We have a rare opportunity for a Children’s Counsellor to join a team of specialists working with children impacted by domestic and family violence and trauma.

You will work with children, their mothers, and the whole family unit to rebuild attachment. You will need a deep passion for working with children to build their self-esteem, understand their feelings and learn new ways to express them, as well as an understanding of the impacts of domestic & family violence that children experience.

YFS has an innovative approach to the way we work with children and families, and we know there are so many benefits to this. This is your chance to be part of an experienced, dedicated team and work alongside our specialists to help children build a future free of violence and abuse.

About the job

• Role location: Jimboomba. Our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield, and a one-hour drive from the Gold Coast.
• Role type: Permanent, Full-time with the potential of a 9-day fortnight or Part-time 4-day (32hr) week.
• Pay range: $97,689 - $102,114 a year based on experience, with salary sacrificing exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available.

This role is part of YFS’ SHINE Team (servicing Beaudesert and surrounding areas). We are an energetic, dedicated, and supportive team working to increase the safety of women and children.

In this job, you’ll work with children experiencing and/ or witnessing domestic and family violence to develop strategies to improve their safety and minimise the negative impacts of their experiences.

You will provide advocacy, attachment-based counselling, trauma informed interventions, initial and ongoing assessment of the child’s development and liaise with schools / other services involved with the family.

Through your work you will improve parental and sibling relationships and attachment which includes joint work with mothers.

About you

Ideally you will bring the following:

• demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting women and children including evidence in practice of your understanding of gender-based violence.
• be confident, competent, and able to work fast while prioritising the safety of our clients
• be a team player.
• Must register to an appropriate registration body.

A position description is attached.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people living in the Logan and surrounding area. And we want our staff to thrive, too. So we offer great opportunities to develop your career.

We’re serious about your professional development. Half of our managers have been employed from within. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

We know that a happy workplace thrives. We recognise that staff have their own needs, so we encourage you to bring the entire you to work. Depending on your role, we support a number of flexible work arrangements.

Also, we offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, paid parental leave, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax) and counselling support.

Interested?

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This job will remain open until it is filled.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sarah Vuzem on [email protected] using the subject line: Children's Counsellor - Jimboomba enquiry via EthicalJobs.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.