Help Strengthen Wellbeing, Connection and Community to create meaningful change in people's lives.
We're seeking a male Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander consultant to join our multidisciplinary clinical team in Western Australia, based in Perth, as a Social & Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Practitioner.
This is an prospect to be part of a team committed to improving the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities through culturally safe, trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
More than a traditional wellbeing support role, you'll work alongside clients, families, communities and multidisciplinary teams to support healing, strengthen cultural identity, advocate across systems and create meaningful, sustainable change. Every day is different, with opportunities to combine direct client work, community engagement, cultural consultation and capacity building.
We'll support you to deepen your expertise and build a career around the work that matters most to you.
This Role May Be Perfect for You If...
You want a role that combines direct client work with advocacy, community engagement and systems change
You value culturally safe, trauma-informed and strengths-based practice
You enjoy building genuine relationships and working collaboratively
You're creative, innovative and enjoy thinking outside the box
You're motivated by continuous learning, reflective practice and creating meaningful outcomes
Why Join SAL Consulting?
At SAL Consulting, we work with children, young people and adults across disability, mental health, education, child protection, out of home care, justice and forensic settings. We support individuals, families, organisations and systems to create meaningful and sustainable change.
We are recognised nationally for our neurodevelopment, attachment and a trauma-informed (©NATI) practice, relationship-based approach and commitment to practitioner development. Our team consistently tells us that the quality of supervision, professional development opportunities and culture are what set SAL apart.
Why Practitioners Choose SAL
Genuine commitment to addressing the gaps in access and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, and to creating culturally intelligent workplace and service provision
Industry-leading supervision and mentoring
Individualised professional development plans
Monthly internal professional development days
National communities of practice in a range of areas
Opportunities to develop areas of expertise and interest
Support from Leadership teams who remain actively involved in clinical practice
Genuine career pathways and opportunities to add extra tools to your toolkit across behaviour support, therapy, training, leadership and practice development streams
Team Feedback
What Our Team Say About Working alongside SEWB Practitioners
We believe the impact of SEWB work at SAL is best described by the people who see it every day:
"Kinship and culture have immerse power to drive change for individuals in both indigenous and non-indigenous settings."
"Working alongside our SEWB practitioners has fundamentally reshaped how I understand and respond to behaviour. It has challenged me to move beyond a purely clinical lens and to sit more deeply with meaning, context, and cultural identity."
"Administering psychological assessment can often feel quite clinical and, at times,



misaligned with Aboriginal culture and best practice. Having an SEWB practitioner walk alongside has made a meaningful difference, supporting clients to feel more comfortable throughout the assessment, to understand the need for the assessment, and build strong relationships."
"It also encourages space for yarns to happen naturally, so the assessment feels less like a procedure and more like a shared journey."
"I am humbled by the resonance of unspoken knowing and profound connection. Even when dealing with the most complex situations, while everyone else may feel unsure, the SEWB practitioners walk in with a grounded way of knowing, being and doing that is quite simply something I strive to embody."
"I'm proud to be part of an organisation that takes relationships, knowledge sharing, and caring for each other and Country seriously. Continuing this legacy of genuine partnership with First Nations peoples matters deeply. We have so much to learn from them, and so much to gain by listening."
What This Means for You
When people join SAL, they often tell us they stay because they find:
A genuinely supportive and collaborative culture
Supervisors who are invested in their growth
Meaningful professional development opportunities
Interesting and diverse work that keeps them learning
Opportunities to contribute and shape their career pathway
A workplace that values relationships, wellbeing and long-term development
What You'll Be Doing
You'll combine direct client work, community engagement, cultural consultation and capacity building and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Your work will include:
Conducting holistic assessments exploring wellbeing, strengths, culture, identity and social context
Supporting clients through culturally safe yarning, wellbeing planning and therapeutic conversations
Working collaboratively with families, Elders, communities and multidisciplinary teams
Advocating for clients across health, disability, education, justice and community services
Providing cultural guidance and delivering education, consultation and capacity building for colleagues and partner organisations
Contributing to multidisciplinary assessments, projects and community co-design initiatives
Identifying and developing resources to assist in the appropriate cultural support of clients
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for practitioners who are:
Passionate about culturally responsive practice
Relationship-focused and collaborative
Curious, reflective and committed to ongoing learning
Motivated by improving outcomes for individuals, families and communities
Comfortable working within and between Aboriginal ways of knowing, being, and doing, and Western clinical and service systems, contributing to integration of service provision in the two contexts
Committed to trauma-informed, strengths-based practice
What We Offer
A job that respects cultural obligations in the workplace (including around Sorry Business and Ceremonial and kin obligations)
An opportunity to draw upon your lived and learned experience,



SEWB and cultural knowledge in a meaningful way to effect change
Flexible working hours and a genuinely family-friendly culture
Work from home for administration and report writing
Travel allowance included in remuneration for community-based work
An additional week of annual leave on top of the National Employment Standards entitlement
Access to the Flare benefits platform with discounts across a wide range of retailers and services
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential counselling and wellbeing support
A comprehensive induction program
Regular supervision and ongoing support, including cultural supervision
Genuine opportunities to shape your own career direction
Ongoing professional development and investment in your growth
Opportunities to further develop skills in behaviour support, training, therapy, leadership and practice development streams
Mandatory Requirements
Due to cultural protocols, we are seeking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander male to work alongside our team and directly with the clients one-on-one, providing social and emotional wellbeing and behaviour support to adult men, young men and children across all of our service areas*
Qualification (Certificate I or higher) in Indigenous Health or in a field relevant to human services
Current Australian Driver's Licence
Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or the ability to obtain these prior to commencement
*SAL Consulting considers that being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander male is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under sub-s 35(1)(b)(ii) of the Anti-Discrimination Act ****.
Essential Skills & Experience
Demonstrated understanding of health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Ability to effectively engage and maintain relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across language groups and communities
Ability to communicate an understanding of clients' needs and goals, leveraging both lived and learned experience
Highly Regarded
Experience working in disability, mental health, child protection, justice or community services
Experience working collaboratively with families, support networks and multidisciplinary teams to achieve outcomes in everyday environments
Experience in developing resources to assist in the appropriate cultural support
About SAL Consulting
SAL Consulting works with complex individuals, families, systems and organisations across Australia. Our multidisciplinary team provides services across psychology, behaviour support, occupational therapy, speech pathology, clinical supervision, training, cultural consultancy and organisational development. We are recognised for our leadership in neurodevelopmental, attachment and trauma-informed (©NATI) practice and maintain strong national and international partnerships that keep our work informed by current evidence. We are also NDIS registered, NMT accredited, an RTO and provide psychological services under Medicare.
How to Apply
Please submit a current CV and a short cover letter outlining your interest in the role and how your background and experience aligns with our work.
Applications are assessed as they are received and we may appoint before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Questions?
Julia Georgopoulos
People & Culture Officer
Email: ******
Mobile: ******** ***

📌 Social & Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner (Western Australia)
🏢 SAL Consulting
📍 Western Australia