Child & Family Counsellor
Job No:
70250
Location:
Liverpool, NSW
- Join an internationally renowned organisation!
- Attractive remuneration circa $66,900 - $88,500 negotiable commensurate with qualifications & experience!
- Flexible working arrangements available to ensure great work/life balance!
- Enjoy outstanding benefits including salary sacrificing & salary packaging!
About the Organisation
The Shepherd Centre is a world-leading charity providing services to children who are deaf or have a hearing loss, to enable them to develop spoken language and go on to achieve their potential in life. Children completing our early intervention program typically have the same listening and spoken language as other children their age and more than 90% go on to enter mainstream school.
Our aim is to be the best in the world in terms of the standard of our clinical programs; the outcomes being achieved by the children; the efficiency of our operations; and our ability to connect people with our cause.
The services and the research structure of The Shepherd Centre will be growing rapidly to meet the needs of the many children who currently aren’t enrolled in an appropriate program. Our aim is to support these children to achieve the same outstanding results as our current children, through extended and new services.
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About the Opportunity
The Shepherd Centre has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Child and Family Counsellor to work with families and join their supportive and flexible clinical team based in Liverpool, NSW.
Reporting to the Principal Child & Family Counsellor, you will be responsible for the direct provision and development of the Child and Family Counselling Service at the Liverpool Centre. You'll also provide cover to the Child and Family Counselling Service in other centres as required, based on changing service capacity and demands.
Some of your primary responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Providing direct support to families as required throughout their time at The Shepherd Centre;
- Providing consultation and support to other members of the Interdisciplinary Clinical Team;
- Planning and facilitating the weekly 'Parent and Carer Group' at the Liverpool Centre and other centres as required;
- Overseeing the exit process for families leaving The Shepherd Centre programs;
- Providing counselling for rural families, via teleconferencing, as required; and
- Representing The Shepherd Centre at a number of external or internal events and meetings.
To be successful in this role, you will hold a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a relevant field, along with current registration or eligibility for registration with Australian Association of Social Workers or the Australian Psychological Society or equivalent professional organisation.
The ideal candidate will come from a social work background, and will have significant demonstrated work experience in providing counselling and casework services to women, children and families. To hit the ground running in this position you'll have well-developed counselling skills with families and young children and knowledge of early childhood development, family mental health issues and child protection policy/practice. Additionally, as the sole counselling practitioner in the clinic, you will be able to work well autonomously.
The Shepherd Centre is seeking a candidate with high level communication skills as well as the ability to operate independently and participate in a interdisciplinary team. Proficiency working with computer systems is ideal and candidates will be required to complete child protection training and first-aid training as required.
Though not essential, experience in early intervention service provision and knowledge in family centered practice is desirable. Similarly, experience supporting families with parenting and child behaviour management strategies and knowledge of hearing loss in children/ hearing services, is not essential, but will be highly regarded. Candidates with experience working in western Sydney will be highly advantageous.
As you'll be working with an interdisciplinary team you'll need well developed teamwork skills and strong communication skills both written and verbal.
This is an exciting and dynamic position with the successful candidate working within a mix of counselling, case management, and group work tasks. Due to the nature of the role, this position requires someone to work in a high paced environment. Therefore, candidates will need to be comfortable with working both within a team, and autonomously when required.
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About the Benefits
You will be joining a very highly regarded organisation who have recently been a State Finalist at the NSW Business Chamber Business Awards. In addition this is an organisation with ongoing growth plans so further career opportunities are available for the right candidates to progress within the organisation. Additionally, there are development and role progression opportunities available for the right candidate to move into positions such as Senior Child and Family Counsellor positions within the organisation.
To reward your hard work and commitment, The Shepherd Centre will offer attractive remuneration circa $66,900 - $88,500 negotiable commensurate with qualifications & experience! In addition to this, generous salary packaging will significantly increase your take home pay.
Successful candidate will also enjoy a range of outstanding benefits, including:
- Flexible work arrangements available;
- Salary sacrificing AND salary packaging available;
- Quarterly bonuses based on organisational performance;
- 6 weeks annual leave;
- Professional development opportunities available;
- In-house professional development days;
- Opportunities to attend industry workshops and conferences; and
- Free on-site parking.
Join this internationally renowned organisation and you will finish each working day knowing you have improved the lives of others and truly made a difference within the community! Apply Now!
A Working with Children Check along with a current driver’s licence is also required for this position.
Please note: you must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for this role.