Childrens Counsellor

16 hours ago

Jimboomba Queensland Australia YFS Full time $51,000 - $122,400 per year

Are you looking for your next adventure? Then come join YFS' domestic and family violence team and be part of an energetic, fun, professional and supportive team.

Due to internal movement of staff, we have a maximum term opportunity for a skilled practitioner looking for a short-term opportunity, to work alongside our children's counselling team.

As the Children's Counsellor you will work with children and young people, and their mothers to support them to recover from domestic and family violence trauma whilst working within an attachment person centred based framework.

This role walks alongside children, young people and their mothers/ carers after experiencing domestic and family violence, abuse, and coercive control to rebuild their lives, strengthen attachment, and improve their safety and well-being through case management and education.

You will benefit from a shared learning environment, positive team and organisational culture, and a dedication to your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work.

About the job

Role location: Jimboomba. Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast.

Role type: maximum part time 24 – 30 hours week – MAX TERM TO 31/12/2025, pending extension of funding

Pay range: $51.00 an hour (pro rata) based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

In this role you will:

  • Work with children, young people and their mothers in their journey of healing and recovery from domestic and family violence trauma.
  • Provide trauma-informed counselling to strengthen the relationships and attachments between children, young people and their mothers and siblings.
  • Provide information and facilitate access to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs.
  • Address individual needs, including the use of expressive therapies in working with children.
  • Support children's ongoing access to childcare, pre-school, and schooling.
  • Liaise with relevant stakeholders in meeting the needs of young people and their mothers.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from the link below you'll be a great fit if:

  • You bring experience in a similar role and have experience in counselling at risk or vulnerable children, a domestic and family violence framework underpinned by a gendered perspective of violence, application of the common risk and safety framework and information sharing guidelines.
  • You can be creative in your delivery of services to meet the needs of children and young people.
  • You are resilient, flexible, value collaboration, bring humour, innovation, and have cultural awareness.

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Interested?

Apply with your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.

Contact Tegan on if you want to talk about the role.

Closing date: 9am on 7 October 2025

Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 9 October 2025

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