At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals and families through relationship challenges and significant life changes.
- Company: Established community services organisation in Western Sydney.
- Benefits: Monthly supervision, professional development, salary packaging, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Access to facilitator training and a dynamic team culture.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your counselling skills.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work required.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 $ per year.
Be Recruitment is seeking a counsellor to join an established community services organisation supporting individuals, couples and families across the Western Sydney area. You’ll help clients work through relationship difficulties, separation, divorce, grief and significant life changes. Couples and family counselling forms a substantial part of the role, so experience and confidence in this area will be highly regarded.
The role involves working within a counselling team to provide evidence-based therapeutic support that helps clients build and maintain safe, supportive relationships. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing face-to-face, telephone and online counselling to individuals, couples and families
- Supporting clients experiencing relationship breakdown, bereavement, trauma and grief, including those navigating family law pathways
- Facilitating parenting and psycho-educational group programs
- Connecting clients with appropriate services through warm referrals
- Maintaining accurate client records and contributing to reporting
- Participating in clinical supervision, professional development and local service networks
- Maintaining culturally responsive, child-safe practice and meeting mandatory reporting obligations
You’ll bring a thoughtful, practical approach to counselling and the ability to build trust with people experiencing difficult circumstances. We’re looking for:
- A tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work
- Relevant professional membership or registration, such as ACA, PACFA, AASW or AHPRAS
- Skills or experience in couples and family counselling, including working with children
- Experience facilitating therapeutic or psycho-educational groups
- An understanding of culturally responsive practice when working with First Nations and culturally diverse communities
- Strong communication, organisation and client documentation skills
- A current NSW driver licence, access to a fully insured vehicle and willingness to travel for work
Training in Circle of Security Parenting or Keeping Kids in Mind would be highly regarded, with facilitator training available as part of the role.
You’ll have access to:
- Monthly individual clinical supervision contributing to CPD hours
- Monthly group clinical supervision contributing to CPD hours
- Supervision with the Manager every six weeks
- Facilitator training across a range of parenting programs
- Individual professional development contributing to CPD hours
- Salary packaging benefits
Remuneration is offered at SCHADS Level 4, up to pay point 4.2, plus superannuation. Appointment is subject to verification of qualifications, professional membership or registration, Australian work rights, identification, a National Criminal Record Check and a Working with Children Check.
Family & Relationship Counsellor in Sydney employer: Be Recruitment
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