• Parental Leave Replacement
• Classification – Health Professionals Level 2
• Fixed term to 23 November 2025
• Part-time
• Hours – 45.6 hours per fortnight (0.6 EFT)
• Ongoing 
• Classification – Health Professionals Level 2
• The ongoing status of this position is subject to the renewal of government funding  
• up to Full-time
• Hours – up to 76 hours per fortnight (1.0 EFT)

ABOUT CENTRE AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRAL VICTORIA (CASACV)

The Centre Against Sexual Assault Central Victoria (CASACV) leads the response to sexual violence prevention and the delivery of specialist evidenced-based therapeutic services across the Central Victorian Region for children, young people and adults, and their support networks.

CASACV’s services are free and confidential and include:

• Specialist counselling to adults, young people and children who have experienced sexual assault and/or family violence either recently or in the past, and to their non-offending parents, partners, family and friends.
• A 24-hour crisis care response to victims of recent sexual assault, including crisis counselling, support and advocacy, and access to medical care and justice services.
• A family focused, prevention and early intervention therapeutic service to children and young people under the age of 18 who have engaged in problematic or harmful sexualised behaviours (HSB) via the REFOCUS Program.
• Specialised advocacy, secondary consultation, community education and professional training across the sector and within the community.

CASACV upholds a feminist philosophy, aiming to provide an empowering, respectful and culturally sensitive service committed to best practice. All CASACV’s work is underpinned by its guiding principles and values.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Counsellor / Advocate Children, Youth and Families is responsible for providing specialised counselling and support to children and young people who have experienced sexual assault and/or family violence, either recently or in the past, and to their non-offending parents, partners, family and friends.

The role of Counsellor / Advocate Children, Youth and Families is to:

• Provide therapeutic treatment as specified in the client’s counselling plan
• Conduct regular reviews of the client’s therapeutic progress and recognise when treatment goals have been met
• Provide advocacy and support for young people and their families within the broader service system
• Provide expert advice and secondary consultation to other professionals and organisations

ABOUT YOU

You are passionate about belonging to an exceptional team of individuals who share a vision of a community free of sexual assault and family violence.

With a Bachelor’s degree or above qualification in social work, counselling, youth work or similar discipline, you will be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the gendered nature of sexual and family violence
• Significant knowledge and expertise in working therapeutically with the dynamics and effects of interpersonal trauma
• Skills in risk assessment, safety planning, crisis management, and closure
• The ability to foster, promote and implement a culture that is client centred
• The ability to engage, build and maintain strong, mutually beneficial professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on this position please contact:

• [email protected] using the subject line: Counsellor / Advocate - Children Youth and Families - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.
• Tel: 03 5441 0430

Please visit our web-page: Work with Us - Centre Against Sexual Assault — Central Victoria (casacv.org.au).

All positions are subject to a satisfactory Police Check and valid Working with Children Check.

WHY WORK FOR CASACV?

CASACV prides itself on being a values-based organisation and employer of choice, committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff. CASACV:

• is committed to providing a positive, supportive and family friendly workplace
• pays generous above-award entitlements
• provides 5-week’s annual leave per year
• encourages and supports quality training and education opportunities through continuous learning and professional development
• offers generous salary packaging arrangements
• provides health and wellbeing initiatives
• provides free annual flu vaccinations
• offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free and confidential counselling and support
• provides clinical supervision with experienced professionals who are passionate about supporting others to improve what they do through structured discussions and learner-led reflection
• values diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

A position description is attached.