Mental Health Adviser (Counsellor)

Queensland Government; Brisbane; Sur place; AUD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Queensland Government is seeking a Mental Health Adviser (Counsellor) to join a multidisciplinary team within a correctional centre in Brisbane. You will provide mental health screening, triage, welfare assistance, and early interventions to offenders.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, accurate record-keeping, and collaboration with psychologists, education officers, program staff, and custodial officers to support rehabilitation and community safety.

Responsabilités

• Conduct mental health, disability, and suicide or self-harm risk screening of offenders.
• Complete referrals as required to internal and external stakeholders.
• Respond to offender requests for support in relation to welfare needs and collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Deliver individual or group-based brief, skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience.
• Provide case management to individuals with presenting mental health, disability or other vulnerabilities using effective time management and prioritisation skills, including clinical and non-clinical responsibilities and the maintenance of accurate record and documentation.
• Engage in evidence-based practice relevant to the prevention of suicide and self harm behaviour.
• Maintain own level of knowledge regarding offender rehabilitation research, practices, and related legislation, policy and procedures.
• Participate in professional supervision and development activities, including team meetings.
• Liaise with internal and external service providers to optimise offender community integration and consistency with community safety standards.
• Provide timely advice to offenders about available services and community expectations.

Description du poste

The Mental Health Adviser (Counsellor) role forms part of a multidisciplinary mental health team within a correctional centre. The role contributes to community safety through the provision of mental health screening and triage, welfare assistance, intervention and approved programs to offenders.The primary accountabilities of the Mental Health Adviser (Counsellor) include:Conduct mental health, disability, and suicide or self-harm risk screening of offenders, and record information.Complete referrals as required to internal and external stakeholders.Respond to offender requests for support in relation to welfare needs and collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders as required.Deliver individual or group-based brief, skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience.Provide case management to individuals with presenting mental health, disability or other vulnerabilities using effective time management and prioritisation skills, including clinical and non-clinical responsibilities and the maintenance of accurate record and documentation.Engage in evidence-based practice relevant to the prevention of suicide and self harm behaviour.Maintain own level of knowledge of contemporary offender rehabilitation research and practices, and legislation, policy and procedures in relation to offender management.Participate in professional supervision and development activities, including team meetings.As a member of a multi-disciplinary unit, provide consultancy services to, and accept referrals from, other unit members including Psychologists/Mental Health Clinicians, Education Officers, Program Delivery Officers, and Custodial Correctional Officers.Ensure maintenance, accuracy and appropriateness of records for appropriate authorities.Ensure records and information data for the Integrated Offender Management system (IOMS) are accurate and current.Ensure the safety and security of self and others and the security and confidentiality of QCS property and information.Liaise and develop productive relationships with external service providers to optimise offender community integration consistent with the highest standards of community safety.Provide advice to appropriate authorities regarding community re-integration and parole processes.Provide timely advice to offenders about available services and community expectations.Maintain high level knowledge regarding services for offenders.The role description provides the minimum requirements for the role. The incumbent may be required to undertake other duties as required outside of these primary accountabilities.Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.