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Domestic and Family Violence Counsellors

UnitingCare Queensland

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from motivated and enthusiastic Counsellors who also have experience in case management to join our UnitingCare team based in Chermside on a Part Time basis.

This successful applicant for this position must be female. This is a genuine qualification under Section 25 and 26 of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.

The Role:

In this role you will work with women and children who have been impacted by domestic and family violence. You will provide support to these women and children through therapeutic counselling, case management and advocacy. In addition to the above, you will be accountable for delivering complex risk assessments and implementing safety plans to address safety concerns while also building and maintaining high level knowledge of specialist support services that are appropriate to refer women and children to.

About You:

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience within a similar position where you have worked with women and children from diverse cultural backgrounds whom have been impacted by domestic violence or trauma.

Supplementing this you will present with the following:

  • A strong therapeutic background, with the capability to provide counselling, case management and advocacy
  • Well established knowledge of support services available to women and children affected by domestic and family violence
  • Tertiary qualifications within social work, psychology and/or behavioural sciences with applicable eligibility for membership to one of the following professional associations (Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Psychological Society, Australian Counselling Association or PACFA Member Association.)

In addition it is an inherent requirement of these roles that the individual appointed be able to present at the time of appointment a current driver license and be willing to undergo a Working with Children Check (Blue card).

About us:

As one of the largest employers in Queensland, UnitingCare offers the opportunity to develop your skills within a value-based organisation where people are at the centre of everything we do.

UnitingCare offer a variety of benefits including values based work environment, discounted products and services, attractive salary packaging, career development and lifestyle benefits.

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