First Nations Clinician

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

A great opportunity to join TELUS Health as a First Nations Clinician.

First Nations Clinician (Social Worker, Psychologist or Counsellor)

Hybrid Working Arrangements

Full-Time Role

About Us:

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

About the Role:

We are seeking a compassionate clinician from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will provide culturally sensitive mental health and well-being support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals through short-term counselling, while also assisting organisations with a significant First Nations employee base to improve workplace well-being. This is an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of culturally informed services that enhance the overall mental health of our First Nations communities.

Please note that this is an identified position reserved for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

The Day-to-Day:

• Provide short-term counselling services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• Offer culturally informed guidance to organisations to improve workplace mental health and well-being.
• Facilitate group sessions and training on mental health, well-being, and cultural competency.
• Assist in the design and delivery of educational training packages for clients.
• Contribute to ensuring culturally sensitive services are provided to both Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people.
• Travel within the state and interstate as required for client and organisational needs.
• Manage client risk and clinical presentations in a short-term counselling framework.
• Collaborate with colleagues and access peer consultation and external supervision.

About You:

• Proven experience in providing mental health and well-being support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.
• Strong understanding of the cultural, historical, familial, and societal factors influencing mental health in First Nations communities.
• Qualifications in Counselling, Psychology, or Social Work.
• Professional registration with a relevant health professional body (AHPRA, AASW, ACA, PACFA).
• Minimum of three years of counselling experience.
• Ability to manage clinical risk and client presentations effectively.
• Confidence with computer systems is an asset.
• A passion for delivering culturally informed mental health services.
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic and evolving environment with a focus on client well-being.

For You:

• Contribute to the delivery of proactive employee mental health and related services in a sector that has a critical impact on the health, well-being and welfare of others.
• Engage in values-driven work - driving culturally sensitive mental health and well-being support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.
• Flexible working arrangements – including working from home options and adjustments to hours. We can work with you to find mutually suitable arrangements.
• Access to peer consultation and external supervision.
• Access to hundreds of professional development courses to help you further your clinical skills as you see fit.
• Career progression - for the right clinicians, there are opportunities to further your career into leadership positions or specialist services.
• Other benefits include wellbeing days, volunteer days, and a generous parental leave policy.

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.

About Us

Being part of the team at TELUS Health is more than a job; it’s a career-defining experience.

It allows you to do innovative and meaningful work with talented and collaborative teams. It’s an opportunity to improve businesses and lives by building healthier, happier workplaces. And it’s a chance to build genuine, long-term relationships along the way.

A place to experience more

Find the support and encouragement to consistently push boundaries and deliver impactful solutions. Our collaborative culture means your ideas will be heard and your hard work will be rewarded. You will be leveraging our world-leading technology, products, clinical services and passionate team members to revolutionize access to health care and wellbeing, and drive remarkable experiences for the benefit of all the clients and individuals we serve around the world.

Talented people who care

Coming to work each day is an opportunity. It’s a chance for you to work with a multidisciplinary global team of nearly 10,000 smart and driven members whose passion for their work matches your own, resulting in helping create a healthier future for everyone.

Work that matters

Make a difference in the lives of our clients and their employees every day – by providing meaningful solutions in more than 160 countries, that help people and businesses perform at their best by delivering both digital innovation and clinical services to improve total physical, mental and financial health and wellbeing across the full spectrum of primary and preventative care.