Counsellor
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
**This position is based in Katherine Northern Territory**
CatholicCare NT Employee Benefits
- Above Award Salary
- Six Weeks Annual Leave plus Two Weeks Personal Leave
- Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15900 p/a)
- Staff rewards program with savings and discounts at over 450 well known retailers
- Access to Wellbeing Centre providing support to a healthier and happier life
- Relocation assistance offered up to $3000
About the program
CatholicCare NTs counselling program aims to enable children young people and adults in all their diversity to develop and sustain safe supportive and nurturing family relationships and reduce the emotional social and economic costs associated with disruption to family relationships.
About the role
The role of the Counsellor is to work within a cohesive and integrated team providing high quality responsive and culturally appropriate counselling and groupwork services. The counsellors role is to support and strengthen family relationships prevent breakdown enhance children and young peoples wellbeing and mental health assist couples and families to manage issues arising from relationships including family violence and support children after parental separation.
CatholicCare NT Counsellors provide a range of evidenced based therapeutic interventions including family therapy individual counselling and groups support and information and referral. These interventions are primarily targeted to support critical family development and transition points including formation extension and separation.
This position is based in Katherine NT.
What we are looking for
- Relevant qualification in Counselling Psychology or Social Work is essential. If qualification is in Psychology or Social Work then additional evidenced study in Counselling is highly regarded.
- Demonstrated experience working with children young people adults and families.
- Membership or eligibility to join a governing body such as PACFA AASW or ACA.
- Demonstrated competence in using a broad range of evidence based counselling and group work approaches to support client outcomes
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including case note writing
- Demonstrated cultural competency particularly in working with Indigenous people
How to Apply
For a full role description including key selection criteria please visit our careers Close: 9am Tuesday 04 November 2025
Interviews on: Rolling interviews
Applications for this position may be closed earlier than anticipated or extended at the discretion of the hiring manager.
Applications only progress if made directly through our CatholicCare NT website. Expressions of interest from third party job boards will not be considered.
Safeguarding Children & Young People
CatholicCare NT is committed to maintaining zero tolerance of child abuse and neglect and the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who access our activities programs services and facilities.
Employment is subject to obtaining a satisfactory National police check and Working with Children (Ochre) Card together with Social Media and Adverse Media Check.
If you have resided in an overseas country for 12 months or more in the past 10 years this position requires you to complete an International Criminal History check (ICHC) prior to your employment commencement date. The outcome of the initial screening check must be satisfactory.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Management
- Behavioral Health
- Classroom Experience
- Mediation Experience
- Special Education
- Conflict Management
- Teaching
- Experience with Children
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
