Counsellor - Domestic & Family Violence
Job No:
S3796
Location:
Anglicare SQ - Mental Health & Wellbeing - Brisbane, QLD
About the Position
Anglicare SQ’s Mental Health & Wellbeing teams assist all kinds of people who may be struggling to overcome challenges, providing support in the home, workplace or community. The Living Without Violence service, designed by Ken McMasters, provides group work and individual counselling to men who have perpetrated domestic and family violence. Increasing the safety of affected family members, particularly women and children, through facilitating change and accountability with the man, is a priority. The wellbeing of all family members is an equal focus.
To support this program we are currently looking for a part time Counsellor - Domestic & Family Violence to act as a women’s advocate - to provide and/or coordinate the provision of advocacy; information, support, and referral services to survivors (primarily women and children) affected by the man’s violence. The Women’s Advocate is responsible for connecting with women who have experienced domestic violence, and while ensuring their safety is at the forefront of planning, complete risk assessments and referrals.
This role is largely phone based and will rely on strong communication skills. Our ideal applicant will be comfortable backfilling for group facilitation where required, and when it doesn’t cause a conflict of interest. Working throughout the greater Brisbane region, you will be flexible and comfortable working in a number of locations including Woolloongabba and Stafford. Some after hours and weekend work will also be required.
About You
With a collaborative and consultative approach, our successful candidate will be happy to roll up their sleeves and hit the ground running. You will offer a successful background in Social Services - specifically within domestic and family violence services, mental health or substance abuse.
Skills, attributes and capabilities will include:
- Significant experience working with women and families who have experienced domestic and family violence
- Capacity to effectively engage and work productively with challenging and complex clients, who may have been mandated, while providing advocacy for a group of violence-affected women
- Demonstrated safety planning knowledge, skills and experience to ensure the wellbeing of women and families who have previously, or are currently experiencing DFV
- Capacity to conduct risk assessments to keep the women safe and contribute to the men’s case plans; escalate to line managers where there is a high safety risk identified
- Work collaboratively within a small team of diverse personalities and communication styles; an understanding of power dynamics and the need to model appropriate behaviour
- A quick learner with an adaptable nature and the capacity to juggle changing priorities on any given day
- Strong change management skills, with an understanding of individual and team impacts, and able to provide a positive focus on the future
- Previous experience working within reflective and supervision frameworks and the capacity to promote these within the team
- Being organised with good time management skills, as you will need to balance your own clinical workload while effectively maintaining management and administrative duties
- Maturity and emotional resilience with the ability to self-care effectively
- A calm, professional approach with the ability to use initiative & sound judgement in decision making
- Be willing to work outside of standard business hours including weekends (rates apply as relevant)
- Demonstrate a strong networking ability; work collaboratively with other stakeholders and service providers
- Have a confident phone manner, be able to build rapport quickly and communicate effectively over the phone
Your official qualifications and certifications will include:
- A relevant four-year degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or similar field
- Post graduate qualifications would be advantageous
- Membership of a relevant professional body or eligibility to apply
- A current National Police Certificate
- Current Blue Card (Working with Children) with Yellow Card exemption
- A current Queensland Driver Licence and your own reliable vehicle
What We Offer
Anglicare is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. We support our staff with learning and development initiatives, an employee benefits program and progressive human resources management strategies, and are recognised as a leading employer in the non-profit sector. You will also enjoy:
- Being part of a highly regarded domestic violence prevention service, operating in the Brisbane region for over 25 years
- Strong management and leadership structure in a rewarding and safe workplace that promotes excellence
- An established supervision framework offering both individual and group practice supervision
- Work and life balance with part time hours within a dedicated and supportive team environment
- The option to increase your take home pay with full PBI salary packaging
Show Your Interest
Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working within an organisation that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.
Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health issues. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.
JOB NUMBER S3796
For further information please contact
Alecia Williamson on 07 3028 4600
Applications close Friday 1st February 2019
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.
About Us
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.
Anglicare has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs and is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout Southeast Queensland.
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