Occupational Rehabilitation Consultant (NSW) Central Coast

WISE Employment; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop & iPhone

Salary packaging (not-for-profit)

Diversity Day

Employee discounts

Training on commencement

Job summary

WISE Employment is seeking an Occupational Rehabilitation Counsellor to support clients on NSW Central Coast sites (Wyong, Lake Haven, The Entrance). The role focuses on removing non-vocational barriers to enable sustainable employment, with opportunities for permanent or subcontracting arrangements.

Ideal candidates hold relevant qualifications (Rehabilitation Counselling, Social Work, or Psychology with AHPRA) and can travel between sites.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Rehabilitation Counselling, General Counselling, Social Work or as a Registered Psychologist (AHPRA).
• Ability to travel between sites and manage counselling caseloads.
• Experience in one-to-one and group counselling is preferred.
• Own ABN and Professional Indemnity/Insurance if subcontracting vs employee.
• Desirable case management experience with long-term unemployed or injured workers.
• Current Working with Children check and willingness to undergo a national Police check.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and counselling services to remove barriers to employment.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage caseload for billing and ensure notes are accurate.
• Provide daily summaries of counselling outcomes and attendance to the Business Manager.

Skills

Counselling

Caseload management

Client relations

Travel between sites

Education

Degree in Rehabilitation Counselling, General Counselling, Social Work, or Registered Psychologist (AHPRA)

Job description

Occupational Rehabilitation Consultant (NSW) Central Coast

We are looking for counsellors, psychologists and social workers! Are you ready for a rewarding career to help uplift the community?

If you are a passionate counsellor, rehabilitation counsellor, registered psychologists or social worker registered with their affiliated body (ACA, PACFA, APS, AHPRA, ASORC); we are looking for you to help support our customers in the Central Coast of Sydney.

As an Occupational Rehabilitation Counsellor, you will help empower individuals with barriers to employment to gain sustainable work by providing tools and strategies that will assist them in removing their barriers, ultimately providing them with a pathway to sustainable employment.

This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent role or a subcontractor to service our Workforce Australia and Inclusive Employment Australia sites in the Central Coast. A full Australian Drivers license is required for this role, to service our customers. This role effectively manages referrals to Professional Services from both Workforce Australia and Inclusive Employment Australia. There is a focus on removing non-vocational barriers to employment via counselling to ensure where possible a sustainable employment outcome for the client. The consultant will attend counselling at the NSW Central Coast sites - Wyong, Lake Haven, and The Entrance.

You will:

• Provide relevant assessment and counselling services to our customers to assist in removing barriers
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with the customers and internal stakeholders
• Manage caseload for billing and ensure notes are accurate
• Provide a daily summary of customer counselling session outcomes and attendance to the Business Manager

Why should you join WISE Employment?

• Excellent salary package including base salary, superannuation, not-for-profit salary packaging (tax savings), a company laptop & iPhone and more
• A thriving organisation that genuinely cares for its people, our customers and the community at large
• Fantastic reward and recognition initiatives and ongoing learning and development (inc. full training upon commencement)
• Access to a generous range of employee benefits, including an annual Diversity Day, the ability to purchase additional annual leave and various healthy lifestyle initiatives
• Access to exclusive benefits and discounts from leading retailers

About you

We are seeking an experienced person who has a strong interest in assisting clients with returning to the workforce by helping remove non-vocational barriers to employment. You will meet the following key requirements of the role:

• It is essential that you have a degree-level qualification in Rehabilitation Counselling, General Counselling, Social Work or a Registered Psychologist (with AHPRA)
• Ability to travel between sites
• Experience in one-to-one and group counselling
• Updating a database with clinical notes and billing
• Own ABN and Professional Indemnity and Professional Insurance if subcontracting vs an employee.
• Familiar with a fee-for-service basis
• Desirable - strong case management experience in a working with and counselling the long term unemployed or injury workers depending on the relevant program.
• Ability to provide a current Working with Children check and agreement to undergo a national Police check.

About WISE Employment

Celebrating 30 years in the employment services industry, WISE Employment is a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to providing quality employment, training and support to the disadvantaged members of our community, the long-term unemployed and people with disability. We aim to inspire, transform and empower people by connecting them with employers who care. WISE also operates two highly successful socially inclusive social enterprises along with a range of other programs and services aligned to the needs of the community.

Here at WISE Employment, we actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and First Nations candidates.