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Jobs @ STTARS
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Mental Health Counsellor - Specialist Mental Health Service for CALD Communities
Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service
Location: Salisbury, Adelaide SA
Job description
- Fixed term Contract to 30 June 2025
- Part-time (0.8) FTE to Full-time (1.0) FTE negotiable
- Immediate start
PD Mental Health Counsellor CALD mental health
ABOUT THE POSITION:
Salary is based on the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award (SCHADS) 2010 - Level 5.
- Fixed-term part-time position (full-time negotiable)
- Based at our Salisbury office. There may be a need, on occasion, for evening/weekend work (penalty rates would apply)
The Mental Health Counsellor will be responsible for:
- Managing intake, assessment and triage for the program and support the Clinical Lead to deliver a uniform approach to intake, assessment, and triage processes
- Working collaboratively with clients and their families and carers and clinicians’ services to conduct comprehensive assessments, identify needs, aspirations and goals and assist with both warm referrals and other referrals to partner agencies and services, as appropriate
- Delivering low intensity mental health supports to individuals, including providing brief interventions for common conditions
- Supporting clients who require more structured psychological therapy to connect with appropriate mental health services, mental health clinicians and/or their GP.
- Maintain timely client records by documenting work with clients in STTARS electronic client record management system
- Collect required client data to enable quality service delivery, reporting to funders and service evaluation
- Foster and maintain relationships with external stakeholders to ensure good communication and clear referral pathways.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
The applicant must:
- Hold a valid and current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Hold a valid and current National Criminal History Check (Police Clearance)
- Be an Australian resident or hold a current Australian work permit (note: employees of STTARS are required to maintain their right to work in Australia for the duration of their employment and therefore must comply with all terms of any such grant of a right to work in Australia).
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
The applicant must have appropriate training and qualifications to deliver evidence-based mental health services. For example:
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Psychologist registered with the AHPRA Psychology Board of Australia
- Mental Health Nurse registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) General with AHPRA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, accredited with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
- Mental health competent occupational therapist registered with AHPRA Occupational Therapy Board of Australia with minimum two years' experience working in mental health
- Registered membership with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) – provisional or clinical; or
- Membership with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) (any level); or
- Tertiary qualification in an Allied Health discipline or equivalent (including psychology, occupational therapy or social work); or
- Certificate IV in Mental Health, Allied Health Assistant, or equivalent.
The applicant must also have completed recognised training in the delivery of cognitive behaviour therapy, psychosocial assessment, and risk assessment training.
HOW TO APPLY:
As a team member at STTARS you can expect to be working alongside a highly skilled and professional team who are focused on the health and wellbeing of our clients. We welcome applicants with lived experience and/or from a refugee background.
For further information about the role please contact Mehak Khandeparkar, Clinical Lead (Psychologist), on 8206 8900.
Please send your resume and a short cover letter to jobs@sttars.org.au telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining your skills and experience against the selection criteria in the Position Description above.
Recruitment activities will commence immediately and close when we have found a suitable candidate so don’t delay in submitting your application.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
A position description is attached.
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Bi-Cultural Peer Support Worker
- Fixed term part-time contract to 30 June 2025
- Immediate start
- Based from our Salisbury office
We are currently seeking a Bi-cultural Peer Support Worker, bilingual in a language of one or more of STTARS’ target groups (for example, but not limited to, Arabic, Dari/Hazaragi, Nepali, Swahili, or French).
PD Bicultural Peer Support Worker
ABOUT THE POSITION:
Salary is based on the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award (SCHADS) 2010 - Level 3/4.
- Fixed-term part-time position
The Bi-cultural Peer Support Worker's primary focus will be to provide mental health information and support individuals to navigate and access mental health services.
Activities include but are not limited to:
- Coordinating and carrying out office administrative tasks including answering calls, mail, and providing an accessible, welcoming and culturally safe ‘front of house’ service.
- Providing individual support to people accessing the service including support to identify and develop personal goals for recovery and support to identify other needs (housing, financial coaching, counselling).
- Providing information about mental health and support to access appropriate services.
- Accompanying individuals to appointments (if required) in an advocacy/representative capacity.
- Working with interpreters to ensure information is communicated effectively to clients and their families and carers.
- Supporting intake and assessment processes through providing personal support, cultural information and assistance as needed.
- Collaborating with the Mental Health Counsellor and Clinical Lead to provide low intensity mental health therapy to individuals and groups.
- Actively seeking and developing relationships with target communities and relevant Lived Experience networks.
- Fostering and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders to ensure effective communication with partners and clear referral pathways.
- Maintaining client records by documenting work with clients in STTARS electronic client record management system.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
The applicant must have completed or be willing to complete while working a:
- Certificate IV in Mental Health; or
- Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work; or
- A mental health (or equivalent Human Services or Community Services) qualification of Certificate IV level or above.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
- Personal or supporter (family/carer) lived experience of mental health issues.
- Experience accessing and navigating mental health services (psychologist, counselling, mental health service).
- At least two years relevant work experience involving customer service, administration and/or group/individual support (can be paid or voluntary)
- Lived experience/demonstrated knowledge of the challenges faced by people from a migrant, refugee or asylum seeker background
- Bilingual in a language of one or more STTARS' target groups (Arabic, Dari/Hazaragi, Nepali, Swahili, or French)
ENQUIRIES:
For further information about the roles, please contact Mehak Khandeparkar, Clinical Lead (Psychologist) on 8223 2218.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should be sent to jobs@sttars.org.au
Recruitment activities will commence immediately and close when we have found a suitable candidate so don't delay in submitting your application.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
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