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Family Violence Counsellor - Sale

Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited

  • Leading Community Services Organisation
  • Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
  • Part-time ongoing 0.8 FTE
  • Sale location

About the opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our Children, Youth and Family Services, Client Services team. 

The role is dynamic and diverse, working with women, children and young people from a variety of backgrounds with experience of Family Violence. You will require to work within a cultural diversity framework ensuring the needs of all groups and individuals are understood and met in a sensitive way.

You can view the full position description here.

About you

You will have a well-developed knowledge of working in the children, youth and families sector with experience of supporting women, children and young people who have experience of family violence. You require to have a tertiary level qualification in social work or equivalent with a strong background of counselling and group work skills. Excellent assessment and communication abilities and knowledge of MARAM framework and related legislation, outstanding customer service, effective time management and organisational ability are hallmarks of this position.

In addition:

  • You will come with a high level of passion for and commitment to working with vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and families
  • You will be energetic and responsive
  • You will thrive in a busy, innovative work environment and be flexible in prioritising your workload to suit the needs of the program
  • You will seek and embrace opportunities that present to grow and develop the program and the role
  • You will be comfortable with change and have the ability to adapt to the dynamic nature of the sector and agency requirements.

Get in touch

Toni Mackay, Practice Leader Client Services

Tel – 03 5144 7777

Email – [email protected]

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

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 Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

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