diversity-statement

Employment

Working at Cyrenian House you will be part of a team providing the highest quality services to make positive and meaningful differences in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drugs.

Our five values – empowerment, integrity, diversity, compassion and hope – define how we treat each other and how we work together with our consumers. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are welcomed as they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

Why Work With Us?

We are a diverse workplace that reflects contemporary, multicultural Australia, valuing differences and make every individual feel welcome, supported, and safe.

At Cyrenian House we value the uniqueness of individuals who may vary in many different ways, including race, ethnicity, culture, social class, gender, age, religious belief, sexual identity, mental and physical ability.

We celebrate and promote this diversity as a strength of our organisation – see our Diversity Statement.

About the Organisation

Cyrenian House is a leading not-for-profit non-government organisation that has been operating within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment sector since 1981. Cyrenian House provides a wide range of high-quality treatment services that make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drugs.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Counsellor Educator to join our team at our Rick Hammersley Therapeutic Community facility on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Counsellor Educator will provide professional alcohol and other drug (AOD) counselling, education, group facilitation and support to consumers and their families within a residential Therapeutic Community (TC) setting utilising the Community as Method treatment approach. The role will have a strong focus on consumer engagement.

The position is offered at Level 4/5, salary of $96,295 – $113,725 per annum depending on experience. It is a full-time role working 76 hours per fortnight and is located at Rick Hammersley Therapeutic Centre (TC), surrounded by natural bushland.

To be appointed / successful in this role you will require the following key qualifications, skills and experience:

  • Degree in social, behavioural or health sciences.
  • Well-developed assessment and counselling skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in working with consumers experiencing issues related to alcohol and other drug use.
  • Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Demonstrated and well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.
  • Full work rights, Current National Police Clearance, Driver’s License, and First Aid Certificate.

What We Offer You:

  • Attractive competitive salary plus generous salary packaging options available.
  • Two additional days per annum – “My Day” leave
  • 12 days Personal Leave
  • Annual training allowance.
  • Free on-site parking.

How to Apply: 

If this sounds like the role for you, please forward your application via the Seek website. Your application should include:

  • A cover letter stating your suitability for the role, which highlights your experience, skills and qualifications relevant to the role in no more than two pages.
  • A current comprehensive resume, including two referees (or willingness to provide referees at the interview stage).

Please download a full copy of the JDF here: Counsellor Educator – Rick Hammersley Therapeutic Community

Applications will close on or before 9am on Monday 9th November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information, please contact Matthew Bejger: [email protected]

Shortlisting will commence immediately, and this opportunity will close when the position has been filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Cyrenian House is committed to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other “similar” vacancies throughout Cyrenian House. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of six (6) months.

Cyrenian House is a smoke-free organisation.

About the Role:

The Counsellor/Educator position works to provide alcohol and other drug treatment, support, and prevention to consumers as a key member of an outreach service that services remote communities in the West Kimberley. The Counsellor Educator will possess a sound level of clinical knowledge and skills, together with well-established work practices that exercise initiative and sound judgment.

The position has both a treatment and prevention focus with the aim of reducing harm associated with alcohol or other drug use by providing proficient, culturally secure case management, assessment, group facilitation, education and support to consumers and their families and the local community.

Hours of Work

Working full-time 76 hours per fortnight.

The position is level 4/5 – $96,295 – $113,725 per annum (depending on experience) plus superannuation and salary packaging options available.

Our Organisation:

Cyrenian House is a leading not-for-profit non-government organisation that has been operating within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment sector since 1981. Cyrenian House provides a wide range of high-quality treatment services that make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drugs. Our service in Broome is a partnership between Cyrenian House and Milliya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation, delivering alcohol and other drug prevention services to parts of the West Kimberley region.

We provide consumers and their families with improved access to alcohol and other drug support via our outreach services within the communities north of Broome along the Dampier Peninsula and south to Bidyadanga.

Selection Criteria:

  • A degree in social, behavioural or health sciences and relative experience in the alcohol and other drug sector.
  • Demonstrated and well-developed leadership skills with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience in working with Aboriginal peoples in Aboriginal Communities.
  • Good organisational and time management skills.
  • Well-developed self-management skills to cope with difficult cases and manage stress.
  • The ability to work autonomously within their role, whilst still delivering a professional service.
  • Ability to adapt to varying working environments in the delivery of outreach services.
  • An active role in Continuous Quality Improvement.
  • Full work rights, current National Police Clearance, current First Aid Certificate, and current Driver’s Licence.

What We Offer You:

  • Remote Area Allowance.
  • 5 weeks annual leave.
  • Above award rates of pay and generous salary packaging options available
  • 12 days Personal Leave and two additional days per annum – “My Day” leave.
  • Annual training allowance.
  • Unique opportunity to work in an organisation passionate about making a difference in the lives of those affected by alcohol & other drugs.
  • Comprehensive orientation and induction.

How to Apply: 

If you meet the requirements of the role, please apply via the Seek website. Your application should include:

  • Response to the selection criteria in no more than two pages.
  • Current resume, including two referees.

Please download a full copy of the JDF here: Counsellor Educator – Cyrenian House Milliya Rumurra (CHMR) – Full-time

Shortlisting will commence immediately, and this opportunity will close when the position has been filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information, please contact: Sally Malone at [email protected]

Cyrenian House is committed to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other “similar” vacancies throughout Cyrenian House. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of six (6) months.

Cyrenian House is a smoke-free organisation.

diversity-statement

Employment

Working at Cyrenian House you will be part of a team providing the highest quality services to make positive and meaningful differences in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drugs.

Our five values – empowerment, integrity, diversity, compassion and hope – define how we treat each other and how we work together with our consumers. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are welcomed as they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

Provide education & support to
EMPOWER

Provide, show & act with
INTEGRITY

Embrace, restore & inspire
HOPE TO GROW

Always show
COMPASSION

Value
DIVERSITY

Why Work With Us?

We are a diverse workplace that reflects contemporary, multicultural Australia, valuing differences and make every individual feel welcome, supported, and safe.

At Cyrenian House we value the uniqueness of individuals who may vary in many different ways, including race, ethnicity, culture, social class, gender, age, religious belief, sexual identity, mental and physical ability.

We celebrate and promote this diversity as a strength of our organisation – see our Diversity Statement.

About the Organisation

Cyrenian House is a leading not-for-profit non-government organisation that has been operating within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment sector since 1981. Cyrenian House provides a wide range of high-quality treatment services that make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drugs.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Counsellor Educator to join our team at our Rick Hammersley Therapeutic Community facility on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Counsellor Educator will provide professional alcohol and other drug (AOD) counselling, education, group facilitation and support to consumers and their families within a residential Therapeutic Community (TC) setting utilising the Community as Method treatment approach. The role will have a strong focus on consumer engagement.

The position is offered at Level 4/5, salary of $96,295 – $113,725 per annum depending on experience. It is a full-time role working 76 hours per fortnight and is located at Rick Hammersley Therapeutic Centre (TC), surrounded by natural bushland.

To be appointed / successful in this role you will require the following key qualifications, skills and experience:

  • Degree in social, behavioural or health sciences.
  • Well-developed assessment and counselling skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in working with consumers experiencing issues related to alcohol and other drug use.
  • Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Demonstrated and well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.
  • Full work rights, Current National Police Clearance, Driver’s License, and First Aid Certificate.

What We Offer You:

  • Attractive competitive salary plus generous salary packaging options available.
  • Two additional days per annum – “My Day” leave
  • 12 days Personal Leave
  • Annual training allowance.
  • Free on-site parking.

Please download a full copy of the JDF here: Counsellor Educator – Rick Hammersley Therapeutic Community

How to Apply: 

If this sounds like the role for you, please forward your application via the Seek website. Your application should include:

  • A cover letter stating your suitability for the role, which highlights your experience, skills and qualifications relevant to the role in no more than two pages.
  • A current comprehensive resume, including two referees (or willingness to provide referees at the interview stage).

Applications will close on or before 9am on Monday 9th November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information, please contact Matthew Bejger: [email protected]

Shortlisting will commence immediately, and this opportunity will close when the position has been filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Cyrenian House is committed to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other “similar” vacancies throughout Cyrenian House. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of six (6) months.

Cyrenian House is a smoke-free organisation.

About the Role:

The Counsellor/Educator position works to provide alcohol and other drug treatment, support, and prevention to consumers as a key member of an outreach service that services remote communities in the West Kimberley. The Counsellor Educator will possess a sound level of clinical knowledge and skills, together with well-established work practices that exercise initiative and sound judgment.

The position has both a treatment and prevention focus with the aim of reducing harm associated with alcohol or other drug use by providing proficient, culturally secure case management, assessment, group facilitation, education and support to consumers and their families and the local community.

Hours of Work

Working full-time 76 hours per fortnight.

The position is level 4/5 – $96,295 – $113,725 per annum (depending on experience) plus superannuation and salary packaging options available.

Our Organisation:

Cyrenian House is a leading not-for-profit non-government organisation that has been operating within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment sector since 1981. Cyrenian House provides a wide range of high-quality treatment services that make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drugs. Our service in Broome is a partnership between Cyrenian House and Milliya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation, delivering alcohol and other drug prevention services to parts of the West Kimberley region.

We provide consumers and their families with improved access to alcohol and other drug support via our outreach services within the communities north of Broome along the Dampier Peninsula and south to Bidyadanga.

Selection Criteria:

  • A degree in social, behavioural or health sciences and relative experience in the alcohol and other drug sector.
  • Demonstrated and well-developed leadership skills with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience in working with Aboriginal peoples in Aboriginal Communities.
  • Good organisational and time management skills.
  • Well-developed self-management skills to cope with difficult cases and manage stress.
  • The ability to work autonomously within their role, whilst still delivering a professional service.
  • Ability to adapt to varying working environments in the delivery of outreach services.
  • An active role in Continuous Quality Improvement.
  • Full work rights, current National Police Clearance, current First Aid Certificate, and current Driver’s Licence.

What We Offer You:

  • Remote Area Allowance.
  • 5 weeks annual leave.
  • Above award rates of pay and generous salary packaging options available
  • 12 days Personal Leave and two additional days per annum – “My Day” leave.
  • Annual training allowance.
  • Unique opportunity to work in an organisation passionate about making a difference in the lives of those affected by alcohol & other drugs.
  • Comprehensive orientation and induction.

How to Apply: 

If you meet the requirements of the role, please apply via the Seek website. Your application should include:

  • Response to the selection criteria in no more than two pages.
  • Current resume, including two referees.

Please download a full copy of the JDF here: Counsellor Educator – Cyrenian House Milliya Rumurra (CHMR) – Full-time

Shortlisting will commence immediately, and this opportunity will close when the position has been filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information, please contact: Sally Malone at [email protected]

Cyrenian House is committed to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other “similar” vacancies throughout Cyrenian House. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of six (6) months.

Cyrenian House is a smoke-free organisation.