Join our team
Would you like to be part of a warm, relational team that values clinical excellence and continued professional growth?
The team at Argrove Counselling have created a culture that is compassionate, supportive and fun. Our beautifully appointed therapy rooms are spacious and filled with natural light. We love our work and are passionate about building strong therapeutic relationships with our clients.
Our practice is well regarded amongst our referrers, and we are becoming known for our special interest in working with clients who have experienced psychological trauma, from single event traumas to more complex trauma histories.
Demand for our services is continuing to grow and we are looking for trauma informed therapists whose values align with ours.
You may feel drawn to working with us if:
- You are warm, compassionate, have a sense of humour and want to be part of a team that value and respect each other.
- You love working with, or have an interest, in working with trauma. You have a willingness to work with the complexities that often come with working alongside clients who have a history of complex trauma.
- You value ongoing professional learning and personal development.
- You have undertaken at least Level 1 EMDR training or are willing to do so.
- You enjoy integrating evidenced based, trauma focused and relational approaches such as Schema Therapy, EMDR, IFS, Polyvagal Theory into your practice. Experience or interest in working from an attachment based and neurobiological framework would be a bonus.
- You are interested in a long-term position where you can build longer term therapeutic relationships with clients.
The positions
We have 2 part-time positions available:
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician
- Adult Mental Health Clinician
We will also consider combining the two part-time positions into one position for a therapist who enjoys working with children, adolescence and adults.
Ideally you will have at least 2 years post qualification experience as either a
- Mental Health Social Worker (Accredited) or
- Mental Health Occupational Therapist or
- Registered Psychologist
Working with us.
If you join our team, you can expect to be part of a:
Highly skilled team that values ongoing professional development and growth. We work together to provide a high standard of clinical care to our clients and offer:
- A generous professional development allowance and paid professional development leave.
- Internal supervision and the option of additional external clinical supervision.
- Team training days.
Cohesive and collaborative team that values self-care. We believe that if our team is well cared for, we’ll have a greater capacity to care well for our clients. This includes:
- Having a manageable workload with sufficient time for client preparation, case notes and reports.
- Enjoying a paid day off on your birthday.
- Flexibility and freedom to enable to you to balance work with other aspects of your life.
- Working from home when possible.
- Remuneration of $88 960 – $102 508 pro rata inclusive of super and PD allowance.
Well supported team. This includes:
- A well-paced induction and orientation process. We understand it takes time to build confidence and knowledge when settling into a new work environment.
- Full administration support to manage phone calls, bookings, payment processing and all administrative enquiries and tasks.
- Matching clients to your areas of interest, skill level and personality therefore increasing your enjoyment in working with your clients.
- Team meetings where everyone’s voice matters in creating a workplace that is fun, collaborative and supportive.
How to apply
If you can see yourself being a part of our team, we would love to hear from you. Please include a cover letter, resume and contact details of 2 professional referees. Applications can be emailed to [email protected]
If you have any questions feel free to contact Heather Lilley on (08) 6115 0215
You’re welcome to find out more about us at argrovecounselling.com.au