Newcastle - Psychologist / Accredited Mental Health Social Worker / Counsellor

apartmentPerfect Sense Counselling placeNewcastle scheduleFull-time calendar_month 

About us

Perfect Sense Counselling is a down to earth, fun, relaxed environment where we all like to have a laugh, have a sense of community and assist clients to reach their best possible outcomes all whilst maintaining a supportive and respectful environment for not only our clients but ourselves.
Perfect Sense is a place where you feel supported as a therapist and where we have a work - life balance which can be quite difficult in these challenging times. Become part of a team with a breadth and depth of clinical experience that supports learning and development at every career stage, and where we provide flexible working hours.

We are currently seeking a Psychologist / Accredited Mental Health Social Worker / Counsellor within a employee positions for 2 - 3 days in our Maitland and Cessnock offices, immediate start. If you would like to belong to a supportive, relaxed team environment send us your resume and CV to traceyr@pscounselling.com.au, or call us to find out more about the position on 4018 7556.

Qualifications & experience

ESSENTIAL

Registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency / Psychologist / Australian Association of Social Work / a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia / Level 3 or 4 member of the Australian Counselling Association
Medicare registered
Have met CPD requirements

Commitment to providing evidence-based / Psychological therapies such as EMDR, CBT and DBT

Knowledge and Responsibilities

Display initiative and confidence to work independently
Ability to cope with emotionally demanding situations
High level of interpersonal skills
Experience working in clinical counselling roles and work with vulnerable people
To provide 1-1 therapy to individuals, couples, and family therapy to improve their psychosocial wellbeing and functioning
Provide office based/telehealth and video health support through counselling
Provide a high level of professional evidence based clinical counselling through assessment, intervention and review
Document and upload relevant information on client’s records
Maintain activity records for monitoring and evaluation
Maintain professional networks with broader community, partners and other sectors
Adhere to the APS / AASW ethical guidelines / PACFA/ ACA
Participate in the provision of external, and group supervision sessions regularly.
Establishment and maintenance of working relationships with co-workers, clients and external agencies.
The position holder will be required to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with a broader range of people, and organisations.
Working in a person centered approach, psychosocial and other therapeutic prevention strategies
Complying with and contributing to the ongoing development of PSC business framework and quality assurance
Participate in service review and evaluation activities, training and research which lead to service improvements
Participate in team meetings, training and planning activities, supervision, file auditing, performance management etc
Participate in professional development activities and maintain knowledge and skills required to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

Positively represent PSC services to the public, community and other organisations

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