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Post Adoption Counsellor

4 months ago


Milton, Queensland, Australia The Benevolent Society Full time

Part time position (4 days/week) based in Milton:


  • $40ph
  • $43ph + Super + Salary Packaging:
-
Flexible Friendly organisation, WFH options available


For 13 years Post Adoption Support Queensland (PASQ) has supported people across QLD whose lives have been affected by adoption.


About this role


As a Post Adoption Counsellor, you will improve the well being of people affected by adoption by providing therapeutic services such as counselling, therapeutic group work, other events, search (for family members lost to adoption), intermediary (outreach and connection with family members lost to adoption).

The role also involves written work such as contributing to a quarterly newsletter, contributing to the PASQ Facebook page, and creation of information resources.

We use a trauma-informed, family systems and strengths-based approach to support our clients.

Duties

  • Provide face to face, video and telephone counselling services to people presenting with grief, trauma, identity, relationship, parenting, drug and alcohol, domestic violence and mental health issues relating to experiences of adoption.
  • Engage clients using appropriate strengths based assessments and risk minimisation processes.
  • Work with clients to research, create, monitor and evaluate their client plan and outcomes, that identify strengths as well as areas of risk, ensuring clients are actively engaged in the process.
  • Work with clients affected by adoption to prepare for connection with family and the associated issues that can occur
  • Facilitate connection meetings and provide debriefing support to clients

Our Benefits
We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A 'best life' is unique to everyone and can change as life changes.

Here are a few things you might be interested in:

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Salary Benefits -** You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay
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Motor Vehicle Packaging Options - **to suit your lifestyle.
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Work/Life Balance - **Flexible work arrangements including part time hours, hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees (That's an extra 12 days off a year).
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Recognition and Reward - **Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
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Wellness -** Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
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Professional development - **We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth

Skills and experience
You will have a relevant tertiary (degree) qualification eg.

social work, counselling, psychology and:

  • An understanding of the key issues surrounding adoption such as trauma and its impact, grief and loss, identity and reunion issues.
  • Experience delivering trauma informed evidencebased therapeutic services, individually and in groups.
  • Demonstrated practice skills working therapeutically with adults and adolescents, preferably in a post adoption service.
  • High level written and verbal communication skills, with knowledge of search, outreach and intermediary practices.
  • Current driver's license.
Have any questions? Contact Sharon on to discuss the role in more detail.