Gambling Help Counsellor and Educator

Family and Disability Services; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Parental leave

Career development

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland's FaDS team in Rockhampton is seeking a Gambling Help Counsellor & Educator to provide compassionate gambling counselling to individuals and families, and to educate the community on related issues.

The role is part-time (15.2 hours per week) located in Rockhampton, with a Diploma in Counselling or equivalent and experience in counselling, addiction treatment, and education programs preferred.

Qualifications

• Hold a minimum of a Diploma in Counselling or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience working in a counselling environment.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in working therapeutically with addiction, specifically gambling.
• Experience in developing and delivering education and awareness programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide empathetic and non-judgmental gambling counselling to individuals, their families and significant others.
• Promote greater public awareness about problem gambling through information to target groups and the community.

Skills

Empathetic counselling

Non-judgmental approach

Group facilitation

Adult education awareness

Trauma-informed counselling

Case management

Public awareness education

Education

Diploma in Counselling or equivalent

Job description

Gambling Help Counsellor & Educator | Gambling Help Services | Rockhampton

Employment Term: Maximum Term to 31 December 2026

Part-time (15.2 hours per week)

Location: Rockhampton

Remuneration: $53.43 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team works passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. As a Gambling Help Counsellor & Educator, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let's make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our UnitingCare team The Gambling Help Service provides counselling to individuals, couples and families adversely affected by addiction, specifically gambling. This client-centred work assists clients to address problematic gambling, the impacts to themselves and/or family members, and the circumstances or issues that may underpin the issue.

The Gambling Help Counsellor & Educator will:

• Provide empathetic and non-judgmental gambling counselling to individuals, their families and significant others.
• Promote greater public awareness about the social issues associated with problem gambling through the provision of information to specific target groups and the community.

What makes a difference for us?

• Hold a minimum of a Diploma in Counselling or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience working in a counselling environment.
• Demonstrated experience, and theoretical knowledge of working therapeutically with addiction, specifically gambling.
• Experience in developing and delivering education and awareness programs, as well as an understanding of theoretical frameworks and models of adult education and community development.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in therapeutic and counselling skills that is applicable to addiction and trauma.
• Demonstrated case management skills with a focus on outcomes, data and practice improvement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of strength-based interventions and approaches in trauma/addiction counselling or the ability to acquire the skills.
• Experience in group facilitation and community education or the ability to acquire the skills.
• Current Drivers License
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare family Joining our FaDS, team, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occurabide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. Safe workplace We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.