Womens Advocate and Counsellor

Womens Advocate/Counsellor Sunshine Coast Integrated Family Safety Response Service Maroochydore & Work from Home

• Employment Term: Maximum Term to 30 June 2026 Part-Time (45.6 hours per fortnight)

• Location: Hybrid - Maroochydore & Work from Home

• Remuneration: $51 p/hr Super NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response the protection of vulnerable people and children financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in peoples lives.

As a Womens Advocate/Counsellor youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Lets make a meaningful difference together!

Due to the nature of this role we are seeking female applicants. This is a genuine qualification under Sections 25 and 26 of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

The Sunshine Coast Integrated Family Safety Response Service is a specialist Domestic Family Violence service within Uniting Care. The Womens Advocate/Counsellor role prioritises the safety of women children and family members who are impacted by domestic and family violence. This role involves undertaking risk assessments safety planning provides support counselling information sharing and referrals to external and internal services and agencies to meet identified needs of women children and relevant family members whose partner or former partner are engaged in the behaviour and sustaining change programs with UnitingCare.

What makes a difference for us

• Tertiary Qualifications (minimum of a bachelors degree) in Counselling Psychology or Human Service-related field

• A minimum of two years experience professional experience working in a relevant field i.e.. domestic family and sexual violence; criminal justice including corrections; child protection; human services; counselling or other related fields.

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations such as The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 Section 5A Information Sharing and the Child Protection Act 1999 and an understanding of the Family Law Act.

• A gendered analysis of violence in their practice acknowledging that recognition of the complex ways in which children are harmed through Domestic Family Violence

• An ability to apply current theory and practice relating to Domestic Family Violence to conduct risk assessments develop plans around safety and needs identified is essential to this position

• Blue Card for Child Related Employment

• Current Drivers Licence

• Registration or eligible membership with an appropriate professional body (e.g. AASW; APS; PACFA Member Association) will be highly regarded

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

What makes a difference for you

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect shared standards strong values and a commitment to serving others

Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our FaDS team youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer were a proud not-for-profit with more than 16500 staff and 9000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

Child safe Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.