Anchor - Child and Family Counsellor – Children and Families

About the opportunity
This is a part-time 12 month contract opportunity working 2-3 days week and will be based at Campbelltown Family Relationship Centre
- Flexibility to work either 14 hours or 21 hours/ week across 2-3 days

Uniting Counselling and Mediation The Anchor Program is expanding our support to children and young people (0–18), and their parents. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a new specialist Anchor counselling model, designed to recognise children as victims in their own right and provide them with longer-term, trauma-informed care.

As an Anchor counsellor, you will provide individual therapy, family therapy and group-based support to children and young people. You’ll also engage with parents to help strengthen the parent-child relationship and reduce the chronic stress and trauma symptoms children are experiencing post-separation.

About you in the role

• Help children and young people, and their parents navigate the challenges of parental separation and divorce through a 6 to 10 session model.
• Deliver long term trauma-informed therapy (up to 20 sessions) for children and young people impacted by DFV.
• Facilitate therapeutic group programs for children, young people, and parents (when required)
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team through regular case discussions, team meetings, and professional development.
• Client-facing work per day, with time dedicated to supervision, documentation, and training.
• Contribute to the rollout of modality-specific interventions, including trauma-focused CBT.
• Provide high quality individual, child, youth and family therapy to repair and strengthen family relationships
• Provide family therapy in conjunction with other Uniting Counselling and Mediation Staff (e.g. family dispute resolution practitioner) in a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Provide child consultation as part of child inclusive practice to families after separation and divorce, including involuntary and court-ordered clients.
• Assist in the development, facilitation and promotion of clinical group work programs within the centre, and with external stakeholders such as community services and schools.
• Under the direction of the Centre Manager/Supervisor, you’ll liaise and network with relevant agencies to facilitate effective and high-quality services to our clients including the development and implementation of specific case management models.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, counselling or related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working therapeutically with children, young people (0–18), and/or parents.
• Understanding of child protection issues and trauma-informed practice.
• Eligibility for membership with a relevant professional body.
• Experienced in working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds.
• Able to remain neutral and exercise discretion and sensitivity in complex situations.

Even better:

• Experience delivering long-term counselling or group therapy.
• Knowledge of and experience working in the context of DFV and high-conflict family dynamics.
• Training in trauma-focused approaches (e.g., CBT, play therapy).
• Experience in adult individual counselling, couple and family therapy.
• Experience working with court ordered and involuntary clients
• Experience in working within a Family Law context.
• Familiarity with the Family Law Act 1975 and other relevant legislation (e.g. Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection Act).
• Available to work Thursdays from 10:30am – 6:30pm

Why Work at Uniting

At Uniting, we care for you while you care for others.

• Salary packaging benefits – increase your take-home pay.
• Wellbeing support – tools and programs to support your physical and mental health.
• To have a career that matters in an organisation that focuses on making an impact
• Receive comprehensive training and development in areas of child, youth and family counselling and to learn within a supportive work environment
• To work within a strong clinical and supervision framework.
• Do you want to increase your disposable income by reducing the tax you pay?  As a Uniting employee you can package up to $15,900 from your salary for everyday purchases, and up to $2650 for entertainment purposes. 
• You receive up to 3 ex-gratia days (on top of annual leave) at the end of the year.
• Up to 76 hours of family violence leave

If the idea of working for a progressive not-for-profit organisation excites you, then click APPLY now to get your application started! Contact Alex Sullivan *********@uniting.org / 0466801*** should you have any questions. 

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a National Police, reference and Working with Children checks.