Counsellor - Fixed Term Full-time Contract - Ipswich

About the role

Mercy Community are on the search for an experienced Counsellor to join our Families team based in Ipswich on a 12-month Fixed Term Full-time contract. We are seeking the successful applicant to start as soon as possible. This is a great opportunity to gain and develop your skills in your career journey! 

The successful applicant will provides counselling and therapeutic services to clients; including assessments, pre- & post-evaluations and interventions. This position also liaises with a broad network of stakeholders who participate in or impact on the success of client plans, referrals and goals. As part of this role, you will be guided by a well experienced Team Manager and work amongst a supportive team environment. 

$85,126.00 per annum (SCHADS level 4) plus superannuation plus salary packaging available 

This role involves but not limited to -

• Work collaboratively with your line manager to identify client needs and deliver appropriate services within available resources, continually assessing effectiveness and responding to changing needs and dynamics
• Provide knowledge and information relevant to the enquiry, referral and welcome process of service delivery, including knowledge of services available within the region stakeholders, parents and carers
• Complete relevant assessments which underpin the therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework and support for clients
• Provide short/long term individual and/or family counselling for clients in response to referrals allocated to you by your line manager. This may include a variety of therapeutic counselling interventions, which target the issues identified in the referral and those assessed and identified by the counsellor, client and/or referring body

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Counselling, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or
• related discipline from a recognised institution
• Demonstrated experience developing individualised and/or family treatment plans
• Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License
• Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or ability 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.