Sexual Abuse Counsellor

Counsellor | Healing, Opportunity, Prevention, Education Sexual Abuse Service (HOPES)

| Southport

• Employment Term: Permanent Part-Time (26.6 hours per week, 3.5 days per week).
• Location: Southport  
• Remuneration: $53.43 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
• Close Date: 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.

Your part in our UnitingCare team 

As a Child Sexual Abuse Counsellor within our HOPES (Healing, Opportunity, Prevention, Education Sexual Abuse Service) team, you’ll provide meaningful therapeutic support to children and young people who have experienced abuse, as well as their non-offending parents and carers.

You’ll deliver individual counselling for children and young people aged 5 to under 18 years, working closely with families, carers and key stakeholders to support healing, safety and recovery. This includes therapeutic and family/carer support, assessments and individual case planning tailored to each client’s needs.

In this role, you will:

• Provide therapeutic assessment, counselling and education services to children, young people and their families.
• Develop individual case plans and maintain accurate case notes, documentation and reports.
• Work collaboratively with Child Safety, external agencies and internal stakeholders to achieve positive client outcomes.
• Participating in supervision, reflective practice and ongoing professional development.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and evidence-informed practice.

What makes a difference for us?

• A degree in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, Behavioural Science or a related Human Services discipline.
• Eligibility for membership or registration with AASW, APS, ACA, PACFA or another recognised professional body.
• Experience providing therapeutic counselling interventions for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse.
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed practice and child development.
• Strong communication, assessment and report-writing skills.
• A current Driver Licence.
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card) or ability to obtain.
• Experience with play therapy and an understanding of the Queensland Child Protection system will be highly regarded.

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to 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.