Family & Relationship Counsellor

Be Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Job summary

Be Recruitment is seeking a counsellor to join an established community services organisation serving individuals, couples and families across the Western Sydney area. The role involves face-to-face, telephone and online counselling, with a strong emphasis on couples and family counselling.

You will support clients through relationship difficulties, separation, grief and trauma, and facilitate parenting/ Psycho-educational groups while maintaining culturally responsive practice and pursuing

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work.
• Professional membership or registration (ACA, PACFA, AASW or AHPRA).
• Experience in couples and family counselling, including working with children.
• Experience facilitating therapeutic or psycho-educational groups.
• Understanding of culturally responsive practice with First Nations and culturally diverse communities.
• Strong communication, organisation and client documentation skills.
• Current NSW driver licence and willingness to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face, telephone and online counselling to individuals, couples and families.
• Support clients through relationship breakdown, bereavement, trauma and grief; navigate family law pathways.
• Facilitate parenting and psycho-educational group programs.
• Make warm referrals to appropriate services.
• Maintain accurate client records and contribute to reporting.
• Participate in clinical supervision and local service networks.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Organisation

Education

Tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work

Job description

Be Recruitment – Sydney Western Suburbs NSW

About the opportunity

Be Recruitment is seeking a counsellor to join an established community services organisation supporting individuals, couples and families across the Western Sydney area.

You’ll help clients work through relationship difficulties, separation, divorce, grief and significant life changes. Couples and family counselling forms a substantial part of the role, so experience and confidence in this area will be highly regarded.

The role

Working within a counselling team, you’ll provide evidence-based therapeutic support that helps clients build and maintain safe, supportive relationships.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing face-to-face, telephone and online counselling to individuals, couples and families


• Supporting clients experiencing relationship breakdown, bereavement, trauma and grief, including those navigating family law pathways


• Facilitating parenting and psycho-educational group programs


• Connecting clients with appropriate services through warm referrals


• Maintaining accurate client records and contributing to reporting


• Participating in clinical supervision, professional development and local service networks


• Maintaining culturally responsive, child-safe practice and meeting mandatory reporting obligations

About you

You’ll bring a thoughtful, practical approach to counselling and the ability to build trust with people experiencing difficult circumstances.

We’re looking for:

• A tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work


• Relevant professional membership or registration, such as ACA, PACFA, AASW or AHPRA


• Skills or experience in couples and family counselling, including working with children


• Experience facilitating therapeutic or psycho-educational groups


• An understanding of culturally responsive practice when working with First Nations and culturally diverse communities


• Strong communication, organisation and client documentation skills


• A current NSW driver licence, access to a fully insured vehicle and willingness to travel for work

Training in Circle of Security Parenting or Keeping Kids in Mind would be highly regarded, with facilitator training available as part of the role.

Supervision, development and benefits

You’ll have access to:

• Monthly individual clinical supervision contributing to CPD hours


• Monthly group clinical supervision contributing to CPD hours


• Supervision with the Manager every six weeks


• Facilitator training across a range of parenting programs


• Individual professional development contributing to CPD hours


• Salary packaging benefits

Remuneration is offered at SCHADS Level 4, up to pay point 4.2, plus superannuation.

Appointment is subject to verification of qualifications, professional membership or registration, Australian work rights, identification, a National Criminal Record Check and a Working with Children Check.