Social Worker Counsellor – BrisbaneAdelaide

Location: Brisbane or Adelaide

Part-time (3-4 days/ week) Fixed-term until 30 June 2027

Attractive Salary 12.5% Super Salary PackagingKnowmore Legal Service is a nationwide service supporting victim-survivors of childhood abuse and the Stolen Generations in accessing legal redress and justice. We offer free confidential services to help victim-survivors navigate their compensation and redress options including through assistance in applying to the National Redress Scheme Victims of Crime Compensation Schemes and the Territories Stolen Generation Redress Scheme.

Our team provides free legal assistance financial counselling social support and specialised cultural support for First Nations people. With a trauma-informed and culturally safe approach we empower victim-survivors to make informed choices on their path to healing and justice.

At Knowmore we stand with victim-survivors every step of the way.

Why Join Us

We know that in working with people who have experienced trauma it is important that our workplaces and employment conditions are also trauma informed.

Our workplaces provide time out spaces for our people to take a break and re-charge. There are couches puzzles and always food!

We provide the following benefits:

General leave entitlements with shut down between Christmas Eve and New Years Day without deduction from your annual leave

17.5% leave loading on annual leave

Not-for-Profit salary packaging options through our provider including general expense parking novated lease and meals and entertainment programs

Flexible working arrangements including hybrid arrangements of 2 days working from home pro-rated for part time (following a qualifying period during probation and assessment of the home office environment)

Access to paid regular external supervision in addition to regular work supervision

Generous professional training and development opportunities in addition to our core training requirements

Access to EAP

Additional 0.5% superannuation on top of the guaranteed rate

What Youll Do

Provide crisis and short-term wellbeing and psychosocial support to clients face to face or on the phone.

Collaborate with lawyers our First Nations Engagement Advisors and multidisciplinary teams to minimise the legal processs impact on clients

Assist clients with referrals to essential services

Conduct outreach including visits to remote and regional communities

Represent Knowmore in community education and advocacy initiatives

Provide informal debriefing and support to co-workers to enhance awareness of wellbeing in a trauma informed organisational framework

What Were Looking For

A Tertiary qualification in Social Work Psychology or Counselling

3 years relevant experience

Experience providing trauma-informed crisis and wellbeing support with survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Cultural competency experience working respectfully and in a culturally safe way with First Nations communities

Strong teamwork & stakeholder engagement skills

Commitment to self-care and reflective practice

Knowmores Approach

Our Social Workers and Counsellors work closely with our Lawyers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Advisers and Financial Counsellors to ensure our clients needs are met. Our work is underpinned by our values of respect teamwork courage integrity and innovation.

How to apply

Further Information about knowmore is available at . If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested please click apply now.

Your application must include:

A cover letter outlining why you are applying for this position and your preferred location

A resume with your skills experience and qualifications

Enquiries can be directed to

The role will be required to satisfactorily complete a National Police Records Check and an Employee Working with Children Clearance.

Meet Aunty Glendra

Aunty Glendra Stubbs is a Wiradjuri woman and an Elder in Residence at Knowmore. She has been supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients since Knowmore began in 2013. In this video Aunty Glendra shares her story about working at Knowmore and supporting her clients on their journey. Video Link: are committed to a trauma-informed and culturally safe approach walking alongside victim-survivors every step of the way.

We recognise and value the strength that diversity brings to our work. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all ages with diverse lived experiences and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples people from multicultural multifaith and linguistically diverse communities members of the LGBTQIA community and people with disability. Your unique perspective and voice are not only welcomethey are essential to the work we do.