Counsellor Trauma Specialist

Full Stop Australia; Inner West; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 63,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Hybrid work model

Well-being program

Job summary

Full Stop Australia is seeking a Trauma Specialist to deliver telephone and online counselling in a 24/7 casual roster. The role emphasizes client-centered, feminist and non-judgmental support, with emphasis on interagency collaboration and professional development.

The successful candidate will hold a four-year degree in psychology or related field, with at least three years of counselling experience and strong ethical judgment, operating across Australia with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or counselling.
• Minimum three years counselling experience.
• Superior emotional competence in a high demand trauma environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone and online counselling to clients.
• Advocate for clients and develop interagency clinical care networks.
• Contribute to vicarious trauma support and supervise peers.

Skills

Emotional competence

Professionalism

Ethical judgement

Counselling understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or counselling

Job description

Are you committed to excellence in the provision of counselling services? Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of those affected by sexual, domestic, and family violence?

About Us:

Full Stop Australia is a not-for-profit organisation, operating nationally, but based in Sydney. Our mission is to put a full stop to sexual, domestic, and family violence and to support those who have been impacted by violence and abuse. We operate the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline and a range of specialist Redress and domestic violence counselling services. Full Stop Australia also offers best-practice training and professional services to support safe and respectful workplaces, and advocate for changes to laws, policies, and practices to better prevent and respond to sexual, domestic, and family violence.

About the Role:

This Trauma Specialist position is offered on a casual basis, with availability and flexibility to cover shifts in a 24/7 roster, including short notice and some planned shifts.
You will be part of the Full Stop Australia Trauma Specialist Team, providing a service that is client centered, non-judgmental, feminist, supportive and responsive. The purpose of this position is to provide telephone and online counselling, advocate for clients, develop interagency clinical care networks and other supports to people affected by violence and their supporters.
This is a dynamic and varied position. The team provides crisis and ongoing counselling Australia-wide across various sexual assault, domestic violence and Redress services, as well as providing vicarious trauma support to professionals.
Full Stop Australia provides regular clinical supervision and professional development. Please note, this is not a casework position.

About You:

You will be someone who operates with the highest levels of professionalism and ethical behaviour. You will have an awareness of multiple factors which will influence individual clients’ responses to both the trauma and the counselling provided. You will be confident to make appropriate ethical and clinical judgment in your daily work.
You will also have extensive knowledge, skills, and experience in the following areas amongst others:

• Commitment to the provision of excellence in counselling services provision.
• Ability to incorporate feminist perspectives within counselling frameworks.
• Detailed understanding other causes and consequences of sexual assault, family and domestic violence.
• Written advocacy and clinical report writing.

Your qualifications and experience will include:

• A minimum four-year bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or counselling.
• Minimum three years (full time equivalent) counselling experience.
• Superior emotional competence when operating in a high demand trauma environment.

In return:

Benefits:

We offer above award wages, with additional benefits including salary packaging and access to our award-winning workplace well-being program designed to manage the effects of vicarious trauma. Professional development and training are highly valued within our organisation.

Salary: This position has been classified as Level 5 under the Social, Community, Home, and Disability Services (SCHADS) Award.

Contract: This is a casual position, requiring flexibility to work across a 24/7 roster. Full Stop Australia offers a hybrid model of working, with the option to work part of your hours from home (where applicable).

FSA holds an exemption under the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act and only employs female workers for clinical positions.