Health and Wellbeing Consultant

Location: MatchWorks Frankston
Brand: Training & Employment
Date Posted: 6 Aug 2024
Employment type: This is a full time ongoing opportunity
Salary packaging Increase your Take Home Pay: Salary package up to $15,+00 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
Location: The Health & Wellbeing Consultant role covers the South East Melbourne employment region: Frankston and Narre Warren sites.

Here at genU, we’re united in our mission to empower people to reach their full potential.


Our work supports multi generations of people to create and embrace opportunities to connect, participate and thrive. We offer a diverse range of services that include disability support, senior services, training and employment across Australia. Reflecting our heritage, we are proud to be one of the largest NDIS providers in Australia. As a profit-for-purpose organisation, we reinvest into areas that help to build more inclusive communities.


Hey You

Are you an experienced Counsellor with a focus on ensuring best practice? genU and our Matchworks division are looking for a talented Health and Wellbeing Consultant to join the team.

In this role, you will provide health & wellbeing support to job seekers from a broad range of backgrounds and abilities. You will utilise your specialist skills to provide a person centred, holistic approach to support clients toward improved management of their mental health in order to facilitate successful engagement with employment. You will also use your counselling intervention skills when support clients.



This is a Full time, permanent role covering South East Melbourne Region covering Frankston and Narre Warren sites. Travel around this area will be required.


Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:


Providing counselling and mental health support to individuals on a one-to-one basis and in groups.
Conducting biopsychosocial assessments and using short term evidence-based, best practice interventions to assist clients to better manage their health and wellbeing.
Creating individualised support plans for clients that focus on return to work and assist clients into lasting employment.
Referring clients to relevant external health or specialist services as required.
Delivering relevant health and wellbeing training to operational staff.
Ensuring service delivery meets the quality standards outlined in our clinical governance framework.
About You
Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Counselling or other recognised qualification under the Health Professional Award

Registration with a professional association, with one of the following regulatory bodies: PACFA, AHPRA, ACA, AsoRC, or AASW.
Accredited Mental health /Social Workers needed to be registered by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Following checks prior your commencement:

Current NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance
Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module
Working With Childrens Check
genU Benefits & Culture

genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:


Investment in You: in addition to a comprehensive induction program & ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
Increase your Take Home Pay: Salary package up to $15,+00 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia’s most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 20% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
Employee Referral Program: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period
We also provide internal clinical supervision to support you with meeting your registration requirements, please use the contact details below to request further information.

Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone’s lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.


genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day.


genU is committed to providing accessible, inclusive, and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us healthrecruitment@genu.org.au

For a confidential discussion about the role please contact Andrea Beckx andrea.beckx@genu.org.au or 0417 14+ 467.