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Family Violence Counsellor - Sale

Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited

  • Leading Community Services Organisation
  • Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
  • Part-Time, Maximum Term
  • Sale location

About the opportunity

The Family Violence Counsellor will provide counselling and therapeutic group work for women and children who have been victims of family violence. 

This is a Maximum Term position until July 31 2021

You can view the full position description here

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Bachelor level qualification in Social Work / Counselling or equivalent tertiary related field   

You will also have:

  • Demonstrated skills in providing counselling and therapeutic group work
  • Demonstrated experience in designing, planning, delivering and evaluating group work programs
  • Strong skills in needs and risk assessment and safety planning.
  • Knowledge of a range of theoretical frameworks relevant to working with women and children, especially those related to family violence.
  • Cultural awareness and previous experience in working with differences in culture, religion and sexual orientation.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
  • High level organisational skills, including time management
  • Ability to work both autonomously and within a team environment

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, apply today by submitting the following

  • Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability according to the position description)
  • Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
  • Address the Core selection criteria in the position description

Get in touch

Toni Mackay – Manager Children, Youth and Families  
T: 0351447777

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.

 

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