Child Counsellor - Start Now

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Job Description - Child Counsellor - Start Now

We are desiring to recruit an adaptable Child Counsellor to join our knowledgeable team at Better Place Australia in Broadmeadows, Melbourne VIC.
Growing your career as a Full time Child Counsellor is an unparalleled opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in problem-solving, creativity and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Child Counsellor at Better Place Australia today!

Better Place Australia has a vision of “An Australia where all people experience positive relationships, truly value each other and live safer, more confident lives”. As a community focused not-for-profit organisation with an ever-growing range of psychological and community support services, Better Place Australia is taking a leadership role in the provision of high-quality, effective services for a wide range of community groups across 13 locations in Victoria.

This is an opportunity to join our expanding team of highly experienced and passionate people who want to make Australia a better place.

The Role

Child Counsellors provide therapeutic interventions to children from separating families which includes child consultations as part of the Family Dispute Resolution process, individual child counselling, group work facilitation and education and skills training.  Specific work tasks include:

  • Undertaking risk assessments with children and family to determine level of support and nature of intervention required;
  • Provision of counselling to children and adolescents using a range of therapeutic interventions;
  • Provision of timely and appropriate referrals for children and their families as required, and;
  • Ongoing communication and psycho-education with parents throughout counselling to ensure children continue to be supported.

A typical day as a Child Counsellor 

You are a practitioner with a strong commitment to support the wellbeing of children and young people through individual strength-based counselling and advocacy. You ideally will have experience working in a similar role either in private practice, schools, or community/family service sector, and have experience supporting children, young people and their families through complex transitional periods such as parental separation. A typical day could involve you seeing children either face to face in the office or at a local school for individual counselling or speaking to parents advocating for the child’s wellbeing through positive parenting strategies. Note that this role will include time spent working from home and providing flexible telehealth services.

What you will require

To be considered for appointment to this role, prospective candidates must possess relevant tertiary qualifications (ie. Psychology, Social Work, Counselling) together with demonstrated experience in providing assessment, counselling and support to school aged children and families in the context of their parents' separation.  Demonstrated experience and commitment to working with children from separated families is essential as is knowledge and understanding of child development and a strong working knowledge of relevant theoretical approaches for working with children.  Other essential criteria include excellent communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to engage and build rapport with clients; well developed organisation and time management skills and a proven ability to deliver child inclusive practice in a culturally sensitive manner. 

Employee Benefits

Better Place Australia is serious about being an employer of choice; and to back that claim we offer:

  • Generous above award salary rates
  • Salary packaging (which increases your take home pay)
  • Additional annual leave (between Christmas and New Year)
  • Annual leave loading of 17.5% loading
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Up to 20 days family violence leave
  • Paid study leave and extensive professional development opportunities

Apply Today

This role is a dynamic outreach role based in the Broadmeadows area.  Evening work (until 8pm) will be required on one evening during the week.   

We also welcome applications from provisional psychologists in the 5+1 Internship Program.

Better Place Australia offers a workplace culture reflective of a vibrant, learning organisation where our people are highly engaged in their work and committed to making a difference.  As an equal opportunity employer, we aim to create an inclusive environment where differences including gender, age, culture, disability, sexuality and family and caring responsibilities are valued.  We invite you to be part of a not for profit organisation that fosters a diverse workplace. 

Workplace Flexibility

Here at Better Place Australia we embrace flexible ways of working including work from home.  We encourage you to talk to us about what flexibility might look like for you and your individual needs.

Like to Know More?

For further information, please access a copy of the position description from our website www.betterplaceaustralia.com.au.   

Our organisation is committed to child safety and satisfactory completion of both a Working with Children Check and National Police Check clearance are mandatory for the preferred candidate.

Whilst we appreciate the interest of all prospective candidates, please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.  Apply today!


Benefits of working as a Child Counsellor in Broadmeadows, Melbourne VIC:


● Excellent Benefits Package
● Room for Advancement
● Attractive packageCompetitive Pay
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