Group Facilitator

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Mercy Community Full time $88,109 - $94,792 per year

About the Role

Mercy Community have an opportunity for a highly motivated, and experienced Group Facilitator / Counsellor. This is a 12- month,  Part-Time Fixed Term contract based in our Ipswich office.

This position promotes, organises and facilitates psycho-educational groups delivered within the Mercy Community programs and provides individual and/or family counselling.

$88,099 - $94,792 (SCHADS L4) plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available

What you'll be doing

As a Group Facilitator / Counsellor your key duties will include (but not limited to):

  • Create and lead psycho-educational groups and materials
  • Promote psycho-educational groups to the local community
  • Manage psycho-educational groups including participant details, venues, registers etc
  • Ensure participants complete all evaluations required
  • Complete relevant assessments which underpin the therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework and support for clients
  • Identify client needs and deliver appropriate services to assist clients in achieving their goals
  • Provide short/long term individual and/or family counselling for clients
  • Complete evaluations of psycho-educational groups, cases and program activities

About You

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

  • A degree in Counselling, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences, Social Work, or related discipline from a recognised institution
  • A sound understanding of statutory child protection processes
  • Demonstrated experience in group facilitation
  • You will hold a Provisional Green (P2) or above Driver's License
  • Ability to obtain positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required
  • Membership within the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or the Australian Psychological Society (APS) (highly advantageous)

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, 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 $156 if you need both cards

  • Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our employee assistance program

  • 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.

For any queries, please contact Please note we do not accept applications via email.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

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