EAP Counsellor
- AHPRA registration as Psychologist
- On call, day and evening shift availability is a must
- Based in Perth CBD and will cover other branch locations
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About Centrecare
Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with just over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and Bunbury regions.
About Access Wellbeing Services (AWS)
Access Wellbeing Services (AWS) is a social entrepreneurial division of Centrecare Incorporated. Access Wellbeing Services (AWS) delivers Employee Assistance Programs and other wellbeing services to the highest standard, to a large range of organisations throughout Western Australia. Our services include psychological counselling; critical incident response; mediation; manager support services; training; coaching and a range of HR consulting services.
The role
Access Wellbeing Services (AWS) is currently recruiting an EAP Counsellor to provide a wide range of short-term counselling and psychological services to support individual wellbeing. Services are delivered face-to-face, online or via telephone and include counselling, coaching, critical incident management, conflict management, psychological assessments, and training services to individual employees and to workplaces.
- Providing EAP counselling, coaching, supervision and training.
- Ability to work up to 2 evening shifts per week, 12pm until 8pm.
- Provide counselling aimed at the early identification and/or resolution of both work and personal problems that may adversely affect performance.
- Provide counselling within a time-limited context.
- Provide support to deliver AWS training programs where required.
- Arrange referrals to other services for clients requiring specialist and/or long-term support and interventions.
- Provide onsite counselling support and critical incident response as required throughout WA.
- Candidates require the ability to work flexibly across a range of programs and have high level time management and organisation skills.
- Be available to be placed on the on-call roster.
What we are looking for
- Tertiary qualification in - Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, or related Social Sciences with eligibility for membership of a relevant professional association.
- Current AHPRA registration, ACA, AASW or PACFA membership
- Minimum 3 years' experience in the provision of supervised short-term counselling to a diverse client group
- An understanding of workplace and organisational dynamics and factors impacting upon people performance
- Experience within trauma informed interventions.
- Demonstrated understanding of workplace intervention strategies including facilitated discussions and workplace behaviour coaching.
- Capacity to travel to different locations and work independently.
- Possesses a high level of administration, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Current National Police Clearance
- Working with Children's Card or willingness to obtain one.
Benefits
- Corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank Private
- Salary packaging options of up to $15,900
- Annual leave inclusive of 17.5% loading
- 5 days additional leave per year
- Access to professional development training
- Insurance cover to and from work
- Employee Assistance Program
- Reduced mortgage interest rates through Catholic Super
How to Apply
Click apply and you will be directed to our online job board to view further details on the vacancy description and complete your application.
Position closes: 11 July 2025
Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.
For any queries, please contact Caroline Jusman - Human Resources Officer on (08) 9288 2244
At Centrecare:
Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.
We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap.
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