Our Purpose

Our Purpose is to support children, young people, and their families to build skills and capacity, address the impacts of trauma and adverse childhood experiences, and develop capabilities that will enable them to be the best versions of themselves.

Our Vision

We see a future where Western Australia is the safest place in the world and all children, young people, and their families feel safe to dream, to thrive, and to reach their fullest potential.

About the Role

Are you looking for an opportunity to improve the lives and wellbeing of children and young people that have been impacted by trauma and abuse? If this is something that you have been looking for, please see below and consider joining our team.

Wheatbelt Family Therapeutic Services (WFTS) and Parents and Children’s Therapeutic Services (PACTS)

These two programs provides individual counselling to children, young people and adults who have experienced or are affected by child sexual abuse, including children and/ or young persons that have engaged in harmful sexualised behaviours.

The purpose of this role is to provide therapeutic interventions for children, young people’s and adults associated with the effects of trauma and abuse.

This role is offered on Fixed Term, on a Full-Time basis, at our Northam and Mirrabooka locations.

As a Child, Family and Community Counsellor, your duties and responsibilities will be to:

• Provide therapeutic interventions for children, young people and their families who are impacted by child sexual abuse.
• Demonstrated ability to use a range of counselling approaches relevant to children and or their families that have been impacted by sexual abuse and trauma including responding to concerning or harmful sexualised behaviours
• Liaise and collaborate with agencies, schools, organisations as well as individuals and families for the effective operation of the service and best interests of Parkerville and its clients.
• Use sound clinical skill and professional judgement to provide assessment and develop intervention plans for the child within the context of the family systems.

To be successful for this role, the applicant will be able to demonstrate:

• 4 years undergraduate or 2-year postgraduate degree in Health (Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Occupational Therapy) or continuing education and training in evidence-based practice including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
• Apply a range of counselling approaches relevant to children, young people and families impacted by sexual abuse and trauma.
• Apply clinical skills and professional judgement to provide assessment and develop counselling/intervention plans for the child within the context of the family systems.
• Demonstrated experience of working with therapeutic models of practice that build resilience and protective behaviours in children and families; group programs and/or working one on one and experience in the delivery of counselling and support services to children using a whole-of-family approach focusing on children’s mental health issues such as anxiety, bullying and social skills/peer-family relationships.
• Demonstrated applied knowledge and understanding of trauma-informed practice as it relates to child development, adverse childhood experiences resulting in trauma and/or disordered attachment, and the child life contexts including family systems work.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care are uniquely positioned to provide the successful applicant with the following benefits.

• SCHADS Schedule B Pay point and Level 4.1 - $39.26 per hour
• Discounted Health Insurance Plans
• EAP Service with Wellness resources
• Salary Packaging of up to $15,900
• Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave after 12 months of employment.
• Ongoing Learning and Development Opportunities

Parkerville Children and Youth Care have a zero tolerance to alcohol and drugs.

It is essential that all applicants meet the above criteria and are permitted to work and remain in Australia with no limitations.

Would you like to know more about this position? For further inquiries, please reach out to Louise Hanna, at [email protected] using the subject line: Child, Family and Community Counsellor - Northam / Mirrabooka enquiry via EthicalJobs or call on 0459 134 292 during business hours.

Applications will be assessed on a regular basis, and we may not wait until the closing date before you hear from us. We reserve the right to close the position earlier.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc. has met the Safeguarding Children Standards set out by the Australian Childhood Foundation and received full Safeguarding Children accreditation in September 2019 and achieved re-accreditation in June 2022.

Parkerville CYC is committed to ensure that we maintain a diverse and inclusive workplace where our staff are welcomed and feel safe to be their authentic selves. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion or cultural background.

We are committed to increasing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.