Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Psychologist or Social Worker
- Current EAP contract opportunities in Toowoomba and Townsville and North Brisbane
Make a Meaningful Difference Every Day
With more than 200 locations and a team of 1,500+ dedicated professionals, AKG is one of Australia's leading providers of employment, training and health services. Each year, we support over 50,000 Australians to find meaningful employment, build new skills, and improve their health and wellbeing.
As part of the AKG Group, we work alongside people from all backgrounds and life stages, helping them overcome barriers, unlock opportunities, and achieve their goals. Our work creates real, lasting impact in communities across Australia.
If you're passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an organisation where your work directly empowers others to thrive, AKG offers the opportunity for contracting with real purpose.
Overview
As an independent contractor to AKG, you'll be delivering Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling to employees for a client of AKG in the Sunshine Coast. EAP counselling is intended to be short term, voluntary (by employee), confidential counselling.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provision of short term interventions for our client's staff accessing their EAP
- Identify presenting problems, gaining agreement with the client's staff about treatment goals and providing an appropriate evidence based intervention
- Apply appropriate management of risk when required and referral to appropriate services
- Comply with all Workplace Health and Safety procedures ensuring that team members, including volunteers and contractors, abide by all relevant health and safety procedures
- Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviours and report all accidents, incidents or near misses immediately.
Eligibility
Ideal candidates will possess the following:
- Psychologist with current General Registration status with AHPRA OR Social Worker with current full membership with the AASW
- Skilled in short term evidence-based interventions for psychosocial issues presenting within an EAP context
- Current Professional Indemnity Insurance (for a minimum of $20 million) and Current Public Liability Insurance (for a minimum of $20 million) and personal accident insurance or equivalent
- Willing to obtain a new National Police Check clearance
- Hold or willing to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check
- Own private rooms or office to work from
Diversity and Inclusion
At AKG, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.
We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being. Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.
Next steps
Please click "Apply for this job online". If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process for reasons of equal opportunity, please call a member of our Recruitment Team on 07 3727 1306 or email recruitment@akg.com.au before you submit.
