• Wesley Community Hubs
  
• 2 days per week
  
• Based in Fairfield

About us

Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.

Our Vision is “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

About the program

Wesley Problem Gambling counselling is a community based specialised program funded under Liquor and Gaming NSW. This program operates from a trauma informed, holistic framework, in order to assist individuals and their families to reduce the impact of problem gambling.

About the role

This position will be responsible for delivering therapeutic counselling support to individuals affected by problem gambling and their families in order to assist in reducing the negative effects of problem gambling. In addition to face to face counselling, this position will include working to raise community awareness of problem gambling issues.

All counselling programs are underpinned by psychodynamic, trauma informed, holistic principles.

Essential criteria

• relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent in counselling or psychology
• experience and training in addiction and/or gambling counselling
• demonstrated skills & experience in a broad range of therapeutic approaches when working with individuals, couples and families.
• membership of professional association (i.e. APS, PACFA, ACA)
• demonstrated highly developed communication skills in written and oral situations, with supportive & positive attitude toward all persons for whom there is responsibility, accountability or care
• computer literacy
• excellent time management, multi-tasking and follow-up skills
• willingness to affirm Wesley Mission’s vision, mission and values
• current NSW driver’s license
• current working with children’s check

Desirable criteria

• 2 years’ experience in similar role
• experience in trauma counselling

Benefits of working at Wesley Mission

• Employee Support Program
• access to discounted health and travel insurance
• career growth and training opportunities in a valuable sector
• attractive tax saving salary packaging