Senior Brief Intervention Therapist
Dereka-Jo Williams Ipswich QLD 4305
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Key points we found
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based brief interventions tailored to individual mental health needs.
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and facilitate effective group interventions.
- Provide guidance and supervision to students while contributing to continuous quality improvement.
Join an inclusive service providing accessible mental health support to the Ipswhich community. Our centre offers assessment, triage, warm referrals, and immediate support for people with varying levels of need, including those in crisis.
We're seeking a Senior Brief Intervention Therapist to deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions tailored to individual mental health and psychosocial needs. Grounded in recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, strength-based, and motivational interviewing frameworks, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while also contributing to clinical leadership and supervision.
About You
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based brief interventions, such as CBT, DBT, ACT, IPT, and Solution-Focused Therapy tailored to individuals with complex presentations.
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including risk evaluations, and facilitate effective group interventions for consumers with significant psychosocial challenges.
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure coordinated, holistic support.
- Provide guidance and supervision to students, contributing to learning and elevating clinical practice across the team.
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail, maintaining accurate documentation, protecting confidentiality, and upholding all governance, reporting, and risk-management requirements.
- Actively contribute to continuous quality improvement, aligning your practice with Open Minds’ Model of Practice and broader organisational standards.
Perks & Benefits
- Access to salary package up to $15,900 and $2650 for meal and entertainment p/a of tax-free income
- Access to supportive clinical supervision and EAP
- Competitive pay aligned with your experience and discounts at hundreds of retailers
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in health, counselling, behavioural sciences, or a related field, with postgraduate mental health qualifications and professional registration (AHPRA, AASW, PACFA, or ACA) highly regarded.
- Current Driver Licence
- Current Blue Card
- Current National Police Check
- Knowledge of the Australian mental health system, relevant legislation, and ethical frameworks, with well-established networks in local support services.
- Knowledge and ability to develop and deliver group-based skills training activities to assist clients’ psychosocial functioning
About Open Minds
Open Minds has delivered mental health services across NSW and QLD for over 111 years, including headspace centres, Medicare Mental Health Centres, universal aftercare, psychosocial programs, and clinical care coordination.
Apply Now!
Join our team and be a part of something bigger. Real People, Real Support, Real Impact! For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
Diversity is Strength. We encourage people from diverse ages, gender, identity, cultural backgrounds and experience including First nations peoples, Cultural and linguistically diverse, LGBTIQA+ lived/ peer, mental health experience, to apply for this position.
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