• Permanent part time (4 days per week)

Your new role

We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Family Services team to contribute to the well-being of our community through therapeutic counselling and support. As a Counsellor for Family Services, your role will be integral to the service response for families in need.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing therapeutic counselling services to foster safe, stable, and nurturing environments for vulnerable children and families.
• Designing and implementing customized therapeutic interventions to positively contribute to the adjustment and development of vulnerable children.
• Providing professional development opportunities for professionals and community stakeholders, ensuring effective approaches and contemporary knowledge are used in working with vulnerable children and families.
• Working collaboratively as part of a care team to provide comprehensive support to children within their family context.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, or social work or other relevant qualifications will be considered.

You will also have:

• Full Registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA or Mental Health Accredited Social Worker eligible for AASW membership or Counsellor accredited through ACA or PACFA (desirable).
• Experience providing assessments, therapy / counselling services to children, adults, couples, and families with complex needs. This would mean that you have completed counselling with complex clients.
• Experience providing family and/or couple relationship counselling (desirable).
• Experience facilitating psycho-therapeutic groups (desirable).

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Mark De Renzy on 03 8792 8999 or Kathleen Carns on 03 5945 3900 for a chat.