Childrens Counsellor

Family and Disability Services; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 79,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

NFP Salary Packaging

Parental leave

Career development

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland invites applications for a Children’s Counsellor within the FaDS team in Maroochydore. This maximum-term, part-time role (3 days per week) ends 30 June 2027, offering pro-rata remuneration of $53.43 per hour plus super.

You will work with children and young people affected by parental separation and family violence, providing individual and group counselling, assessments and referrals. Join a not-for-profit focused on wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in a human services field; membership or eligible membership of a relevant professional body preferred.
• Excellent counselling, therapeutic and interpersonal skills with evidence-based interventions.
• Understanding of trauma impact on children and risk assessment/safety planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling to children and young people under 18.
• Assess needs and provide individual and group therapy.
• Make referrals and collaborate with other services.
• Support families and carers through the process.

Skills

Counselling

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Trauma-informed care

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Children's Counsellor | Family Law Service | Maroochydore Employment Term: Maximum-Term Part-Time (3 days per week), ending 30 June 2027. Location: Maroochydore Remuneration: $53.43 per hour (pro-rata) + Super + NFP Salary Packaging

About UnitingCare Queensland

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

Role Summary

As a Children's Counsellor you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!

Key Responsibilities

• Work in our Supporting Children After Separation Service within our Family Law Services suite of services in Maroochydore.
• Primary focus of working with children and young people and providing specialised counselling to children, young people who are experiencing impacts from parental separation and high conflict including domestic and family violence.
• Provide a range of high-quality age-appropriate interventions including assessment; individual and group counselling; and psycho-education and therapeutic supports to children and young people (under 18 years) who are experiencing difficulties related to family relationships and changes in family structure.
• Connect children and their families with other relevant services through effective referrals and collaborations.

What makes a difference for us?

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Bachelor) in a relevant human services field, with membership or eligible membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. AASW, APS, PACFA Member Association) preferred and significant relevant experience.
• Excellent counselling, therapeutic and interpersonal skills including knowledge of evidence based therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrated assessment skills, including therapeutic assessment, crisis intervention, risk assessment and safety planning.
• An understanding of the impact of trauma on children and young people and the components of working within a child protection framework.
• Significant knowledge in the area of high conflict, domestic and family violence and impacts on children and family.
• Great communication skills, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Blue Card for Child Related Employment.
• Current Driver’s License.
• Willingness to obtain a criminal history check.

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained.
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme.
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events.
• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.

Why Join Us

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

Child Safe, Child Friendly

• UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support.

We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

About UnitingCare

we’re a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

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www.unitingcareqld.com.au