About Relationships Australia

Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) provides a safe, judgement-free environment where individuals, couples and families can address the critical matters impacting their relationships, and their lives.

This opportunity is part of our Wattle Place team. Wattle Place is a place of understanding, support and hope for people who grew up in care, former state wards and orphans; Forgotten Australians; the Stolen Generations; people impacted by past Forced Adoption Practices and people impacted by the National Redress Scheme.

Please visit www.wattleplace.org.au to learn more about the work we do.

What you'll do

As a Counsellor & Caseworker at Wattle Place, you will provide high quality counselling and therapeutic case work to individuals who have experienced complex childhood trauma, including Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants, and people accessing the National Redress Scheme. Your role will focus on offering trauma-informed counselling and practical assistance to help clients navigate their unique challenges. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing Counselling and Support: Use structured therapeutic techniques to guide clients through their healing process, helping them make meaningful changes. Sessions will be conducted in-person, online, or over the phone, following organisational guidelines.
• Document Preparation and Casework: Assist clients with important documentation, including applications for the National Redress Scheme, file releases, and family tracing. You'll also support family reunions and manage sensitive information with care.
• Building Trust: Establish a secure and respectful environment for clients, ensuring they feel safe to engage throughout their counselling journey.
• Comprehensive Case Management: Manage the client process from initial referral to case closure, balancing both the clinical and administrative responsibilities outlined in each case plan.
• Connecting Clients to Support: Facilitate social connection and practical support, partnering with other services to ensure clients receive the assistance they need.

The details

• Part time contract until 30.06.2026 with potential for extension
• Based in Harris Park
• $46 - $51 per hour (depending on skills and experience) + 11.5% super, 17.5% leave loading and tax-free salary packaging up to $15,900. (Increase your take home pay! Calculate Your Savings at https://www.salary.com.au/calculate-your-savings)
• Extra annual leave days between Christmas and New Year
• Excellent professional development, regular clinical supervision

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Science, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or equivalent, with an understanding of the systemic approach
• Be registered or eligible for membership with Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia as a clinical member or Australian Counselling Association (Level 3 or 4) or Australian Association of Social Workers
• The use of structured evidence-informed counselling modalities to respond to the challenges facing our clients
• Ability to provide quality casework to develop individual tailored case plans and coordinate referral to suit client need
• Understanding of history of Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants in Australia and of the issues/ barriers faced by people impacted, including the long-term impact

Why work with us?

• Make a genuine difference to the wellbeing of individuals; everyday!
• Work alongside people who truly care about what you achieve. Grow with us as a team
• We offer many benefits including flexible working options, additional leave days, Employee Referral Reward program and the Fitness Passport
• Extra Income - You can salary package up to $15,900 pa of your pre-tax salary for everyday expenses and up to $2,650 pa for entertainment expenses, meaning you take home even more pay!
• We value inclusion and belonging. We want a workforce that is reflective of all the communities we serve. To strengthen our inclusive practice we have employee action groups: Accessibility, Reconciliation, Gender, Sex & Sexually Diverse and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
• We are committed to deepening our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We have a stretch Reconciliation Action Plan to guide our efforts to build strong relationships, increased employment, and enhanced respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other communities

Next Steps

Interested? Apply today!

RANSW requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check before employment.

It is a condition of employment from 1 January 2022, that employees who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination must be fully vaccinated to perform duties at any of our workplaces. If you are not medically eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you must provide Relationships Australia NSW with acceptable evidence of having a health condition for which obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination is contraindicated.