Group Facilitator / Counsellor - Fixed term contract (Ipswich)

Job No: MCS112711

Location: Ipswich

Employment Status: Part-time

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2025 AEST

About the Role

Mercy Community have an opportunity for a highly motivated, and experienced Group Facilitator / Counsellor. This is a 12- month, Part-Time Fixed Term contract based in our Ipswich office.

This position promotes, organises and facilitates psycho-educational groups delivered within the Mercy Community programs and provides individual and/or family counselling.

$88,099 - $94,792 (SCHADS L4) plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available

What you’ll be doing

As a Group Facilitator / Counsellor your key duties will include (but not limited to):

Create and lead psycho-educational groups and materials
Promote psycho-educational groups to the local community
Manage psycho-educational groups including participant details, venues, registers etc
Ensure participants complete all evaluations required
Complete relevant assessments which underpin the therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework and support for clients
Identify client needs and deliver appropriate services to assist clients in achieving their goals
Provide short/long term individual and/or family counselling for clients
Complete evaluations of psycho-educational groups, cases and program activities

About You

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

A degree in Counselling, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences, Social Work, or related discipline from a recognised institution
A sound understanding of statutory child protection processes
Demonstrated experience in group facilitation
You will hold a Provisional Green (P2) or above Driver’s License
Ability to obtain positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required
Membership within the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or the Australian Psychological Society (APS) (highly advantageous)

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and 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 $156 if you need both cards!
Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our employee assistance program

Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
Employee referral bonus incentive
Cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements

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.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au. Please note we do not accept applications via email.

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

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Group Facilitator / Counsellor - Fixed term contract (Ipswich)

Job No: MCS112711 Location: Ipswich Employment Status: Part-time Closing Date: 30 Sep 2025 AEST

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS

RIGHT TO WORK

WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

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EQUITY & DIVERSITY

SOURCING

Job No: MCS112711

Location: Ipswich

Employment Status: Part-time

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2025 AEST