Child Domestic and Family Violence Counsellor | DFV Counselling | Port Douglas / Mossman

• Employment Term: Permanent Part-Time or Full-Time Opportunity
• Location:Mossman / Port Douglas
• Remuneration: $53.43 per hour + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
• Applications Close: Applications will be reviewed as they are received and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service supporting children, young people and families across the Port Douglas–Daintree region.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

As a Child Domestic and Family Violence Counsellor, you will provide specialist, child-centred and trauma-informed counselling to children and young people impacted by domestic and family violence.

Recognising children and young people as victim-survivors in their own right, you will support their felt safety, emotional regulation, coping, recovery and connection with safe family, school, peers, culture, Country and community.

You will deliver developmentally appropriate therapeutic support through assessment, safety planning, play-based and expressive approaches, caregiver review sessions, case coordination and warm referrals. Services may be delivered through centre-based, outreach and virtual settings to respond to regional access and family circumstances.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist counselling to children and young people impacted by domestic and family violence
• Completing assessments, risk screening and collaborative safety planning.
• Developing and reviewing therapeutic plans tailored to each child or young person.
• Using developmentally appropriate, play-based and expressive therapeutic approaches.
• Supporting children and young people to build safety, coping skills, confidence and connection.
• Engaging protective parents and caregivers to support therapeutic goals.
• Coordinating warm referrals with schools, health, Child Safety, police, legal and community services.
• Providing culturally safe and inclusive support to children, young people and families.
• Maintaining accurate client records, case notes, assessments and safety plans.
• Participating in supervision, reflective practice and ongoing professional development.

What makes a difference for us?

• A degree in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, Behavioural Science, Human Services or a related discipline.
• Eligibility for membership or registration with a recognised professional body.
• Experience providing counselling or therapeutic support to children and young people impacted by DFV or trauma.
• Knowledge of child development, trauma-informed practice, coercive control, risk assessment and safety planning.
• Confidence using child-centred, play-based and developmentally appropriate therapeutic approaches.
• Strong assessment, communication, case management and professional judgement skills.
• Ability to work respectfully and culturally safely with First Nations peoples and diverse communities.
• A current Queensland Driver license
• A current Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• Highly regarded: Postgraduate training in child and adolescent counselling, play therapy, developmental trauma or DFV, and experience supporting regional communities.

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangementsto support work-life balance
• NFP Salary Packaging: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. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• 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
• 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
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

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

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.

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
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

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.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.