Senior Gambler’s Help Therapeutic Counsellor

4 months ago

Melbourne, Australia The Salvation Army Full time

Start your career with The Salvation Army today

We are looking for compassionate people who share our mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to review our current vacancies.

ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

Why this role matters

Discover the compassionate support offered by our Melbourne Counselling Service team (a service of the Salvation Army), who are committed to providing an inclusive environment for staff and clients. Our mission is to create a space to value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexuality, cultures, beliefs, bodies and abilities.

Our services include Gambler’s Help City and Inner North (offering therapeutic and financial counselling, community education and venue support) and a generalist financial counselling program (providing financial counselling in various locations around Melbourne).

About the role

We are seeking a values-driven and proactive Senior Gambler’s Help Therapeutic Counsellor to provide educative and therapeutic counselling to individuals, couples, families and groups utilising a variety of intervention methods and strategies.

Reporting to the Manager, this is a fixed-term (until June 2025), part-time (30.4 hours per week) position based in Melbourne, VIC. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the SCHADS Award Level 6.

Please note that applicants must be registered in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 or have membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or have membership of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).

You will successfully

  • Provide supervision and clinical guidance to the Therapeutic counselling team.

  • Provide therapeutic counselling to problem gambling clients and their significant others.

  • Provide education, training and professional development to health and welfare providers who may meet people experiencing gambling-related impacts.

  • Participate in planned service promotion activities and group work.

You will have

  • Tertiary qualifications in psychology or social work or other related disciplines (mandatory).

  • Relevant experience in a social service environment.

  • A current Victorian Employee Working with Children Check.

  • Registered in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 or have membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or have membership of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).

What we offer 

As a registered NFP we offer our eligible employees real and meaningful benefits such as; 

  • NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit ($2,650) 

  • Flexible working conditions 

  • Health, fitness and financial discounts / benefits 

  • Paid parental leave - 12 weeks 

  • Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme  

  • Up to 5 days paid leave per year to ‘volunteer’ in a TSA program or activity 

  • Purpose driven career which has positive social and sustainable outcomes  

  • Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service; 

  • Opportunity for career development; 

  • An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members 

  • Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contribution  

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