About the Opportunity

This is a permanent part-time opportunity working 4 days per week, and is based in The Parramatta CBD

• 9am – 5pm 4 days/ week (4 consecutive days)
• Available to work one day / week from 10:00am – 6:00pm (Wednesday)

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, youth and family counselling for families, including those navigating complex post-separation arrangements or involved in court-ordered processes. This will include innovative telehealth and digital options, child inclusive practice, and psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for individuals, young people and their parents.

• Provide high quality individual, youth and family therapy to repair and strengthen family relationships and individual self-determination.
• Provide family therapy, in conjunction with other Uniting Counselling and Mediation staff (e.g. Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners), using 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/Coordinator, liaise and network with relevant agencies to facilitate effective and high-quality services to our clients. This will include supporting the development and implementation of specific case management models.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work or other equivalent and relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience delivering individual, youth, family and couples therapy and/or experience in facilitating group programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high conflict individuals, youth and families with complex issues.
• Competence in working with issues of family violence.
• Understanding of child protection issues.
• Excellent communication, organisation and report writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as be able to contribute to the smooth functioning of a team.
• Capacity to mee program-specific client targets.