Counsellor - Part Time Fixed Term Contract (Toowoomba)
4 days ago
**About the role**
Mercy Community are on the search for a passionate **Counsellor** who specialises in working alongside women to recover from their experiences of domestic and family violence. This role is a **Part Time Fixed Term Contract** **for 6 months** with potential of an extension.
- Your role is to provide trauma informed services with a focus on counselling, as well as the development and facilitation of therapeutic programs, including group work assessments and interventions for women who have experienced gender-based violence. This role partners with women to understand and respond to their individual needs and codevelop plans of action towards empowerment, holistic health and social connectedness._
**$43.08 per hour (SCHADS level 4) plus superannuation plus salary packaging available**
This roles involves but not limited to
- Provide person-centred trauma-informed counselling services to clients though face-to-face, telephone and web-based modalities
- Work independently and collaboratively with the other Counsellors, Women’s Outcome Workers, Coordinator, and Program Manager in relation to each woman’s individual circumstances
- Working respectfully with clients, taking into consideration past generational trauma
- Engage people accessing the service in respectful and just ways that promote dignity and self-determination
**About you**
As the successful applicant, you will possess:
- 3 or 4 year tertiary qualification in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or related discipline
- Eligibility for membership associations including, but not limited to, the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Current and valid Provisional Green (P2) or above Drivers License
- Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or able to apply
- Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain prior to commencement
**Why Mercy Community**
Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.
Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:
- Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
- Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need - saving you up to $144 if you need both cards
- Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
- Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
- Benyfits - is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs
We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.
- Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant._
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