Health and Wellness Advisors

MedHealth Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Psychologist to join their team. This dynamic role involves conducting assessments and providing therapeutic interventions to help job seekers overcome barriers to employment. You will work closely with candidates, medical professionals, and community agencies to ensure comprehensive support. The organization values a collaborative and supportive environment, offering ongoing career development and a range of benefits. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and thrive in a team-oriented setting, this opportunity could be your next great career move.

Benefits

Ongoing career development

Job stability

Health insurance discounts

Access to psychology services

Ability to purchase additional leave

Roadside assistance

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Eligibility for full or provisional registration with AHPRA is required.
• Experience in employment services is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of candidates with disabilities and barriers to employment.
• Provide counseling and refer candidates to external support services.
• Liaise with medical professionals and provide training to staff.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Counseling intervention

Communication skills

Case report writing

Rapport building

Knowledge of employment services

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in Psychology

Job description

Location: North Perth + Travel to other sites

Salary: Competitive Salary + Fuel Allowance + Access to a range of benefits

Who we are:

atWork Australia is a leading employment services provider working with Australians living with disability, injury, health condition or those who require additional support, across the nation. We empower our clients, supporting them to build better working lives.

To do that, we work with people to identify their goals and aspirations, build skills and job-readiness, and support them through interviews and into employment. We also work with prospective employers to ensure their needs for recruiting new team members are met. In short, our approach is to support a person in the way that most helps them transform their life, in pursuit of our belief that work’s for everyone.

Job Description

The Position:

Psychologists have a diverse role, offering opportunity to assist job seekers who have complex barriers to employment by conducting assessments, undertaking a variety of therapeutic interventions, facilitating groups, and providing recommendations to appropriate vocational and non-vocational services.

Key duties of the role will include:

• Conduct thorough assessments of candidates with a range of disabilities and barriers to employment;
• Offer counselling intervention as needed, utilising various psychological methodologies;
• Refer candidates to additional external support services to help address barriers;
• Provide evaluations on assessments and monitor the progression of cases;
• Liaise with medical professionals and community agencies on behalf of candidates;
• Provide training and guidance to atWork staff on psychological services and procedures.

Qualifications

What you need:

Your proven ability to achieve and exceed performance indicators will be complemented by your:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Psychology with eligibility for full or provisional registration with AHPRA;
• Experience working within employment services highly regarded;
• Knowledge of psychology assessment/intervention strategies;
• Exceptional communication, rapport building skills, and engagement;
• Proven ability to construct accurate and articulate case reports;
• Ability to work towards generating positive outcomes for clients;
• Ability to provide a Police Clearance (within 6 months) and Work with Children's Check.

Additional Information

What we will give you:

• Ongoing career development and national opportunities;
• Job stability and guaranteed full-time hours;
• Access to a range of benefits including discounts for health insurance, access to psychology services, ability to purchase additional leave, roadside assistance, and paid parental leave.

Apply Now

If this sounds like the role for you, please select the ‘Apply for this job’ button to upload your resume. You can also find out more about atWork Australia here: www.atworkaustralia.com.au

A fantastic place to work.

atWork Australia strives to create a working environment that is supportive, friendly, and focused on everyone working together as a team. We foster a fun yet high-performing culture, where we work together, collaborate, and help each other thrive.

A passion for helping people.

We put our clients, the people we support, at the centre of all we do and do not stop until they find a lasting and fulfilling job. If you have a passion for helping people, the drive to successfully advocate for others, and a willingness to build relationships, applying for a role as a Client Service Administrator might be your best move yet.

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills, and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disabilities including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers, and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.