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Counsellor - Extreme Climatic Events - Gippsland

Relationships Australia Victoria
  • Key role delivering best practice client services to individuals.
  • Part-time position, four (4) days per week until 30 June 2022.
  • Based in Bairnsdale with outreach to East Gippsland communities.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced counsellor to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) in this important role with staff who have been delivering effective client focused services and outcomes for over 70 years in Victoria.

About RAV

RAV is a secular, community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations who have been providing services to the Victorian community for over 70 years. Our vision is for “positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians”. Our objective is to relieve suffering, distress and helplessness and to enhance physical, social and emotional wellbeing. Our services are for all members of the community, regardless of their religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances. RAV provides services from centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Gippsland, your responsibilities include delivering services under the Gippsland Primary Health Network Mental Health Supports for Bushfire Affected Australians program which is aimed to support individuals and communities affected by the 2019-2020 bushfires. Specifically, the delivery of the Frontline Emergency Distress and Trauma Counselling, which provides emergency mental health care for people affected by bushfire for individuals, families and emergency service personnel.

All RAV counsellors need to be guided by evidence-based, trauma-informed practice and able to implement interventions, good theory and research, able to choose interventions that are most likely to bring about sustained positive change. Complex cases may require some case management.

An exciting part-time opportunity, four (4) days per week until 30 June 2022 with a possible extension dependent on funding. The successful candidate will be based in Bairnsdale providing weekly outreach into East Gippsland Communities impacted by bushfire. Overnight stays in East Gippsland will be required. Accommodation will be provided, and travel costs reimbursed.

Skills, experience and qualifications

  • Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a related discipline including family therapy, social work, counselling and psychology.
  • Previous supervised professional experience in counselling.
  • Demonstrated application of therapeutic modalities relevant to working with individuals, couples and families.
  • Demonstrated ability to use therapeutic interventions and use appropriate good assessment tools.
  • Understand and be able to practically apply relevant legislative regulations.

A full copy of the position description (can be viewed below and) is available at www.rav.org.au/careers .

What we offer

A competitive sector remuneration package is on offer to the successful candidate with a base salary range of $84k-$90k (pro-rata) per annum, superannuation and access to PBI tax-free salary packaging. We are an ‘employer of choice’ providing best practice professional development, training, clinical supervision and work / life balance conditions and benefits to our staff. To apply for this position, use the APPLY button and attach your covering letter responding to the above job requirements “Skills, experience and qualifications” and your current resume/cv.

For specific queries about this position, please contact Kylie Lancaster, Assistant Manager by phoning 040447 697 659.

A position description is attached.

RAV is committed to building and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We require all staff to have a satisfactory National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable) and Working with Children Check. RAV is a public benevolent institution.

All headspace services are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Administration of funding is carried out by the headspace centre’s local Primary Health Network, in this case, Gippsland Primary Health Network.

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