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Counselling Team Leader

Children by Choice
  • Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
  • Award: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010
  • Award Level: Level 6
  • Employment Status: Full/Part time (negotiable)
  • Hours: 30-37.5 hours a week

ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

The organisation is led by a Voluntary Management Committee made up of competent professionals, elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. The Management Committee is responsible for the governance of the organisation but is also called on at times to provide expert opinion on operational matters.

This position is one of a small team of committed professionals who are dedicated to achieving the objectives of Children by Choice. The team is led by the Counselling Team Leader with levels of individual autonomy. The team works collaboratively to deliver high quality, evidence based information and services. The organisation’s most recent strategic plan and annual report are available on the Children by Choice website and outline the current priorities and values of the organisation.

THE ROLE

This role was introduced in 2021 to support an existing team of counsellors.

  • Coordinates the service delivered by a team of part-time Counsellors
  • Actively participates in counselling delivery.
  • Brings feminist leadership and vision in a changing service delivery context.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Service and Supervision

Maintain and participate in the application of up-to-date knowledge and best practice feminist counselling to all aspects of counselling team deliverables as per Children by Choice funding arrangements. This includes providing non-judgemental all options counselling, information, referrals for Queensland women and people with uteruses experiencing unplanned pregnancy through our Queensland-wide phoneline and in person at our Brisbane office.

Leadership, Planning and Resource Management

Lead the counselling team (staff, volunteers and placement students), including day to day operations, risk management, work planning and budgets, recruitment, induction, periodic reviews

Analyse and interpret data to inform practice and identify trends/opportunities for team/individual development and diversification of service delivery.

Relationship Management

Developing, strengthening and maintaining external relationships with key stakeholders

Qualifications

A minimum of Bachelor Level Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or Behavioural Sciences

Any confidential enquiries can be made to the CEO Daile Kelleher [email protected] using the subject line: Counselling Team Leader enquiry via EthicalJobs or 07) 3357 9933 (ext 1)

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