McArthur is seeking an experienced Clinician to provide counselling services to current and formerly serving Australian Defence Force personnel, their partners, and families. This role requires the ability to navigate complex client issues, ethical guidelines and legislation with the ultimate goal of enhancing mental health and wellbeing.
This is a casual opportunity, offering full-time hours over a term of 12 months. Successful Applicants that are shortlisted will be required to provide a Statement of Claims addressing their suitability for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide high quality clinical services including risk assessment and intervention, referral, evidence-based individual, couple and family counselling, and case management to eligible Open Arms clients in order to achieve outcomes identified in care planning.
* Conduct reviews with clients on counselling progress to determine further approaches and establish additional needs, including extensions to episodes of care.
* Using the Client Management System, maintain confidential files for each client that include session progress notes, care plans, risk assessment, and additional client interactions.
* Schedule and attend Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, including clinical supervision, to maintain professional registration.
* Adhere to relevant legislation, ethical guidelines and policies pertaining to best-practice client care.
* Liaise and attend regular meetings with the Assistant Director and other Clinicians to review client cases, including those that may require extensions to episodes of care.
* Liaise with clients' family members and additional treatment providers and/or other Open Arms/DVA stakeholders to coordinate care.
* Apply the principles of cooperative and safe working practices consistent with APS Values and the Department's mission, vision, approach and values.
* Engage in other clinical tasks as directed by the Assistant Director based on organisational need.
Selection Criteria:
* Excellent interpersonal skills with competency in the provision of trauma informed, holistic, client centered intake, assessment and brief intervention with vulnerable clients;
* Ability to complete clinically appropriate intake assessment and documentation with formulated risk assessments which are tailored, appropriate, and actioned in accordance with presenting risk;
* Currency of knowledge in relation to DVA matters, Open Arms policies, adherence to DVA policies and procedures including Risk Escalation pathways, reporting and documentation;
* High level of written and verbal communication skills;
* Sound judgement and the ability to respond to critical incidents in a calm and timely manner;
* Excellent IT skills and the ability to confidently navigate IT equipment and software.
Mandatory Requirement:
* Hold Australian Citizenship
* Hold a valid Working with Children Check
* A clear pre-employment check, and the ability to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance.
* Qualifications as a registered Psychologist / Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse with full AHPRA registration
* A Masters-level counselling qualification and registration with PACFA as a Registered Clinical Counsellor or with ACA at Level 3 or Level 4
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