• Permanent part time (4 days per week)
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Family Services team to contribute to the well-being of our community through therapeutic counselling and support. As a Counsellor for Family Services, your role will be integral to the service response for families in need.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing therapeutic counselling services to foster safe, stable, and nurturing environments for vulnerable children and families.
• Designing and implementing customised therapeutic interventions to positively contribute to the adjustment and development of vulnerable children.
• Providing professional development opportunities for professionals and community stakeholders, ensuring effective approaches and contemporary knowledge are used in working with vulnerable children and families.
• Working collaboratively as part of a care team to provide comprehensive support to children within their family context.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 5 + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, or social work or other relevant qualifications will be considered.

You will also have:

• Full Registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA or Mental Health Accredited Social Worker eligible for AASW membership or Counsellor accredited through ACA or PACFA (desirable).
• Experience providing assessments, therapy / counselling services to children, adults, couples, and families with complex needs. This would mean that you have completed counselling with complex clients.
• Experience providing family and/or couple relationship counselling (desirable).
• Experience facilitating psycho-therapeutic groups (desirable).

View the position description here.

How to Apply

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Mark De Renzy on 03 8792 8999 or Kathleen Carns on 03 5945 3900 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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