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 stable 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

Positive 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