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Who we are:

Caraniche has been delivering innovative psychological and behavioural health services for more than 30 years, partnering with government, community, and private organisations across Australia to deliver positive client outcomes. Through our recent partnership with the WISE Employment Group, Caraniche is a not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting people with alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health issues through collaborative and supportive service delivery.  We are a diverse and inclusive culture which transcends to our clients, community and staff by honouring our commitment and values.

Our Purpose: “Connections that better lives”
Our Values:

• Integrity: We are committed to ethical, reliable and transparent service delivery.
• Excellence: We strive to provide professional service of the highest quality.
• Innovation: We develop creative solutions that facilitate leadership and realise individual and collective potential.
• Partnership: We pursue collaborative and supportive partnerships.

Your new Role and Team:

The Social Justice Services Epping team is recruiting an AOD Counsellor/Social worker/Psychologist/Provisional psychologist to provide individual counselling intervention, assessment and care co-ordination to a diverse client group including mandated and voluntary clients accessing our services, as funded by the Department of Health.

This is a challenging and rewarding role and we are looking for professionals to join our team to deliver high quality services, working with some of the community’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. We foster a supportive team culture and you will work collaboratively under the guidance of your Team Leader. Make a real difference by working in a highly motivated team and supportive culture.

What we are looking for:

• Relevant qualification (and registration if applicable) within Counselling, Psychology or Social work
• Current and valid Police Check and valid Working with Children’s Check
• Relevant work experience providing dual diagnosis counselling treatment and/or working in an intervention role working with complex presentations
• Ability to work predominantly onsite at Epping office location, with some hybrid work negotiated based on FTE, individual and business needs

Working for Caraniche:

Caraniche values our employees and is committed to their professional development and career progression through regular individual and peer supervision and ongoing training on topics relevant to their area of work.  Our unique Professional Practice & Supervision (PPS) team provides individual and group clinical supervision (separate to line management) across all our clinical teams. PPS also offers a variety of internal trainings to ensure you continue to develop and progress your clinical skills and identity as a clinician. We are committed to supporting you to provide the highest quality services to our clients whilst ensuring you are supported to reflect and develop as a clinician and progress your career objectives. 
  
Caraniche Employee Benefits:  

• Salary Packaging options to increase your take home pay
• Work equipment provided – laptop, and phone if required
• Flexible work arrangements by negotiation to suit your work/life balance
• Professional Practice Clinical supervision (1:1 and group) provided regularly
• Supervision provided to obtain Clinical Endorsement (by agreement as per policy)
• Internal training, Professional development days
• 4 x Wellbeing days per year (additional to other leave entitlements)
• Supportive leave entitlements
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees

  
We are ready to hear from you:
Caraniche has a culture of belonging and we value differences. We are an organisation that welcomes and appreciates everyone for who they are including people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTI+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Caraniche welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Let us know if we can provide any reasonable accommodations to enable you to participate in the job application and interview process because of your personal circumstances. Please reach out to the Careers team at careers@caraniche.com.au.

  
Please note:

• Please complete a cover letter outlining your suitability.
• All successful offers will be subject to a satisfactory Fit2Work Check including a national criminal history check and work entitlement check.
• To be eligible you must have full Australian work rights.
• Applications will be screened upon receipt.

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