• Exciting opportunity based in Fairfield
• Full-time opportunity, with hybrid working arrangements
• $49.28 - $51.51 + Super + Salary Packaging

CatholicCare Sydney’s Men and Family Relationships (MFR) program helps men build healthier relationships through counselling, case management, and group programs.

What you’ll be doing

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Deliver a wide range of clinical and support services to men including intake assessments, group work, counselling, safety planning and case management and individual therapeutic interventions that are person-centred, strengths based and are delivered in accordance with relevant professional practice standards.
• Maintain practice that is Trauma and Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) informed, and which is in line with the principles of the Safe & Together Framework and is underpinned by a thorough understanding of individual and systemic intersections with DFV.
• Maintain a focus on the safety and well-being for clients and their families, including identifying and escalating risks, including risks of harm to children, in accordance with organisational policy and legislative requirements, including mandatory reporting obligations.
• Maintain a thorough and up to date understanding of the relevant provisions regarding Child Protection Reporting under Part 16A of the Children and Young Persons (Care & Protection) Act 1988 and Information Sharing under Part 13A of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007.
• Maintain professional currency and familiarity with related literature and practices in relation to working with Men within Domestic and Family Violence frameworks.

What you will need

To be a successful candidate you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or equivalent field plus demonstrated experience working with men in a therapeutic or community services setting.
• Demonstrated experience in appropriately identifying and responding to risk, particularly as it relates to Family & Domestic Violence.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and utilise appropriate models of Change for Men who use abuse and violence
• Demonstrated experience in Facilitating Psycho-Educational Groups (preferably with men)
• Demonstrated experience in providing case management and/or counselling to individuals with an ability to apply systemic practice and theory
• Demonstrated ability to appraise and critically reflect on clinical work and participate in operational and clinical supervision
• Demonstrated experience in working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

What our Benefits include

• Professional Growth: Tailored professional development opportunities to support your career ambitions
• Work-Life Balance: Embrace flexibility and align your work and your life to enable you to thrive in a Family Inclusive accredited organisation,
• Tax Savings: Maximise your income with generous salary packaging, reducing your tax and increasing your take-home pay
• Generous Leave: Above-award annual and personal/carers leave, extended parental leave, and additional leave for celebration and graduation day
• Inclusive: Join a friendly and supportive organisation that values your contributions and voice
• Wellbeing: Free access to a premium mindfulness app, EAP counselling, yearly flu vaccinations, and a variety of wellbeing activities to make your workday more enjoyable

Choose a workplace that cares about your growth, happiness, and overall well-being. Join us today!

To be considered for this role, you will need to attach your resume and a cover letter addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role (Address the Selection Criteria).

Please submit your application as soon as possible as shortlisting and interviewing for this position will commence immediately.

Need More Information? Please contact Anthony Hilder – Practice Manager – [email protected] using the subject line: Men's Counsellor / Group Facilitator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Who are we and what we do

People are at the core of everything we do: from supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of our clients to the nurturing and development of our staff and their career aspirations.

CatholicCare Sydney is a leading not-for-profit and the social services agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, supporting people from all walks of life. We’re an organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion, and commits to the growth and wellbeing of our staff, empowering them to make a positive change to the community.

We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, identities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, member of the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with disabilities.

At CatholicCare, we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employees, volunteers and students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of engagement.

CatholicCare requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check prior to employment, and for some roles, a Working with Children Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check may be required.