Employer: Wide Bay Women's Health Centre Inc
Region: Central Queensland
Closing Date: 3 February 2022
Job Description:
Part-time Counsellor – 30hrs per week
If you would like to work for an established women’s organisation with professional
staff then we have a job opportunity waiting for you.
We are offering a part-time (30hrs a week) Counsellor position where service delivery will be outreach in Maryborough and Centre-based in Hervey Bay.
The role requirements are:
· Possession of tertiary qualification in Counselling or Psychology, Behavioural/Social Sciences, or related field and registered or eligible to register with relevant professional bodies
· A demonstrated ability to work with women within a feminist framework
· Skills and experience working in the areas of women’s health or family violence services
· 5 years previous counselling working with women recovering from experiences of gender-based violence
· Requirement to hold a current Working with Children Blue Card and current Driver’s License
Can you offer the organisation the following:
· Excellent communication skills working with a wide range of people.
· Good time management, attention to detail and self-organisational skills.
· Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously whilst managing your own workload.
Genuine employment requirement that this position be filled by a woman under Section 25 of The Anti-iscrimination Act 1991.
Please note this is a permanent part-time position until 31st December 2023 (whilst funding is provided).
Part-Time 60 hours per fortnight
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability
Services Award 2010 Level 5 Paypoint 1
Selection Criteria
· Possession of tertiary qualification in Counselling or Psychology, Behavioural/Social Sciences, or related field.
· Demonstrated skills to support women who are at risk of, and/or recovering from experiences of gender-based violence by providing trauma informed counselling and case management to assist in the recovery and wellbeing of women
· Identify with and be able to work within a feminist framework
· Demonstrated ability to research and provide information and referral
· Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written, and the capacity to deliver information to a broad cross section of women
· Requirement to hold a current Working with Children Blue Card and current Driver’s License
Applicants who do not address the Selection Criteria will not be considered
for the position.
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