Job description
CatholicCare’s Family and Relationship program aims to assist all families, couples, individuals and children though we prioritise those most disadvantaged or at risk. The program provides counselling, group work, mediation/support for separated families, specialised family violence interventions and family relationship skills and training.
What we can offer you?
- Access to salary packaging – reduce taxable income and increase your take home pay.
- Continuous learning and development, regular clinical supervision and support.
- Additional 4 paid days bonus leave for Easter Tuesday and the Christmas period. Plus, other generous leave provisions such as additional long service leave and paid parental leave.
- Be a part of a team dedicated to supporting and improving Tasmania’s individual, family and community wellbeing.
What will you do?
- Create a harmonious and productive working environment by setting and adhering to high personal integrity and performance standards at all times.
- Provide relationship counselling to individuals, couples and families using appropriate theoretical models of intervention.
- Engage with and assess client needs and develop appropriate therapeutic intervention strategies.
- As part of the wider Family, Therapeutic and Counselling leadership team, participate in and promote initiatives to standardise and develop internal systems.
- Provide support to team members via regular supervision to develop practitioners’ skills and knowledge and enhance their clinical practice through consultation, participation in professional learning activities, and participation in peer reviews.
What can you bring to us?
- Detailed knowledge of family violence issues, including good understanding of impacting issues such as mental health, substance abuse and poverty.
- Demonstrated experience and training in relationship and family counselling, including work with children individually, and in groups in a child focused/inclusive practice.
- Demonstrated ability and skills in counselling to use Group Work methods in providing both counselling and support, as well as education information and “skills” training to children and their families.
- Proven ability to work supervise a team of Social Workers and/or similar allied health professionals and network effectively, including resourcefulness and organisation skills.
Enquiries
For a confidential discussion about this role, please call Julie Duniam on 03 6431 8555
Ready 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 click “Apply Now” and find the Team Leader role with the location you are interested in applying for.
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.
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