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Allied Health Professional - Provisional Psych, Registered Psych or Counsellor

1/30/2026

Allied Health Professionals will conduct thorough assessments of candidates with disabilities and barriers to employment, offer counselling interventions, and refer candidates to external support services. They will also provide evaluations on assessments and liaise with medical professionals and community agencies.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Ability Action Australia is an approved provider of NDIS registered therapeutic, positive behaviour and employment supports across Australia. Our dedicated team of clinicians provide a broad range of fast and tailored assessment and therapy services to improve people’s capabilities and support them achieving their goals. Our purpose is to provide ease of access, reliable health and wellbeing services that enable NDIS participants to get more out of life today. Ability Action Australia is part of MedHealth. MedHealth supports thousands of people every year to achieve better life and health outcomes through a unique combination of strengths, capabilities and resources which span employment, medical opinion, advisory, rehabilitation and return to work services. Delivering localised expertise in more than 300 locations across Australia, we are wherever our customer need us most, when they need us.
About the Role

Company Description

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 best helps them transform their life, in pursuit of our belief that work’s for everyone.

You must be a Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.

Job Description

Allied Health Professionals have a diverse and 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.

  • This is a permanent opportunity
  • Full time hours
  • This is an on-site position

Key duties of the role will include:

  • Conduct thorough assessments of candidates with a range of disability 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; and
  • Provide training and guidance to atWork staff on psychological services and procedures.

Qualifications

  • Relevant Tertiary Qualification in Psychology with eligibility for registration with AHPRA   
  • Relevant Tertiary Qualifications in Counselling, or eligibility to gain, membership with ACA / PACFA
  • Experience working within employment services highly regarded but not essential;
  • 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

atWork Australia's Perks:

  • On the job training as well as ongoing career development and national opportunities;  
  • Job stability and guaranteed full-time hours; 
  • Achievable quarterly incentive scheme; 
  • 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.

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 disability 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.
 

  • Leadership Opportunity: No
  • State: NSW
  • Job Status: Full Time
  • Key Skills
    AssessmentCounsellingPsychological MethodologiesCommunicationRapport BuildingCase ReportsVocational ServicesTherapeutic InterventionsCommunity AgenciesTrainingGuidanceMonitoring ProgressionLiaisingEvaluationsExternal Support ServicesEmployment Services
    Categories
    HealthcareSocial Services
    Benefits
    On The Job TrainingOngoing Career DevelopmentJob StabilityGuaranteed Full-Time HoursAchievable Quarterly Incentive SchemeHealth Insurance DiscountsAccess To Psychology ServicesAbility To Purchase Additional LeaveRoadside AssistancePaid Parental Leave
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