Employer: UnitingCare Qld

Region: Brisbane

Closing Date: 16 January 2025

Job Description:

• Employment Term: 6 month maximum term part-time ( 3 days per week)
• Location: Nundah
• Remuneration: $97,385.70 (pro-rata) + 11.5% super + NFP salary packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare 

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

The UCQ Brisbane Counselling and Case Management Service provides counselling and case management support to women at high risk of domestic and family violence. We are currently seeking a motivated, part-time, DV Counsellor for a 6 month maximum term contract, 3 days per week.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

In this role, you will work with women who have been impacted by domestic and family violence and have experienced significant trauma. You will provide support to these women through therapeutic counselling, case management and advocacy. In addition to this, you will be accountable for undertaking complex risk assessments and implementing safety plans to address safety concerns while also building and maintaining high level knowledge of specialist support services that are appropriate to refer women and children to.

You will have a strong passion and for working with women and children who have experienced significant trauma, a thorough knowledge of the impacts of domestic and family violence on women and children, and demonstrated skills and extensive experience in delivering specialised counselling, assessment and therapeutic support services to women impacted by domestic and family violence.

What makes a difference for us? 

The successful applicant will have;

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Counselling
• Eligibility for membership to one of the following professional associations (Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Psychological Society, Australian Counselling Association or PACFA Member Association)
• Qld Drivers Licence
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

Due to the inherent requirements of this programs delivery we require female representation from our Counselling team, as such we are currently looking for a Female Support Worker. To be a female is a genuine requirement for the position under Section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1997.

What makes a difference for you? 

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• Eligible employees receive 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Our FaDS, team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children 
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion 

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace 

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

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