Counsellor - Flexible, Impactful Therapeutic Support

Anglicare Sydney; Nowra; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging benefits

Professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking a Counsellor to provide professional and therapeutic counselling to clients facing complex emotional, relationship and family challenges, within our Community & Mission team. The role is offered on a Max Term, part-time basis, with caseload development, group work where appropriate, and collaboration with external services.

You will develop individualized case plans, deliver evidence-based interventions, and advocate for clients to access the supports they need, while

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work or Counselling.
• Graduate membership of PACFA, AASW, APS or similar.
• Training and clinical experience in family/relationship counselling, couples counselling and/or child and adolescent counselling.
• Demonstrated assessment and counselling experience with a minimum of 160 hours of client contact.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and therapeutic counselling to people facing complex emotional and relationship challenges.
• Develop individualised case plans with clear and achievable goals.
• Deliver counselling to strengthen clients' capacity and relationships.
• Undertake case work and contribute to group work where appropriate.
• Advocate for clients and build strong community referral pathways.
• Maintain a full client caseload in line with program targets and funding requirements.
• Maintain accurate client documentation and statistics.

Skills

Empathy

Assessment

Therapeutic counselling

Communication skills

Confidentiality & boundaries

Education

Psychology/Social Work/Counselling degree

PACFA/AASW/APS or equivalent

Job description

Anglicare Sydney is seeking a Counsellor to provide professional and therapeutic counselling to clients facing complex emotional, relationship and family challenges, within our Community & Mission team. The role is offered on a Max Term, part-time basis, with caseload development, group work where appropriate, and collaboration with external services.

You will develop individualized case plans, deliver evidence-based interventions, and advocate for clients to access the supports they need, while