Counsellor

4 days ago


Ipswich, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

**The Role**

Mercy Community currently has a vacancy for a Counsellor to join the Foster and Kinship Care team in Ipswich. This role is a Permanent Part-time position offering 60 hours a fortnight.

This position provides counselling and therapeutic services to clients, including assessments, pre
- and post-evaluations and interventions within the Intensive Intervention Placement Support service. This position also liaises with a broad network of stakeholders who participate in or impact on the success of client plans, referrals and goals.

**To be eligible for this position you will require (Key Selection Criteria)**:

- Relevant 3 year or 4-year degree with previous relevant experience
- Complete relevant assessments which underpin the therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework and support for clients. Provide short/long term individual and/or family counselling for clients in response to referrals.
- Ensure a culturally appropriate counselling response to clients from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD backgrounds.
- Prioritise and manage tasks to ensure all client and program needs are met. Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of stakeholders in a professional and timely manner.
- Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License.
- Ability to obtain positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required.
- Evidence of current vaccination against COVID-19 and whooping cough or willingness to obtain prior to commencement, unless applicable exemption provided as per the relevant MCS procedure.

**Benefits**

We understand that finding the right organisation and the right team is just as important as finding the right role. As a valued employee of the Mercy family, you will be eligible for:

- Role specific professional development inclusive of face-to-face and online training in addition to Mercy Community’s induction and training.
- The opportunity to increase your take home pay with our salary sacrificing benefits - up to $15,900 per annum and up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment (meals, holiday accommodation etc).
- Mercy is a large, growing business with lots of opportunities for promotion and career growth.

This position offers a competitive hourly rate of $35.77 to $42.25 plus superannuation in line with level 3.3 to 4.4 of our Enterprise Agreement (dependent on qualifications and experience).

**About Us**

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment.

We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.

**How to Apply**

Applications must be completed online and include an updated resume and a response to the Key Selection Criteria above in your cover letter (maximum 2 pages).
- Mercy is committed to Safeguarding - taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need._


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