• Support people affected by adoption or out-of-home care to know their story.
• Part-time permanent role up to 22.8 hours per week, based in Melbourne CBD.
• SCHADS Level 5 + superannuation + access to salary packaging benefits. 

Your new role

Our Heritage team is dedicated to supporting past residents and their families affected by adoption or out-of-home care provided by the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Uniting Churches.

The heart of your role will be working with consumers and their families contacting our team to access information and support their journey to better understand their past. It’s important work.

You will deliver wrap-around therapeutic support, which is often long-term but always meeting people where they are at.  You will be key to providing supported release of records, counselling, referrals to support services, and coordinating connection and reunification activities.

It’s a part-time role involving up to 22.8 hours per week. We have some flexibility around how days and hours are worked - except Tuesdays when the Heritage team gets together in the office.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t always easy, but it always matters, and you will be working in a team who cares as much as you do about supporting people through their journey to know their story.

In addition to your salary commencing at $49.28 per hour + super, you can access the following:

• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Save on dining out with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.
• Receive a 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee at Uniting Early Learning.
• Enjoy a 25% discount at Uniting op shops.

Your skills and experience

You’re experienced in adult case management and counselling. You have a keen interest in history and working with historical records, and ideally, you understand past child welfare practices.

You will also bring with you:

• Tertiary qualification in counselling, psychology, social work or a related discipline
• Relevant experience in counselling, psychology, psychology social work or a related field
• Experience counselling people who have experienced childhood trauma

View the full position description here.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. If this role sounds like a good fit for you, apply soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.

For any questions, contact Chris Wade on 0481 469 899 during business hours.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

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 relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTIQA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.