Family and Community Counsellor

1 day ago

Townsville, Queensland, Australia Centacare North Queensland (NQ) Full time
Overview

Centacare North Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation that provides counselling, family support, mediation, family dispute resolution, disability services, education and courses, crisis housing and homelessness support, youth services, community engagement and NDIS services. Centacare services the North Queensland community from offices in Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mt Isa, Cloncurry and Normanton.

Benefits
  • SCHADS L4 Salary
  • Great NFP Salary Sacrifice options available to reduce your taxable salary by $15,900 p.a. with Eziway Salary Packaging
  • 5 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% leave loading
  • Birthday Leave
  • Extensive support and investment in your Professional Development
  • On site Cafe
  • Above Award payment of $2,500 annually on top of base salary
  • New Wellbeing app being introduced
  • Sign on payment of $200.00
  • CCNQ pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card
Responsibilities
  • Provide counselling to families/children/individuals using approaches that are flexible and appropriate to the program requirements in line with Centacare NQ policies and procedures.
  • Conduct assessments of clients and develop therapeutic goals, provide consistent, evidenced based, best practice models of counselling to meet the therapy goals.
  • Work in collaboration with other team members and actively participate in case discussions.
  • Manage client load in accordance with targets specified in funding and service agreements.
  • Establish and maintain high level, collaborative working relationships, internally and externally, that contribute towards the achievement of organisational, program and service aims and objectives
  • Conduct overnight outreach to other locations

Centacare North Queensland is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunities Employer. People from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have appropriate work rights in Australia.

Qualifications
  • Relevant tertiary degree in Social Work, Psychology or Behavioral Sciences and eligibility for membership of a relevant professional association
  • Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare documents for case planning or advocacy purposes.
  • Experience in delivering evidence-based therapeutic counselling interventions to formulate therapy plans, set goals and facilitate a positive approach in working with individuals to achieve these goals within established time frames.
  • An understanding of relevant legislation and effective service delivery models and the ability to work within such frameworks. This includes sourcing and sharing up to date knowledge on research and best practice frameworks.
  • Current open driver's license.
  • Current Working with Children Blue Card check and Disability Worker Screening/Clearance/Card.
  • An ability to work in a culturally sensitive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders children and families and other CALD families.
  • Desirable: Experience in working with diverse people and communities.
  • Desirable: Experience in delivering evidence-based therapeutic counselling interventions to formulate therapy plans, set goals and facilitate a positive approach in working with individuals to achieve these goals within established time frames.
Seniority level
  • Entry level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Health Care Provider
Industries
  • Individual and Family Services
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