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Counsellor

The Gender Centre

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dedicated Counsellor to join a multy- disciplinary, dedicated team based in our Marrickville office to provide counselling to transgender, gender questioning and gender diverse adults, young people and their families using approaches that are flexible and appropriate.

To be successful you must have tertiary qualifications in counselling, psychology, social work or an equivalent as well as current registration with an affiliated Peak Body PACFA or ACA.

The Gender Centre Inc:

is a specialist state wide Government funded Not-For-Profit organisation providing specialist services to the Transgender and Gender questioning community and their families of NSW. The Gender Centre provides services across four domains:

  • Health
  • Homelessness
  • Psychosocial support
  • Education

about the role

Hours of employment: 35 hours per week with preparedness to work some extra/additional hours in order to accommodate community/inter-agency events, staff meetings and client needs.

Award: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award Community Services Worker

Salary: SACS level 5 Pay Point 1 as per award per hour + superannuation and salary packaging. Refer to Job description for the Essential Criteria

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

next steps

Please click Apply Now to submit your application.

For more info contact the lead Counsellor Candy at [email protected], using the subject line: Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs, or phone on 9569 2366.

A Job Description and Application Guide are attached.

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