Counsellor (WWC) - Part Time Fixed Term Contract - Toowoomba

About the role

Mercy Community are on the search for a passionate Counsellor who specialises in working alongside women to recover from their experiences of domestic and family violence. This role is a Part Time Fixed Term Contract for 6 months with potential of an extension.

Your role is to provide trauma informed services with a focus on counselling, as well as the development and facilitation of therapeutic programs, including group work assessments and interventions for women who have experienced gender-based violence. This role partners with women to understand and respond to their individual needs and codevelop plans of action towards empowerment, holistic health and social connectedness. 

$43.08 per hour (SCHADS level 4) plus superannuation plus salary packaging available 

This roles involves but not limited to

• Provide person-centred trauma-informed counselling services to clients though face-to-face, telephone and web-based modalities
• Work independently and collaboratively with the other Counsellors, Women’s Outcome Workers, Coordinator, and Program Manager in relation to each woman’s individual circumstances
• Working respectfully with clients, taking into consideration past generational trauma
• Engage people accessing the service in respectful and just ways that promote dignity and self-determination

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• 3 or 4 year tertiary qualification in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or related discipline
• Eligibility for membership associations including, but not limited to, the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• Current and valid Provisional Green (P2) or above Drivers License
• Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or able to apply
• Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain prior to commencement

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
• Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• Benyfits – is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs 

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.

Please note we will review applications as they are received and we may interview and appoint prior to closing date, do not delay in applying.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au. We do not accept applications via email so please ensure you apply online.

Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.