LGBTQIA+ Family Practitioner
4 days ago
Your role:
We have combined our two LGBTQIA+ Family Therapist roles covering Bendigo and Mildura to offer you an opportunity to truly make it work for you. Flexibility to work where works best, in ways that work best for you and for the families we work with. Hours to suit, part time 3 days all the way through to full time.
Lived experience, a strong understanding of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or previous experience in this field will be crucial to the success of this role. The LGBTQIA+ Family Practitioner will provide counselling to LGBTQIA+ people and their families / support networks, as well as secondary consultation to other relevant community-based services across the state.
The key outcomes sought are:
- improving the safety, security and mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people.
- improving family relationships, community connections, cohesion, and support.
- working with other service providers to ensure there is an integrated provision of services and equity of access to services.
- Building LGBTQIA+ awareness and capacity within Anglicare Victoria and the local community.
Make Your Mark:
- Bring learning from your degree, such as social work, psychology, counselling or psychotherapy or accredited qualification in family therapy.
- Experience working within the child protection, placement and support services and/or family service systems with demonstrated understanding of the relevant legislative and policy frameworks.
- Experience in the application of evidence based theoretical frameworks in both short- and medium-term counselling interventions.
- An understanding of the issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community and the commitment to facilitating and advancing the wellbeing, understanding and acceptance of people from LGBTQIA+ communities in a respectful and positive manner.
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge in providing leadership and mentoring to staff supporting complex and high-risk families.
- Advanced skills in clinical assessment, including risk, case formulation and care planning.
- Deliver quality, evidence based, therapeutic counselling and/or family therapy to members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, and their families/carers that promotes health and wellbeing and responds to the needs of the LGBTQIA+ individuals and their families.
- Strong focus on developing a positive, high performing and engaged team environment.
Make it Work:
- Anglicare Victoria are proud to partner with Drummond Street Services Inc. to provide services to LGBTQIA+ people and their families, both of origin and choice.
- A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.
- You get a salary at SCHADS level 5 which equates to around $100,776 plus super.
- Flexible through the increments up to 5.3 (dependent upon experience).
- Position can be based anywhere across our vast North Central Region, with flexibility to travel as needed.
- Office based with flex to work from home.
- Flexible hours, part time 3 days through to full time.
- We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
- Access to discounted health insurance as well
- A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
- Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
What our people say- "I've genuinely never thought about going to another organisation. The opportunities, the innovation, the commitment to change and working with vulnerable families, young people and communities. It sounds really cliche, but you come into this work to make a difference and you can do that here. We work really hard to make differences in those spaces."
Ready to take the next step:
Click apply wherever you see the advert which will take you to our careers page, click apply there and submit your resume with a cover letter through the portal. Describe your passion for working with families, LGBTQIA+ community and your motivation to apply.
Detailed Position Description : LGBTIQA+ Practitioner PD FS E AW
For further enquiries contact Janaya Wiggins on or
Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they come in. The close date for the advert is Wednesday 15th October.
Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.
Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.
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