About the Role
We are looking for a Counsellor or Social Worker to join a multidisciplinary team supporting high-complexity participants referred through employment service providers. This is a mix of counselling, case management and advocacy, so candidates need to be comfortable working across all three areas. Social Workers will be expected to provide counselling, while Counsellors will be expected to undertake case management and advocacy. The work is complex and varied, with participants experiencing issues including domestic violence, AOD, housing/homelessness and complex mental health.
Locations
1 day Heathcote
Some travel between locations will be required. Castlemaine is approximately 30 minutes from Bendigo. The clinician works onsite within the job provider's offices, rather than from the organisation's own office, so being comfortable building relationships with the employment consultants and provider team is important.
Client Group
Participants are generally high complexity and often long-term disengaged from services/employment. The role isn't about pushing participants into employment when they're not ready. A lot of the work is focused on addressing the underlying issues and barriers first, for example, supporting someone experiencing DV to become safe and secure before they can look at their next steps.
Key Requirements
Social Work or Counselling background
Comfortable with case management,



counselling and advocacy
Strong rapport-building and communication skills
Comfortable working with complex needs
Able to build relationships with employment consultants and job providers
Confident working independently onsite
Good personality and ability to engage people who may be difficult to engage
Must be comfortable working across DV, AOD, housing and complex mental health presentations
Experience
Previous experience in support work, community services, advocacy, customer service or sales/networking can be valuable, particularly for candidates who are confident building relationships.
Support
2-week full-time onboarding before seeing participants
Training delivered by the Clinical Lead
Close Clinical Lead involvement for the first 8 weeks
Clinical review of work during the initial period
Ongoing in-house supervision, generally fortnightly or monthly
Other Information
Lived experience is welcomed and valued
Relocation candidates may be considered depending on costs
Melbourne-based candidates could be considered if relocation is viable
Approx. $10,000 is a potential relocation support amount
Potential sponsorship options may be available depending on the candidate's circumstances
Working with Children Check required
Must have AASW or equivilent counselling accreditiation
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📌 Counsellor/Social Worker (Bendigo)
🏢 Tradewind Australia
📍 Bendigo