Counsellor (General) - Toowoomba

2 weeks ago

Toowoomba, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

**About the role**

Mercy Community Services are on the search for a **Counsellor** to join our Families team based in **Toowoomba** on a **Permanent Full-Time**basis.
- Our Toowoomba based program offers counselling and intervention services to children and young individuals under 18 years. This position provides counselling and therapeutic services to clients; 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 - $91,588.00 per annum (SCHADS level 4) plus superannuation plus salary packaging available**

This role entails but not limited to
- Complete relevant assessments which underpin the therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework and support for clients.
- Provide short/long term individual and/or family counselling for clients in response to referrals allocated to you by your line manager.
- Support and provide opportunities for life and personal skill development for clients.
- Ensure a culturally appropriate counselling response to clients from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD backgrounds by establishing links with, and seeking advice from, relevant members of respective communities.
- Build rapport, engage and develop a therapeutic alliance with clients in a counselling and/or group work context
- Complete relevant assessments which underpin the therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework and support for clients

**About you**

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

- Completed Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Counselling, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or related discipline from a recognised institution
- Hold a current and valid Queensland Provisional 2 Green or above Driver’s License
- Hold a current and valid Paid Blue Card
- For applicable programs, 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.
- Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant._

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