Women's Health Counsellor

• Permanent part-time role 4 days a week Based in our Centre for Womens Childrens and Family Health in Campbelltown
• $89k - $95.7k (pro rata) Super Salary Packaging Meal & Entertainment Card
• Work within a values-driven supportive team environment

Our Organisation

The Benevolent Societys vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children young people and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Societys vision we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. Weremainsteadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic political and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Your Role

As our Womens Health Counsellor youll provide accessible goal-focused counselling that empowers women who have experienced trauma including domestic & family violence sexual assault grief and loss. Working in an integrated service model youll deliver wrap-around care linking clients to services and supports while offering long-term counselling that helps women achieve their goals and move forward. Youll conduct counselling assessments provide high-quality counselling and psychotherapy referrals to case management and facilitate therapeutic groups.

Our service is free impactful and client-focused delivered with respect cultural sensitivity and genuine care.

The Centre for Womens Children & Family Health has a commitment to employing women from diverse backgrounds. The Benevolent Society considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)

Duties

• Provide counselling to women impacted by trauma DFV historical child sexual assault and mental health concerns using a trauma-informed culturally sensitive approach.
• Collaborate with clients to set achievable goals and regularly review progress.
• Apply a range of evidence-based modalities and therapeutic frameworks tailoring interventions and providing personalised client-focused care.
• Engage clients through strengths-based assessments risk minimisation and safety planning to ensure wellbeing and empowerment.
• Co-facilitate psychoeducation and wellbeing groups that promote resilience self-care and recovery.
• Work within an integrated service model to deliver wrap-around support linking clients to additional services and resources as needed.
• Represent the organisation at interagency meetings and community events to strengthen collaborative networks.

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. That includes you our employee. A best lifeis unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

• Salary Benefits-You can package up to $15900 pa of your pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated meaning you take homeeven more pay!
• Recognition and Reward -Sector competitive remuneration various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
• Wellness -Stay fit with a Fitness passport utilise our Employee Assistance Program and even purchase additional leave.
• Professional Development -We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment fulfilment and growth.
• Our Reconciliation Commitment - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are entitled up to 2 days paid plus up to 10 days unpaid cultural leave as well as the option to be a voice onreference networking groups the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways and your social and emotional wellbeing.

Skills and Experience

You will be a Counsellor Psychologist or Social Worker with:

• Relevant tertiary qualificationsin Social Work Counselling Psychology or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years experienceproviding counselling ideally with women who have experienced trauma.
• Proven ability to support women and families affected by trauma domestic and family violence mental health challenges or other forms of adversity.
• Atrauma-informed DFV-informed strengths-based approachto client care.
• Sound knowledge of child protection legislationand mandatory reporting responsibilities.
• Strong time management and organisational skillsto balance competing priorities effectively.
• Experience infacilitatingtherapeutic wellbeing and psychoeducation groups.

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice one who offers provides and practices cultural safety in our workplace.

Apply now!Pleasesubmityour current CV outlining your suitability and interest in the role.

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