Dfv Child Witness Counsellor

**Broad Outline of South Burnett CTC Inc (CTC)**

South Burnett CTC Inc (CTC) is a not-for-profit community organisation providing support to disadvantaged people of all backgrounds and ages in areas including Foster Care, Residential Care, Youth & Family Services, Domestic and Family Violence Services, Disability Services and our Gumnut Place Social Enterprise. We provide a range of services through the South Burnett area with teams operating from Kingaroy, Wondai, Nanango and Murgon.

**Program Summary**

The South Burnett Domestic and Family Violence Service provides support across the South Burnett and Cherbourg to people who have been impacted by Domestic and Family Violence. This service prioritises the safety and wellbeing of people experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) domestic and family violence through a collaborative, client centred approach aimed at empowering clients to meet their individual safety and support goals.

**Position Summary**

Primary Role - Domestic and Family Violence Children’s Witness Counsellor
- Provide individual and/or group counselling and support to children who have been impacted by domestic and family violence, delivered within a safe environment, including but not limited to CTC offices or within a formal educational setting.

Secondary Role - Domestic and Family Violence Support Worker
- Provide support to people impacted by domestic and family violence in accordance with the changes in demand. This may include providing immediate safety responses to women and children, court support at Kingaroy and/or Murgon Courthouses, and individual or group counselling/support to victim/survivors

**Attributes required to meet the responsibilities of the position**
- **Qualifications/Industry Experience/Licences**_
- Minimum 3-year degree in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or similar OR related qualification supported by significant, relevant experience
- Strengths and experience in working with people in high-risk domestic violence situations to support them to be safe
- Demonstrated engagement skills with hard-to-reach young people
- Demonstrated skills in maintaining own personal safety and the safety of colleagues and clients through understanding and responding to indicators of risk
- Understanding of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and the Child Protection Act 1999
- Ability to use a variety of tools to engage with and deliver culturally appropriate individual and group counselling support (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and young people)
- Experience in working with complex client issues such as domestic and family violence, volatile substance misuse, homelessness, alcohol and drug addictions, disabilities
- Ability to develop and deliver resources and programs
- Availability to deliver programs outside of working hours if required
- Experience in compiling case notes, safety plans, risk assessments, and support plans
- Demonstrated understanding of personal and professional boundaries
- Commitment to respecting the privacy and confidentiality of all stakeholders
- Queensland Open Driver’s Licence
- First Aid and CPR certificates
- **Screening**_
- Working with Children Blue Card
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Ability to meet and maintain any other current and future relative legislative benchmark requirements and government or organisation mandates
- **Cultural Awareness**_
- Ability to uphold the principles and practices outlined in CTC’s Cultural Working Document
- Ability to respond in a culturally sensitive way to all stakeholders of the service
- Ability to uphold cultural protocols and maintain community support
- **Time Management and Accountability**_
- Time management and IT competency to ensure all client case notes are compiled and plans and other requirements are reviewed within the appropriate timeframes and that complete client files are kept up to date on a data capture system
- **Availability and Flexibility**_
- Flexibility to adjust hours when required to meet the needs of clients
- Availability for occasional pre-planned out of hours work/weekend events

**Responsibilities of the Position**
- **Domestic and Family Violence Child Witness Counsellor**_
- Ensure service delivery is in line with the Department’s Domestic and Family Violence Regulatory Framework ensuring compliance with Practice Standards and Guidance
- Ensure information sharing is in line with the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and Domestic and Family Violence Information Sharing Guidelines
- Ensure that service delivery is in line with CTC’s Responding to Domestic and Family Violence Policy and Procedure
- Ensure service delivery is in line with the Domestic Violence Investment Specifications
- Ensure the provision of information, advice, support and referral is to the safe parent/guardian, with a specific focus on the needs of their children and young people
- Ensure intervention responds to parenting issues and