Job Description
Make a difference in the lives of people living with HIV and LGBTIQ+ communities
About the role
We are seeking a passionate and qualified Early Career Mental Health Counsellor to join our Therapeutic Services team in South Australia.
This is an exciting opportunity for an early career practitioner looking to further develop their skills and experience in mental health assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic counselling within a supportive, specialist LGBTQI+ service.
Working under the guidance of experienced senior clinicians, you will provide sexuality and gender affirming, trauma-informed counselling interventions to clients experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns.
Key responsibilities include:
Conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments and risk assessments
Delivering evidence-based, person-centred therapeutic interventions
Supporting clients with gender exploration and connection to gender affirmation services
Developing treatment and counselling plans in collaboration with clients
Facilitating psychoeducational and therapeutic group programs
Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team across Mental Health, AOD and Family and Domestic Violence services
What's on offer
In addition to a pay rate at SCHADS Award/SACS Level 4 (pro-rata) + superannuation, Thorne Harbour Health pays above award rates.
You will also be able to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits as well as accessing skilled and career development.
Hybrid working arrangements are also available.
About you
You will be an emerging mental health practitioner who is passionate about providing inclusive, affirming and high-quality care.
You will have:
A tertiary qualification relevant to counselling practice,



such as Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology
Eligibility for membership with an appropriate professional governing body, such as AASW, AHPRA or APS
Experience conducting assessments, case formulation and case planning
Knowledge of, and experience delivering, evidence-based counselling interventions
Familiarity with approaches including CBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing and/or narrative therapy
An understanding of culturally safe and trauma-informed practice
About us
Thorne Harbour Health is an LGBTQI+ community-controlled health organisation, governed by our members and working for our sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities.
For over 40 years - since our beginnings as the Victorian AIDS Action Committee in **** - we've led the community response to HIV and AIDS in Victoria, and since **** have extended that work into South Australia.
We're working toward a future where our communities are healthy and live safely, with dignity and wellbeing - free of HIV, stigma and discrimination.
Inclusion Matters
We strongly encourage applications from people who are:
Part of the LGBTQI+ community
Living with HIV
From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
People with disability
For further enquiries about the role, please contact Jess Shipman – Manager, Therapeutic Services (SA) on ******** *** or via email –******
Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to child safety.
We have zero tolerance of child abuse.
Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process.
Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.

📌 Early Career Mental Health Counsellor (Victoria)
🏢 Thorne Harbour Health
📍 Victoria