Child and Family Therapist / Counsellor – Sydney CBD

• Seeking a Child and Family Therapist – Children, Youth and Families
• This position is offered on a permanent, full-time basis working 5 days per week, and is based in the Sydney CBD.

Uniting Counselling and Mediation has a long history of high-quality service delivery, being well regarded and connected with Family Law stakeholders.  You will provide individual, child, youth and family counselling for families. This includes innovative telehealth and digital options, child inclusive practice, and psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for individuals, children, young people and their parents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality individual, child, youth and family counselling to repair and strengthen family relationships and individual self determination
• Provide family therapy in conjunction with other Uniting Counselling and Mediation Programs (e.g. family dispute resolution practitioner) in a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Provide child consultation as part of child inclusive practice to families after separation and divorce, including involuntary and court-ordered clients
• Assist in the development, facilitation, and promotion of clinical group work programs within the centre, and with external stakeholders such as community services and schools.
• Under the direction of the Centre Manager/Supervisor, you’ll liaise and network with relevant agencies to facilitate effective and high-quality services to our clients including the development and implementation of specific case management models.

About You:

• Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, counselling, or other equivalent and relevant field.
• Experience in working with children and adolescents in a therapeutic setting within family law matters or other community service programs.
• Experience in group work programs.
• Competence in working with issues of violence.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high conflict individuals and families with complex issues.
• Understanding of child protection issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as be able to contribute to the functioning of the team.
• Excellent communication, organisation and writing skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to meet the program specific client targets.

Even better:

• Eligibility for membership to relevant professional bodies (eg. AASW, APS, PACFA)
• Accredited post graduate training in individual, youth or family therapy
• Minimum three years previous experience in individual and/or family therapy.
• Experience in working with children and adolescents.
• Prior experience in group facilitation
• Experience working with court ordered and involuntary clients
• Experience and expertise in program promotion and liaison.
• Familiarity with the Family Law Act 1975 and other relevant legislation (e.g. Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection Act).

Why Work at Uniting?

• Do you thrive on a challenge and enjoy doing something different every day?  You can exercise choice through our culture of continuous conversations and have a voice in our diverse and inclusive workplace.
• To have a career that matters in an organisation that focuses on making an impact
• Receive comprehensive training and development in areas of child, youth and family counselling and to learn within a supportive work environment.
• To work within a strong clinical and supervision framework with a minimum of 26hours of supervision per year.
• Do you want to increase your disposable income by reducing the tax you pay?  As a Uniting employee you can package up to $15,900 from your salary for every day purchases, and up to $2650 for entertainment purposes. 
• You receive up to 5 ex-gratia days (on top of annual leave) at the end of the year.

Should you have any questions, please contact Belinda Condon from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team at 0422 424 225/ [email protected] using the subject line: Child and Family Therapist / Counsellor – Sydney CBD enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.