Social Worker Counsellor

Overview
Social Worker Counsellor (Syd/Bris) at Knowmore Legal Service
Location: Sydney or Brisbane
Part time (0.6 FTE), Permanent.
Attractive Salary + 12.5% Super + Salary Packaging
Knowmore Legal Service is a nationwide service supporting victim-survivors of childhood abuse and the Stolen Generations in accessing legal redress and justice.
We offer free, confidential services to help victim-survivors navigate their compensation and redress options, including through assistance in applying to the National Redress Scheme, Victims of Crime Compensation Schemes, and the Territories Stolen Generation Redress Scheme.
Our team provides free legal assistance, financial counselling, social support and specialised cultural support for First Nations people, with a trauma-informed and culturally safe approach to empower victim-survivors on their path to healing and justice.
We stand with victim-survivors every step of the way.
Why Join Us
We prioritise trauma-informed workplaces and employment conditions.
We provide spaces to rest and recharge, with couches, puzzles and food available.
What You'll Do
Provide crisis and short-term counselling and support to clients, face to face or by phone.
Collaborate with lawyers, First Nations Engagement Advisors and multidisciplinary teams to minimise the legal process's impact on clients.
Assist clients with referrals to essential services.
Conduct outreach, including visits to remote and regional communities.
Represent Knowmore in community education and advocacy initiatives.
Provide informal debriefing and support to co-workers to enhance wellbeing within a trauma-informed organisational framework.
What We're Looking For
A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling.
5+ years relevant experience.
Experience providing trauma-informed counselling.
Cultural competency – experience working respectfully and in a culturally safe way with First Nations communities.
Strong teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills.
Commitment to self-care and reflective practice.
Benefits
General leave entitlements, with shutdown between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day without deduction from annual leave.
17.5% leave loading on annual leave.
Not-for-Profit salary packaging options including general expense, parking, novated lease, and meals and entertainment programs.
Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid arrangements of 2 days working from home, pro-rated for part-time (after probation and home-office assessment).
Access to paid external supervision in addition to regular work supervision.
Professional training and development opportunities beyond core requirements.
Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Additional 0.5% superannuation on top of the guaranteed rate.
How to Apply
Please note we will be assessing applications as they are submitted, so the closing date is indicative.
Further information about Knowmore is available at
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If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, please click "apply now".
Your Application Must Include
A cover letter outlining why you are applying for this position and your preferred location.
A resume detailing your skills, experience and qualifications.
Enquiries can be directed to .
We are committed to a trauma-informed and culturally safe approach, walking alongside victim-survivors every step of the way.
We recognise and value the strength that diversity brings to our work.
We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all ages with diverse lived experiences and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from multicultural and multilingual backgrounds, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people with disability.
Your unique perspective and voice are welcome and essential to the work we do.
Meet Aunty Glendra
Equality and Employment Details
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Part-time
Job function: Other
Industries: Legal Services
References to other unrelated job postings have been removed to maintain focus on this role.
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