Anchor Child and Family Counsellor – Children and Families

Fairfield - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the OpportunityAs an Anchor counsellor you will provide individual therapy family therapy and group-based support to children and young people. Youll also engage with parents to help strengthen the parent-child relationship and reduce the chronic stress and trauma symptoms children are experiencing you in the roleHelp children and young people and their parents navigate the challenges of parental separation and divorce through a 6 to 10 session model. Deliver long term trauma-informed therapy (up to 20 sessions) for children and young people impacted by therapeutic group programs for children young people and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team through regular case discussions team meetings and professional -facing work per day with time dedicated to supervision documentation and to the rollout of modality-specific interventions including trauma-focused YouTertiary qualifications in Psychology Social Work Counselling or related working therapeutically with children young people (018) and/or of child protection issues and trauma-informed for membership with a relevant professional in working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds. Culturally sensitive with the ability to view situations through a cultural lens. Multilingual or confident communicating across language and cultural barriers. Aware of the unique challenges faced by CALD communities and committed to supporting them with empathy. Kind calm and humble with a strong team mindset. Able to remain neutral and exercise discretion and sensitivity in complex situations. Even BetterExperience delivering long-term counselling or group of and experience working in the context of DFV and high-conflict family in trauma-focused approaches (e.g. CBT play therapy).Why Join UnitingAt Uniting we care for you while you care for packaging benefits increase your take-home support tools and programs to support your physical and mental development ongoing training supervision and career and flexible workplace we value your uniqueness and support work-life part of a Child Safe Organisation and a team committed to confronting injustice and supporting community date: 11:55pm Thursday 9th April 2026Apply NowShould you have any questions please contact Alex Sullivan from Unitings Talent Acquisition Team at /Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which include National Police Checks Working with Children Checks and Reference UnitingWhen youre part of Uniting youre part of a diverse purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference. We work across all ages and stages of life focused on people experiencing disadvantage and proud to be a Child Safe Organisation and an employer that celebrates diversity and inclusion guided by our values: compassionate respectful imaginative and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land past present and emerging honouring their connection to land culture and community.