Counsellor Family, Couple and child

Relationships Australia VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 109,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Generous leave benefits

Professional development

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Relationships Australia Victoria seeks a part-time counsellor at the Boronia centre. The role involves delivering counselling to children, families and individuals, with a focus on parenting, relationships and mental wellbeing. You will work closely with a team of clinicians under the Senior Manager.

The position is 0.6 EFT, three days per week, offering an attractive base salary and salary packaging options, supported by professional supervision and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in social work, counselling or psychology.
• Postgraduate qualifications in family therapy are highly desirable.
• Experience in relationship counselling and family violence is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, culturally sensitive counselling and therapeutic support to children, families, couples and individuals.
• Address parenting concerns, relationship challenges, stress and anxiety, separation, and blended family issues.

Skills

Counselling

Child development

Family dynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work / counselling / psychology

Postgraduate qualifications in family therapy

Job description

3d ago , from Relationships Australia - Victoria

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced Counsellor at our Boronia centre to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV).

About us

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager

and working closely with a team of highly skilled clinicians, you will provide high-quality, culturally sensitive counselling and therapeutic support to children, families, couples and individuals. Drawing on your knowledge of child development and family dynamics, you will deliver counselling to children and parents and support clients experiencing parenting concerns, relationship challenges, stress and anxiety, separation, divorce and blended family issues.

This role is located at Boronia and is part-time permanent (0.6EFT), working three (3) days per week. The base salary range is $101,948 to $109,287 (pro-rata) per annum.

About you

• Degree in social work, counselling or psychology. Postgraduate qualifications in family therapy (highly desirable)
• Previous supervised professional experience in relationship counselling and family violence
• Demonstrated application of therapeutic modalities relevant working with individuals, couples and families and children.

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits
• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.
• Best practice clinical supervision.

Candidates can view the position description at www.rav.org.au/careers, contact Tracy Hansen-Eales, Senior Manager - Outer East Melbourne by phoning 9725 9964. Applications close (two weeks from approval).

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.