Counsellor

UnitingCare Community; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

12 weeks paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusive leave

Recognition and rewards platform

Employee discounts platform

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland is seeking a Counsellor for the Family and Individual Support Program in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast. The role provides non-clinical counselling and education to individuals, couples and groups to strengthen family relationships and child/adult wellbeing.

We value flexible work arrangements and a supportive, values-driven environment. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required, along with a current driver’s licence and Blue Card.

Qualifications

• Holds a bachelor’s degree or higher in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or Behavioural Science.
• Demonstrated ability to provide counselling within a therapeutic context to diverse clients.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card).

Responsibilities

• Provide non-clinical adult counselling and education to strengthen relationships and wellbeing.
• Deliver individual, couples and group counselling with compassionate support.
• Apply a range of counselling approaches tailored to the client’s needs.

Skills

Counselling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology / Counselling / Social Work / Behavioural Science

Job description

Counsellor | Community & Individual Support Program | Maroochydore - Sunshine Coast

Employment Term: Permanent, Part-Time (15.2 hours per week).

Location: Maroochydore - Sunshine Coast

Remuneration: $53.43 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Close Date: Applications will be reviewed as they are received and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with 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.

As a 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!

Your part in our UnitingCare team

As a part of our Family and Individual Support Program, the Counsellor role provides individual, couples and group counselling and education with an aim to strengthen family relationships, prevent breakdown and ensure the wellbeing and safety of children and adults who live in all kinds of families.

This role involves

Providing non-clinical adult counselling and education with an aim to cope with challenges and make positive changes in their life.

Providing a therapeutic process that provides a compassionate environment for individuals to express their feelings, be supported to understand, manage identified emotions, behaviours, and intra-and interpersonal relationships with more clarity and purpose.

Using a range of different counselling approaches and techniques can be utilised depending upon the person and the nature and complexity of a person’s identified needs

What makes a difference for us?

Holds a bachelor’s degree or higher in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or Behavioural Science from a recognised tertiary institution.

Have sound knowledge of and/or demonstrated ability to provide counselling and related services within a therapeutic context to a range of clients with issues including, but not limited to, domestic and family violence, sexual abuse, child abuse, relationship discord and grief and loss.

Current Driver's Licence.

Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

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 opportunities

to 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

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. 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 & 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 iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.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.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email **************@ucareqld.com.au

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.