselling to vulnerable young people aged 12–25 with, or at risk of, alcohol or other drug-related difficulties. The successful candidate will assist young people in rebuilding their relationships with their families and other significant people in their lives and to manage their lives more effectively. This role is based at The Street University Logan, an innovative youth-driven space that engages at-risk young people through educational, recreational, cultural and art-based programs. The counsellor will provide clinical support within this environment and in an outreach setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counselling as required.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of each young person.
• Actively maintain contact with young people in the service as appropriate.
• Deliver early intervention and prevention strategies.
• Encourage and support young people to develop and implement strategies aimed at reducing and / or ceasing drug use.
• Ensure young people have proper representation and access to all services they may require.
• Arrange community networking for a young person to encourage positive interactions in a safe and supportive environment.
• Liaise effectively with referrers, service providers and / or family and carers to ensure the best service for our young people.
• Maintain accurate records, statistics and reports.
• Work in an outreach setting to the catchment areas and within the home base.
• Engage young people through soft entry techniques.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g., psychology, counselling, social work).
• Experience and demonstrated ability to work with young people aged 12–25.
• Operate in an outreach setting and work effectively as part of a team or with minimal supervision.
• Maintain strong personal and interpersonal boundaries.
• Exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Commit to harm minimisation and the aims of the Ted Noffs Foundation.
• Hold and maintain a cleared QLD Blue Card and a current Driver Licence (provisional license minimum).
• Experience in the drug and alcohol sector.
• Registration or eligibility for membership with AHPRA or another professional association.
• Minimum 2 years direct counselling experience.

How to Apply

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

The Ted Noffs Foundation is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Interviews may be offered on application; rolling recruitment may apply.

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

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