Counsellor - Toowoomba

2 weeks ago

Toowoomba, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

**About the role**

Mercy Community are on the search for a passionate **Counsellor**to join our team in** Toowoomba,**this is **a Permanent Full-Time**position.

This is your opportunity to work within an exciting and enthusiastic team, guided by an experienced Team Manager and Senior Program Manager.
- Our Counsellors deliver counselling and therapeutic services to children and young people, encompassing assessments, pre
- and post-evaluations, and interventions. Additionally, the role involves liaising with a wide network of stakeholders who contribute to or influence the success of client plans, referrals, and goals._

**$88,099 - $94,792 per annum (SCHADS level 4) plus superannuation plus salary packaging available**

This role will involve but not limited to:

- Work with your line manager to identify client needs and deliver appropriate services within available resources, continually assessing and responding to changing needs and dynamics
- Conduct assessments to inform therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework, and client support
- Offer short and long-term individual and family counselling in response to referrals, using various therapeutic interventions to address identified issues
- Ensure culturally appropriate counselling for clients from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and CALD backgrounds by liaising with community members

**About you**

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

- Degree in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or related discipline from a recognised institution
- Understanding of family and/or individual counselling, in the areas of trauma, violence and abuse, mental health early intervention and counselling modalities utilized with these populations
- Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License
- Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or ability 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 $156 if you need both cards
- Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
- 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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