- Permanent full time position
- Based at our Gippsland Youth Residential Rehabilitation Program in Traralgon
- SCHADS Level 4 + increase your take home pay with salary packaging benefits
About the program
The Gippsland Youth Residential Youth Rehabilitation Program (GYRRP) provides a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week residential service to young people aged 16-25 who are experiencing concerns relating to their drug and alcohol use.
Your new role
Working closely with a team of AOD Support Worker, as a Youth Mental Health Counsellor you will:
- Provide one on one mental health counselling to highly complex young people
- Develop individual treatment plans tailored to the needs of each young person and their family
- Facilitate group work education sessions
- Coordinate care team meetings
- Equip young people with tools and resources to support their mental health
Benefits of working at Uniting
Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.
In addition to a salary equivalent to SCHADS Level 4 + super, you can access the following:
- An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
- Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow
Your skills and experience
You will bring with you:
- A tertiary qualification in a health/welfare related discipline such as social work, youth work, mental health or psychology
- Competencies in dual diagnosis (or willingness to complete within first 24 months of employment)
- Previous experience working within the AOD and Mental Health sectors
- Experience in the facilitating group work
- Experience in developing individual treatment plans, post withdrawal and discharge planning
View the full position description here
How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your interest.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.
For any questions, please reach out to Sarah Drager, Manager Gippsland Youth Rehabilitation Program at sarah.drager@vt.uniting.org to arrange a chat.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.
Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.
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