Anchor - Child and Family Counsellor - Children and Families

1 week ago


Fairfield, Australia Uniting Full time

About the Opportunity
This is a permanent part-time opportunity working 3 days/ week (21 hours) and will be based at Fairfield Family Relationship Centre
Uniting Counselling and Mediation has received exciting new funding from the Attorney-General’s Department to expand our support to children and young people (0-18), and their parents. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a new specialist Anchor counselling model, designed to recognise children as victims in their own right and provide them with longer-term, trauma-informed care.
As an Anchor counsellor, you will provide individual therapy, family therapy and group-based support to children and young people. You’ll also engage with parents to help strengthen the parent-child relationship and reduce the chronic stress and trauma symptoms children are experiencing post-separation.
About you in the role
- Help children and young people, and their parents navigate the challenges of parental separation and divorce through a 6 to 10 session model.
- Deliver long term trauma-informed therapy (up to 20 sessions) for children and young people impacted by DFV.
- Facilitate therapeutic group programs for children, young people, and parents.
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team through regular case discussions, team meetings, and professional development.
- Client-facing work per day, with time dedicated to supervision, documentation, and training.
- Contribute to the rollout of modality-specific interventions, including trauma-focused CBT.

About You
- Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, or related field.
- Experience working therapeutically with children, young people (0-18), and/or parents.
- Understanding of child protection issues and trauma-informed practice.
- Eligibility for membership with a relevant professional body.
- Experienced in working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds.
- Culturally sensitive, with the ability to view situations through a cultural lens.
- Multilingual or confident communicating across language and cultural barriers.
- Aware of the unique challenges faced by CALD communities and committed to supporting them with empathy.
- Kind, calm, and humble, with a strong team mindset.
- Able to remain neutral and exercise discretion and sensitivity in complex situations.

Even Better
- Experience delivering long-term counselling or group therapy.
- Knowledge of and experience working in the context of DFV and high-conflict family dynamics.
- Training in trauma-focused approaches (e.g., CBT, play therapy).

Why Join Uniting?
At Uniting, we care for you while you care for others.
- Salary packaging benefits - increase your take-home pay.
- Wellbeing support - tools and programs to support your physical and mental health.
- Professional development - ongoing training, supervision, and career pathways.
- Inclusive and flexible workplace - we value your uniqueness and support work-life balance.
- Be part of a Child Safe Organisation and a team committed to confronting injustice and supporting community wellbeing.

**Closing date**: 11:55pm, Monday 16th June 2025
About Uniting
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference. We work across all ages and stages of life, focused on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.
We’re proud to be a Child Safe Organisation and an employer that celebrates diversity and inclusion, guided by our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.
We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land past, present, and emerging, honouring their connection to land, culture, and community.



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