Rehabilitation Counsellor

At APM WorkCare, we’re dedicated to supporting individuals through workplace injury recovery. Our team works alongside employees to help them rebuild confidence, regain independence, and return to meaningful work. Through personalised rehabilitation, we ensure every person feels empowered and supported throughout their journey back to the workplace.

The role

Due to continuous growth, we are looking to add a Rehabilitation Counsellor to join our high performing team based in Kotara, NSW.

Working full-time or part-time, you will use your training and skills to guide and manage your client’s journey as they return to daily life after a psychological injury. You will influence your clients to achieve their identified goals through a whole-of-person approach to rehabilitation.

In this role, you’ll be….

• Managing complex physical and psychological injury cases and providing health coaching, career coaching and return to work support
• Performing vocational assessments both in-person and virtually
• Creating Employer networks within NSW
• Use award winning psychosocial risk assessment tools to achieve great outcomes

What is required:

• Degree in Rehabilitation Counselling, Social Work, Provisional Psychology or Psychology
• Eligibility for registration with ASORC, AASW or APHRA
• Experience working in a similar role within the Occ. Rehab sector is highly desirable although not required for this position
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including negotiation and consultation skills and the ability to proactively establish and sustain effective stakeholder relationships
• Strong attention to detail with a result focused approached.
• Strong organisational skills and capacity to successfully manage competing priorities
• Show initiative and work unsupervised
• Well-developed ability to undertake research and to prepare, collate and organise data for reporting purposes
• Ability to follow administration procedures with accuracy and efficiency
• Current Australian drivers’ licence and access to own vehicle
• Police clearance and a working with children check

What’s in it for you?

Enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to set your own hours and work location, managing your own schedule. Focus on achieving effective client outcomes through various means such as teleconferences, employer visits, worksite meetings, and client consultations.

Join a collegiate and supportive team environment where you will receive individualized in-house training and development to help you meet realistic daily targets.

Benefit from a culture driven by motivation and a commitment to client goals.

Additional perks include access to company cars for travel, a bonus program increasing your take home pay, a laptop, a mobile phone, the option to purchase additional leave and salary sacrificing opportunities.

We are more than 14,750 people in 11 countries with a global purpose - enabling better lives.

When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others, who rely on our services. 

At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.

Ready to Join?

Click APPLY now to submit your application through our online recruitment platform.

For a confidential discussion, please call Jeannie on 0409 409 397 or email: jeannie.agbayani@apm.net.au  or connect at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannieagbayani