We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Family and Relationship Counsellor for our team in Northwest Tasmania.
Family and Relationship Counsellor
Location: Burnie and Devonport
Full Time Position (Part-time considered)
As an employee of CatholicCare Tasmania, you will work with people who are passionate about making a difference; you will be provided opportunities to learn and develop and to work alongside a committed and professional team. You will be given the chance to do work that makes a genuine difference in your community. CatholicCare has a positive workplace culture where our workers are supported to flourish as professionals.
About the role:
We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Personal, Family and Relationship Counsellor to deliver counselling services to Tasmanian individuals and families in the Northwest of Tasmania.
The program aims to strengthen relationships, build parenting capacity, and, improve the wellbeing of children and young people, and increase participation of people in community life to enhance family and community functioning.
As the Counsellor you will:
- Provide a range of counselling and support services to individuals, couples, children and parents/carers.
- Provide clients with opportunities to actively participate in establishing goals relevant to interventions and make appropriate referrals to external sources as required.
- Assess incoming referrals and actively participate in case allocation and delegated follow up.
- Ensure all decisions to accept client referrals are in line with funding requirements, professional practice skills and safety issues related to quality assurance guidelines.
- Provide counselling and group work activities in collaboration with other CatholicCare Tasmania employees across programmes or in conjunction with other organisations as relevant to program arrangements and client needs.
- Provide a range of focused psychological strategies (FPS) to individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.
- Contribute to our Post Separation Parenting program through individual counselling and group work.
As a Counsellor you will need:
- Demonstrated advanced skills, knowledge and experience to engage and work with individuals and families which may include grief and loss, substance use issues, domestic/family violence and mental health concerns.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to effectively develop and maintain partnerships, networks and client relationships.
- Tertiary qualifications at degree level in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline.
- Hold a current Working with Vulnerable Persons’ Registration.
- Hold a current driver’s licence.
Enquiries:
For a confidential discussion about this role, please call Carolyn on 0459 839 845 or
Julie on 0427 747 627.
To apply:
With guidance from the Position Description, please address each of the points in the selection criteria and let us know why you are the right person to fill this role (maximum two pages). Please refer to https://catholiccaretas.org.au/get-involved.
Closing date:
Applications close 9 am Monday the 7th August 2023.
The Archdiocese of Hobart and CatholicCare Tasmania is committed to safeguarding the interests of children and young persons. We are committed to protecting children and young people from harm and require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
CatholicCare Tasmania is an equal employment opportunity employer and promotes and supports a family friendly workplace. The successful applicant must be eligible to work in Australia and will need to evidence their registration to Work with Vulnerable People and Police Check as part of the recruitment process.