Child and Family Counsellor

• Ongoing Full-Time Position (76 fortnightly hours)
• $93669.00 PA Super Salary Packaging*(toincreaseyour take home pay)
• Located in Marion

About RASA

Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) is a not-for-profit secular community organisation helping people to overcome difficulties and bring about positive change in their lives. We offer services for families couples and individuals of all agesbackgroundsand find outmoreabout RASA go to.

Whowe arelookingfor

Were looking for a compassionate child-centred counsellor who is passionate about supporting children young people and families to build safe healthy relationships and create positive lasting change.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualification (AQF level 7) in social work psychology counselling or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with children young people parents and carers and families in a therapeutic context.
• Demonstrated experience in providing counselling to those effected by Family and Domestic Violence including children and those using violence in relationships

It would be a bonus if you have:

• Post graduate (AQF level 9) qualification in social work psychology counselling or related discipline. 3 Counsellor HR1.1T1 Last reviewed August 2026
• Demonstrated experience facilitating therapeutic groups with children young people and parents and carers in Family and Domestic Violence behaviour change parenting skills and developing social and emotional skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working with stakeholders around a child such as schools

What you will be doing

The Child and Family (CaF) Counsellor provides therapeutic counselling and family support that strengthens the safety wellbeing and healthy development of children and young people. Working with children and young people aged 017 parents carers and whole families the role supports families experiencing a broad range of complex relationship parenting and social challenges. The CaF Counsellor delivers child-centred trauma-informed and developmentally responsive interventions to address issues including family and domestic violence mental health concerns substance misuse problem gambling childhood trauma abuse and neglect. The role focuses on strengthening parenting and carer capacity promoting safe and nurturing relationships enhancing childrens developmental outcomes and supporting families to build resilience and sustain positive change.