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Sexual Violence Support Counsellor - Mount Isa

Save The Children

In this newly created role, we need your exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to drive a highly specialised response for young people (aged 12yrs - 17yrs) and adults who are impacted by the trauma of sexual violence and family violence. You'll provide trauma informed counselling, and will work collaboratively with clients, their families and key agencies across Doomadgee, helping champion our human and child rights based approach.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We've been working with families and communities in Queensland as a trusted support for children for nearly 70 years. More information on our work in Queensland is available here.

Where you come in:

In this full time, fixed term position (through to March 2024, with potential for extension), you'll work in partnership with the Family Support Specialist, the Sexual Violence Support Service, community and other service providers to support the recovery, healing and restoration journey of young people and adults accessing the service. Based ideally in Mount Isa (with a FIFO arrangement to Doomadgee), you'll be a key member of our Gulf team and will report to our Regional Manager.

You will make an impact by:

  • Providing therapeutic interventions to people who have experienced sexual assault and/or family violence, from first disclosure to investigation and criminal prosecution
  • Undertaking evidence-based and trauma focussed assessments, case formulation, goal setting, counselling, advocacy, group work and crisis response
  • Working collaboratively with the client and key agencies (non-statutory and statutory) to advocate for, assess and respond to identified risk
  • Providing advocacy and support for people, as agreed by them within the broader service system including police, judicial, medical, educational, child protection and community services
  • Assisting in the delivery of community education and professional training
  • As the subject matter expert in sexual violence, providing coaching and advice to other internal colleagues

Does this sound like you?

You're proactive and influential, with exceptional skills in assessing and mitigating harm and working with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure young people, their families and individuals receive the right services at the right time. You're known for your diligence and genuine care and concern in your service to others, particularly those experiencing risk and vulnerabilities connected with appropriate supports. You're action driven and outcome focused, you have a high level of integrity and personal accountability, and you're happiest when you are working in a role that provides others access to supports.

This role requires:

  • Significant expertise in providing therapeutic counselling relating to sexual violence, to young people and adults
  • Demonstrated experience working within Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities, including an in-depth understanding of intergenerational and interpersonal trauma
  • Demonstrated skills in therapeutic assessment, crisis intervention, risk assessment and safety planning
  • Ability to work collaboratively with partner organisations and across complex service systems
  • Degree in a Human Services field (Psychology or Social Work), or Diploma with significant equivalent child protection and remote community support experience

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. What we offer you:

  • Festive leave in addition to regular leave benefits
  • Award rate salary plus full salary packaging benefits
  • Professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions
  • A great team and flexible work environment
  • Learning and professional development opportunities

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link.

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your resume and cover letter by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.
More information on the team and program that the role works in is available in our Program Profile.

Note: This position is most closely aligned to the accountabilities and seniority of our standard Senior Practitioner role - detailed description available here.

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

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