Add expected salary to your profile for insightsAttractive Salary + 12% Super + Salary PackagingKnowmore 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, we empower victim-survivors to make informed choices on their path to healing and justice.Why Join Us?We know that in working with people who have experienced trauma it is important that our workplaces and employment conditions are also trauma informed.Our workplaces provide time out spaces for our people to take a break and recharge. There are couches, puzzles and always food!We provide the following benefits :General leave entitlements, with shut down between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day without deduction from your annual leave17.5% leave loading on annual leaveNot-for-Profit salary packaging options through our provider including general expense, parking, novated lease, and meals and entertainment programsFlexible working arrangements, including hybrid arrangements of 2 days working from home, pro-rated for part time (following a qualifying period during probation and assessment of the home office environment)Access to paid regular external supervision, in addition to regular work supervisionGenerous professional training and development opportunities in addition to our core training requirementsAccess to EAPAdditional 0.5% superannuation on top of the guaranteed rateWhat You’ll DoProvide crisis and short-term counselling and support to clients, face to face or on the phone.Collaborate with lawyers, our First Nations Engagement Advisors and multidisciplinary teams to minimise the legal process’s impact on clientsAssist clients with referrals to essential servicesConduct outreach, including visits to remote and regional communitiesRepresent Knowmore in community education and advocacy initiativesProvide informal debriefing and support to co-workers to enhance awareness of wellbeing in a trauma informed organisational frameworkWhat We’re Looking ForA Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling5 years + relevant experienceExperience providing trauma-informed counsellingCultural competency – experience working respectfully and in a culturally safe way with First Nations communitiesCommitment to self-care and reflective practiceKnowmore's ApproachOur Social Work Counsellors work closely with our Lawyers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Advisers and Financial Counsellors to ensure our clients’ needs are met.Our work is underpinned by our values of respect, team-work, courage, integrity and innovation.How to applyIf 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 and employment typeA resume with your skills, experience and qualificationsPlease note we will be assessing applications as they are submitted so the closing date is indicative.
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