• Based in Darwin with beautiful landscapes and year-round warm temperatures
• SCHADS Above Award Salary Grade 5 - $101,791 per annum plus Super
• Relocation assistance offered up to $3000 and two weeks accommodation

CatholicCare NT Employee Benefits

• Above Award Salary
• Six Weeks Annual Leave plus Two Weeks Personal Leave
• Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,900 p/a)
• Staff rewards program with savings and discounts at over 450 well known retailers
• Access to Wellbeing Centre providing support to a healthier and happier life
• Relocation assistance offered up to $3000 and two weeks of accommodation

About the Program

CatholicCare NT’s counselling program aims to enable children, young people and adults in all their diversity to develop and sustain safe, supportive and nurturing family relationships, and reduce the emotional, social and economic costs associated with disruption to family relationships.

CatholicCare NT provides a number of Family and Relationships programs including:

• Family & Relationship Service (FaRS)
• Counselling – Catholic School Students
• Supporting Children after Separation
• Employment Assistance Progra
• Children and Parenting Counselling (including children affected by parental AOD misuse and/or family violence)
• Domestic Violence Counselling
• Crime Victims (CV)

About the Role

The role of the Counsellor is to work within a cohesive and integrated team, providing high quality, responsive and culturally appropriate counselling services. The counsellor’s role is to support and strengthen family relationships, prevent breakdown, enhance children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health, assist couples and families to manage issues arising from relationships, including family violence, and support children after parental separation.

CatholicCare NT Counsellors provide a range of evidenced based therapeutic interventions including family therapy, individual and groups counselling, support and information and referral.These interventions are primarily targeted to support critical family development and transition points including formation, extension, and separation.

Counsellors may specialise in particular areas depending on skills, experience and client need.This role will have a particular focus on working with children and in school-counselling, however, they will also support the wait list for the remaining referral types as needed.

What we are looking for

• Relevant qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work (or related field) and relevant experience in a similar role
• Demonstrated experience working with children, young people, adults and families
• Membership (or eligibility to obtain membership) of a governing body such as PACFA, AASW, ACA or equivalent
• Demonstrated competence in using a broad range of evidence-based counselling and group work approaches to support client outcomes

How to Apply

Applications Close at 9.00am on the closing date.

Interviews: Rolling interviews.

Applications for this position may be closed earlier than anticipated or extended at the discretion of the hiring manager.

Applications only progress if made directly through our CatholicCare NT website. Expressions of interest from third party job boards will not be considered.

Safeguarding Children & Young People

CatholicCare NT is committed to maintaining zero tolerance of child abuse and neglect, and the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who access our activities, programs, services and facilities.

Employment is subject to obtaining a satisfactory National police check and Working with Children (Ochre) Card, together with Social Media and Adverse Media Check.

If you have resided in an overseas country for 12 months or more in the past 10 years, this position requires you to complete an International Criminal History check (ICHC) prior to your employment commencement date. The outcome of the initial screening check must be satisfactory.

For a full role description including key selection criteria, please see our position description CC2724 Children's Counsellor (LV5) March 2026 PD.