Counsellor

**Full time position based in Hurstville**:

- **$86k - $92k inclusive of Super + Salary Packaging**:

- **Flexible Work Arrangements available**

We are Australia’s first charity, providing a range of Disability, Child, Youth and Family and Aged Care services across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way. Our vision is for a just society where all Australians can live their best life. We use our practice wisdom to mobilise social movements that advocate for anyone in need and create social change.

**About the role**

As our Counsellor, you will provide high quality counselling services to carers accessing support through our Carer Gateway Program. Following assessment it may be identified that a carer would benefit from counselling in order to improve their quality of life while continuing in their caring role. The Counsellor will provide therapeutic interventions and strategies to enable carers to feel less stressed, more empowered and to gain a better balance in life. This position will use strengths based and person centered frameworks with the aim to reach self-understanding and begin to make some positive changes in the carer’s life.

**Duties**
- Provide therapeutic intervention and support to carers over the phone, in person, or via other technological means.
- Undertake assessments to identify effective counselling intervention and support.
- Provide information, referral and advocacy to support carers to access appropriate resources and services, both within The Benevolent Society and with external agencies and service providers.
- Engage carers using appropriate strengths based framework and risk minimisation processes.

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A best life is deeply personal. It can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

- **Salary Benefits -** In addition to your salary you can package up to $15,900 pa pre tax and benefit from a $2,650 meals and entertainment card + discount program and package vehicles
- **Work/Life Balance - **Flexible work arrangements + laptop & phone provided to work remotely + 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees
- **Recognition and Reward - **Length of Service rewards + long service leave after 5 years
- **Wellness -** Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave
- **Professional development - **Ongoing learning, training and career progression opportunities

**Skills and Experience**
- A minimum of a current Australian Counselling Association accreditation Level 2; or a Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia Provisional Accreditation; or an Australian Association of Social Workers accreditation - ordinary member
- At least 18 months’ experience providing counselling services
- Graduate qualifications in counselling would support success
- Knowledge of wrap around and referral services available
- Excellent understanding of carers issues and how these impact on quality of life
- Ability to quickly and effectively evaluate the needs of a client who may be in crisis and identify potential referrals that may meet their needs

Contact Nikki Allwood 0481 106 064 for a friendly confidential discussion today.