Wellbeing Counsellor

YMCA Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax‑free NFP salary packaging

6 weeks recess leave

4 weeks annual leave

Employee Benefits Program

Discounted health insurance

Counselling EAP

Job summary

YMCA Queensland's Y Schools Queensland is seeking a Wellbeing Counsellor for a permanent, full-time on-site role in Brisbane. You will support young people with mental, emotional, and social wellbeing, delivering both individual and group interventions and embedding Thrive across staff development.

The role involves coordinating assessments, supporting students with disabilities, and engaging with teaching staff to promote holistic education.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in counselling and/or psychology and must be registered or able to be registered with ACA and/or PACFA.
• Highly developed skills in working with young people to provide social-emotional, academic and vocational support.
• Expertise in evidence-based, trauma-informed practices to support young people with mental health or developmental needs.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with diverse stakeholders.
• National Police Check within 6 months; Working with Children Check and driver’s licence required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct brief intervention counselling with individuals to reduce barriers to education.
• Design and deliver preventative and early intervention group programs.
• Deliver Thrive wellbeing framework resources and train staff on wellbeing matters.
• Assist with assessments and coordinate Personal Education Plans.
• Support students with disabilities and coordinate resources with teaching staff.
• Assess mental health, developmental, learning and behavioural needs to inform intervention planning.
• Deliver psychoeducation sessions to parents and caregivers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Trauma-informed practices

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Computer literacy

Education

Tertiary qualifications in counselling/psychology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

Job description

Y Schools Queensland - Online Campus (pending NSSAB accreditation) are seeking a passionate Wellbeing Counsellor on a Permanent, Full-Time basis based in Brisbane. This is an On-Site role, 5 days a week.

About the role

As a Wellbeing Counsellor at the Y Schools Queensland supporting young people, your role is vital in helping individuals navigate the challenges they face and promoting mental, emotional, and social wellbeing. Offering a safe space where young people can talk openly about their feelings and experiences. Listening without judgment is crucial in building trust and understanding

What will my time look like?

• Conducting brief intervention counselling with individuals aimed at reducing barriers to education
• Designing and delivering preventative and early intervention group programs
• Developing the capabilities of staff by delivering YMCA’s wellbeing framework, Thrive, including the creation of resources and training other staff on all wellbeing-related matters
• Supporting students’ learning by administering or coordinating assessments, formulating Personal Education
• Plans with teaching staff and resourcing students with disabilities (i.e. cognitive, sensory and social/ emotional)
• Working with others, assess mental health, developmental, learning and behavioural difficulties and/ or disorders to inform intervention planning, referrals and Personal Education Plan strategies and management
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of evidence-based counselling approaches and techniques, developmental, learning and behavioural difficulties and/ or disorders and appropriate assessment tools for use in school and community settings
• Deliver psychoeducation sessions to parents and caregivers on topics including but not limited to emotional regulation, autism spectrum disorder and family connectedness

Am I a good match?

• Tertiary qualifications in counselling and/or psychology and must be fully registered or able to be registered with the Australian Counselling Association and/or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
• Highly developed skills and experience in working with young people to provide strategic support that enables students to improve their social-emotional, academic and vocational capacities
• Demonstrated expertise in evidence based, trauma informed practices to support young people experiencing difficulties related to mental health, development disorders, cognitive impairment and/or other similar conditions
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• National Police Check within 6 months
• Demonstrated capacity to participate positively in a team environment and work across other program areas
• Computer literacy and prior experience using a range of office software including Word and Excel
• Sound knowledge of computer systems including an ability to use the Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Current driver's licence, current Blue Card (Working with Children Check) and first aid qualification or willingness to obtain

What's in it for you?

Working with young people in a wellbeing context requires a balance of compassion, patience, and a commitment to empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. By offering guidance and support in a variety of ways, you can help young people feel understood, valued, and equipped to cope with the challenges they encounter.

Here's what on offer?

• Increase take home pay with tax-free NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 living expenses and $2,650 meals and entertainment.
• Enjoy 6 weeks of Recess Leave and 4 weeks of Annual Leave
• Join a supportive, inclusive and passionate team in an organisation making a difference.
• Employee Benefits Program
• Discounted banking and loan rates
• Discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Opportunity to participate in and give back to Y programs
• Counselling Employee Assistance Program

Y Schools Queensland has been recognised as one of The Educator's 5-Star Employers of Choice for 2026, recognising its commitment to a workplace where educators feel supported, valued and empowered. The award is based on anonymous employee feedback across culture, professional development, benefits, and diversity and inclusion, with only organisations achieving a satisfaction rating of 75% or higher receiving this distinction.

More about the role and Y Schools!

At Y Schools Queensland we have a vision where our young people leave school empowered to be independent, courageous and resilient to achieve lifelong wellbeing.

Our mission is that Y Schools Queensland is where hope meets possibility, where everyone is seen, heard, and belongs. Our agile and responsive approach to education gives students not just knowledge, it empowers students to overcome challenges and embrace life-changing opportunities. At Y Schools Queensland, wellbeing is personal, pathways are unique, and every step leads toward a brighter future!

Central to realising this vision is our Thrive Model, a signature strength of our schools that guides everything we do. Embedded in connection, care and capability, it shapes our approach to wellbeing, learning and belonging.

We are an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We all belong at the Y!

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all children and young people to feel safe and be safe. As a Child Safe organisation, all our candidates who don't have an exemption, must have or obtain a working with children check.

The establishment and operation of The Y schools Queensland- Fortitude Valley is subject to NSSAB accreditation.

Applicants are advised that it is an offence for a person disqualified or suspended from holding a blue card to commence or continue in regulated, child-related employment .