About the Opportunity

We’re seeking a passionate Counsellor to provide individual, couple, and family counselling to support families and deliver therapy across a range of Uniting’s counselling programs.

This permanent part-time role offers 42 hours per fortnight and is based in Newcastle.

Uniting Counselling and Mediation is highly regarded for its quality services and strong connections with Family Law stakeholders. This role involves working with diverse clients across our counselling programs (individuals, couples and post-separation).

About you in the role

• Deliver high-quality therapy to individuals, couples, and families to repair and strengthen relationships.
• Provide child consultations using child-inclusive practices for families navigating separation or divorce, including involuntary and court-ordered cases.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners, to provide holistic family therapy.
• Work with clients experiencing trauma, high conflict and complex challenges, including those referred by courts.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, or a related field.
• Proven experience providing therapy, including with individuals, couples, and families.
• Strong ability to manage high-conflict individuals, couples, and families.
• Experience addressing issues of violence and an understanding of child protection.
• Competence with program targets and client management systems.

Desirable

• Membership eligibility with professional bodies (e.g., AASW, APS, PACFA).
• Postgraduate training in individual, couple, or family therapy.
• Experience working within a Family Law context.

Why Work at Uniting?

• Build a meaningful career in an organisation committed to making a difference.
• Access training and development opportunities in child and family counselling.
• Work within a supportive clinical framework with supervision.
• Enjoy salary packaging benefits, including up to $15,900 for everyday purchases and $2,650 for entertainment.
• Receive up to 4 ex-gratia days in addition to annual leave.

Should you have any questions, please contact Alex Sullivan from Uniting's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] using the subject line: Child and Family Therapist / Counsellor - Newcastle enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.  

"At Uniting, we don't just care about Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) because it's the right thing to do - D&I is part of our identity and the future we see for ourselves. 

We’re on a journey to intentionally and visibly weave diversity and inclusion into everything we do. We strive to be a place where everyone feels included, safe and confident to be themselves. A place where diversity is valued, and essential, to co-create a better world. 

 We have four lived experience-led employee D&I networks that provide insights and guidance to our organisation and drive active allyship: Uniting PRIDE network; Uniting Disability Inclusion Network; Uniting Cultural Diversity Network; and, the Uniting Ngumbadal Network."