Centacare North Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation that provides counselling, family support, mediation, family dispute resolution, disability services, education and courses, crisis housing and homelessness support, youth services, community engagement and NDIS services. Centacare services the North Queensland community from offices in Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Longreach and Normanton.
Benefits you will enjoy:
- Fixed Term to 18th June, 2024. Part Time Hours 0.6 FTE, Flexible Working Hours.
- SCHADS 4 Salary
- Great NFP Salary Sacrifice options available to reduce your taxable salary by $15,900 p.a. with Eziway Salary Packaging
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% leave loading (Pro-Rata)
- Birthday Leave + Other Above Award Benefits
The Counselling and Intervention (ROSA) services are provided to children and young people under 18 years who are subject to statutory intervention and require support as a therapeutic response arising from a personal experience of physical, emotional or sexual abuse/harm and neglect. Counselling support is a targeted therapeutic response involving skilled and qualified practitioners listening attentively and patiently to the express feeling and circumstances of the child (and carer), perceiving difficulties from a child’s point of view, helping the child to see things differently and facilitating choice and positive change in the child’s life, conducted within a private and safe setting.
Joining a values-driven, supportive and inclusive team, you will:
- Provide support to the child’s care team by providing education on the impact of trauma and disrupted attachment on a child’s behaviour and emotional regulation.
- Maintain and record assessment, behavioural support, counselling, trauma informed practice and advocacy for children who are subject to Child Protection involvement. Counselling can be provided from the ages of four to eighteen years.
- Build rapport with the child and care team whilst maintaining professional boundaries; work effectively with the care team and offer strategies and support as appropriate that meets the child’s care needs and supports management of challenging/complex behaviours.
- Assess the child’s therapeutic needs utilising the Outcomes Star assessment tool then develop an individualised therapy plan that is informed by consulting Child Safety, the Child, School, Carer/parent and through counsellor’s observations.
- Complete regular safety assessments and discuss any safety concerns with line manager immediately as per policy.
Download the Position Description below for more important details about the position.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Possession of a relevant degree in Social Work, Psychology or Behavioural Sciences and eligibility for membership of a relevant professional association.
- A developed understanding of disrupted attachment, trauma and the impact that this can have on a child’s behaviour and wellbeing. Knowledge of an array of therapeutic and creative strategies to engage children during counselling sessions.
- Knowledge of behavioural support strategies to empower the child’s care team to be able to best manage the child’s behaviour and emotional needs.
- A current Driver Licence.
- Currently hold, and/or eligibility to obtain and maintain, both a Disability Worker Screening and a Working with Children Blue Card.
Centacare North Queensland is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunities Employer. People from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have appropriate work rights in Australia.