Couple And Family Counsellor

Relationships Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

4 days per week at Blacktown office

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible working options and leave

Job summary

Relationships Australia NSW is seeking a Couple and Family Counsellor to provide high-quality counselling to couples, families and individuals addressing relationship issues. You’ll use a Family Systems Framework and offer information and referrals to improve client wellbeing, including areas like conflict, communication, domestic violence, mental health, addiction and child protection.

Based at Blacktown, the role is four days per week with salary hourly rate $50.87–$56.83 plus super and salary

Qualifications

• Postgrad Relationship Counselling or Couple and Family Counselling qualifications.
• Registered or eligible to be registered with PACFA or ACA.
• Experience with couples, individuals and families using a Family Systems clinical framework.
• Strong understanding of family dynamics, child protection, domestic violence, mental health, and addiction.
• A calm, professional and compassionate approach when engaging with clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality counselling and therapy to couples, families and individuals to address relationship issues.
• Use a Family Systems Framework in counselling and provide information and referrals to improve client wellbeing.

Skills

Couple Counselling

Family Systems

Empathy

Mental health awareness

Conflict resolution

Education

Postgrad Relationship Counselling

Couple and Family Counselling qualifications

Job description

Relationships Australia NSW Couple and Family Counsellor

Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) provides a safe, judgement‑free environment where individuals, couples and families can address the critical matters impacting their relationships, and their lives.

What you'll do

You’ll provide high‑quality counselling and therapy to couples, families and individuals to address the issues impacting their relationships. This can include general conflict, communication, domestic violence, mental health, addiction issues and child‑protection. You’ll use a Family Systems Framework in your counselling and provide information and referrals to improve the wellbeing of your clients.

What you’ll bring

• Postgrad Relationship Counselling or Couple and Family Counselling qualifications.
• Registered or eligible to be registered with PACFA or ACA.
• Experience working with couples, individuals and families using a robust Family Systems clinical framework.
• Strong understanding of family dynamics, child protection, domestic violence, mental health, and addiction.
• A calm, professional and compassionate approach when engaging with clients.

Salary and Benefits

• 4 days per week based at Blacktown office.
• Approx $50.87 - $56.83 per hour plus super and salary packaging benefits.
• Additional language skills in Mandarin, Arabic or Dari will be viewed favourably given the diversity of the local community.

Why work with us?

• Make a genuine difference to the relationship wellbeing of individuals, couples and families; everyday!
• Work with a supportive and dedicated team who care about what you achieve together.
• Strong clinical and supervision framework to deepen our practice excellence.
• We offer many benefits including flexible working options, salary packaging, additional leave days and fitness passport.
• We value inclusion and belonging. We want a workforce that is reflective of all the communities we serve. To strengthen our inclusive practice we have employee action groups: Accessibility, Reconciliation, Gender, Sex & Sexually Diverse and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD).