SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential Criteria

• Relevant tertiary or University qualifications in counselling, psychology, social sciences with at least 3 years’ experience post qualifications
• Registration with the following associations: minimum level 2 membership with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) Clinical membership of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation (PACFA).
• Experience in the delivery of evidence-based face to face and telephone clinical support services using primarily person centered and cognitive behaviour therapy, solution focused therapy, complex grief and loss counselling and other therapeutic approaches
• Experience in promoting the safety and wellbeing of carers and their families which includes knowledge of child protection, mental health and domestic violence, evidenced by effective and relevant counselling practices
• Experience and expertise in the provision of evidence based short term personal counselling with a population who present with a broad range of varying complexity including gender dysphoria, STI/HIV/BBV, sexual assault, suicide and AOD.
• Preparedness to undertake flexible work hours in the provision of group work within a counselling context
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the issues pertaining to the transgender, gender diverse and gender questioning community
• Ability to liaise and work with a range of people from diverse and marginalised communities.
• Ability to work within a small multidisciplinary team
• Ability to respond appropriately to clients in crisis

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in working in a community-based organisation
• Experience in working with diverse groups
• Experience in facilitating or co-facilitating psycho-educational groups
• Experience in supervising counselling students on university placements
• Current Drivers licence
• Understanding of issues and needs of culturally and linguistically diverse groups and emerging communities

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