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2 weeks ago
This role involves providing trauma-informed therapeutic interventions and counselling to children and young people affected by domestic and family violence.
About the Position:This is a part-time 0.8 FTE role with no after-hours required, offering genuine work-life balance.
Your Responsibilities:- Developing and delivering trauma-informed counselling and group work interventions
- Supporting carers of child witnesses through advocacy and information sharing
- Engaging in safety planning and crisis response as part of an integrated DFV model
- Coordinating with police and other services through embedded response work
- Facilitating community education and stakeholder engagement in the region
- Maintaining accurate client records, reports, and data entries
- Providing occasional leave relief across Cairns, Atherton, Mossman, and court settings
To be successful in this role, you will hold a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, or a related field, and have experience working with children and young people in a therapeutic context.
You will thrive here if you are open to feminist practice and systems-informed approaches, committed to critical reflection and professional supervision, able to manage complexity and support client agency, and willing to learn and grow within a highly experienced team.
The following knowledge and experience will be highly valued: a strong understanding of developmental stages across childhood and adolescence, a comprehensive understanding of the gendered nature of family violence, and practical knowledge of a range of counselling models, with emphasis on trauma-informed practice.
You'll bring cultural sensitivity, emotional intelligence, and a steady presence to this work, not just for the children you support, but for the team around you.
Please note that all applicants must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current C Class driver's licence, Working With Children Card, and a formal police criminal history check.
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