• Professional development and career progression
• Based in Richmond with flexible and hybrid working opportunities.
• Full-time ongoing role $95k - $102k + Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550 + Super

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced Counsellor at our Open Place Richmond team as part of Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV).

About us

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Open Place is a support service for ‘Forgotten Australians’ Victorian pre 1990 Care Leavers and coordinates and provides direct assistance to address the needs and issues of people who grew up in ‘care’. Open Place helps people to deal with the legacy of their childhood experiences and to support them to improve their health and wellbeing.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include the provision of high-quality counselling and support services to Forgotten Australians and their families. You will work collaboratively, assisting Forgotten Australians with brokering counselling arrangements within their local area. You will also facilitate group work programs, including social and support groups at Open Place and in community settings, as required.

This role is based at our Open Place Belgium centre in Richmond and is permanent, full-time. The base salary range is $ 95k-$ 102k per annum.

About you

• Degree in counselling, social work, psychology or a related discipline.
• Post-Graduate training is required (trauma, development, family therapy, etc.) and must hold or be eligible for trainee or clinical membership of relevant professional association.
• Ability to provide counselling and support services to adults and families, especially those who have survived immense childhood disruption and ongoing trauma.
• Ability to work collaboratively and to negotiate and liaise with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Experience in providing secondary consultation to counsellors, as well as to non-counselling staff and families.

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits
• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements available
• Best practice clinical supervision.

Contact Michelle Mc Donald, Senior Manager Open Place by phoning 03 9421 6162 for specific queries.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.

A position description is attached.