Domestic and Family Violence Counsellor - Rockhampton Salary: $50.00 per hour plus generous salary packaging up to $15,900 to significantly increase your take home pay.
Employment Type: Full-time or Part-Time with flexible working arrangements available.
Benefits: Ongoing training and development opportunities, Subsidised Professional Supervision.
We are looking for someone with proven experience in the domestic and family violence space, with the demonstrated ability to quickly build rapport and work collaboratively within diverse teams. Our ideal candidate will also have comprehensive knowledge of the issues affecting families and individuals experiencing domestic and family violence, child abuse, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
About CatholicCare Central Queensland
CatholicCare Central Queensland is a leading community service provider local to Rockhampton. Specialising in the delivery of a wide range of quality social services including aged care, disability care, counselling, psychology, family relationship support and mediation, and domestic and family violence response, CatholicCare Central Queensland offers diverse and rewarding careers in busy and dynamic environments.
About the Role
Primary Objective: The Domestic and Family Violence Counsellor is responsible for providing a range of Domestic and Family Violence services to adults experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) domestic and family violence.
Key aspects of the role include:
Providing therapeutic intervention counselling services focused on families and individuals impacted by domestic family violence, intimate partner violence (IPV), trauma, and other relevant presenting comorbidities. Participating in the development and implementation of psycho-educational programs relevant to families and individuals impacted by domestic and family violence. Contributing to crisis responses with a collaborative approach, including completion of risk assessments, safety planning, relevant referrals, Domestic Family Violence orders, housing, and financial assistance. Counsellors must ensure they provide services in accordance with relevant funding guidelines and standards, including but not limited to Domestic Family Violence practice standards, best practice principles, ethical responsibilities, and CatholicCare's organisational policies and procedures.
What We're Looking For
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum requirement: Accredited Diploma of Counselling AQF level 5 and 1-2 years relevant experience working within the Domestic & Family Violence environment. Proof of Membership and ability to maintain membership to one of the following professional associations: ACA, Christian Counsellors of Australia, QLD Counsellors Association, Australian Community Counselling Association Inc, ACWA, AASW, and/or APS. A current C or CA class Driver's licence (QLD). Core Competencies:
Ability to provide client assessments and safety and risk assessments, safety planning, and therapeutic intervention counselling in accordance with the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012. In-depth knowledge of trauma-informed practice and attachments relating to domestic family violence within family systems. Ability to quickly build rapport and work collaboratively with diverse teams or autonomously as required. Demonstrated ability to implement client outcome measures in accordance with service guidelines, funding accountability, ethical responsibilities, and best practice principles. Competent in delivering psychoeducational group programs. Knowledge of Critical Incident response. Other Requirements:
Understanding of confidentiality practices within child protection and domestic and family violence legislation. Ability to work within the legal limitations around confidentiality and privacy. Knowledge of issues affecting families and individuals experiencing domestic and family violence, child abuse, trauma-informed practice, suicidal ideation, and self-harm. The successful candidate will also be required to demonstrate entitlement to work in Australia, and to disclose any pre-existing injury or disease which may be adversely affected by undertaking the inherent requirements of the position.
All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of relevant screening and background checks, including an Australian Federal Police check, an NDIS disability worker screening check, and attainment of a Blue Card for working with children, prior to commencement.
What to Do Next: To apply for this position, please submit the following documents:
Your current resume. A cover letter clearly addressing the key responsibilities of the role. If this Domestic Family Violence Counsellor role sounds like you, opportunity awaits today to join our team where you can support and help others. Apply today for an exciting opportunity and a career that changes lives!
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