Counsellor - Family Mental Health Support (Ipswich)

4 days ago


Ipswich, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

**About the Role**

Mercy Community Services are on the search for an experienced **Counsellor **to join our Families Team. This is **Permanent Full-Time **role based in **Ipswich**.
- This position provides counselling and therapeutic services to young people, including assessments, _pre
- & post-evaluations and interventions. This position also liaises with a broad network of _stakeholders who participate in or impact on the success of client plans, referrals and goals._

**$85,126.00 - $91,588 (SCHADS Level 4) Salary commensurate with experience plus superannuation plus salary packaging available**

As a Counsellor your key duties will include (but not limited to):

- Using the applicable Model of Practice, service guidelines/frameworks, assist clients in achieving their goals as identified in relevant planning documentation developed in line with organisational procedures
- Support and provide opportunities for life and personal skill development for clients by role modelling expected behaviours
- Provide knowledge and information relevant to the enquiry, referral and welcome process of service delivery, including knowledge of services available within the region to stakeholders, parents and carers

**About You**

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

- Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Counselling, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or
- related discipline from a recognised institution
- Demonstrated experience developing individualised and/or family treatment plans
- Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License
- 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 and young people, people living with a disability 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
- Employee referral bonus incentive
- Cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements

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.

**Please note we will review and interview applicants prior to closing date, do not delay in applying.**
- Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant._


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