Counsellor - Family Domestic Violence
- Senior Position - supporting Team Leader and mentoring staff
- Minimum Bachelor's degree qualification and 3 years' experience
- Permanent Full-Time role based in Kalgoorlie (Regional WA)
Respect, Excellence, Celebration, Compassion, Acceptance, Professionalism
Join an organisation that makes a real difference within the community.
About Centrecare
Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.
The Role
Working with victim survivors, including children, young people and their non-offending parent/guardian to support those at risk of experiencing, or victims of family and domestic violence. The service approach supports and contributes to the outcome identified in The National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2022 -2032.
The counsellor will complete comprehensive risk assessments to determine the current level of risk, history and pattern of violence and inform risk management and intervention.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum bachelor's degree in, Psychology, Social Work/Sciences, Mental Health, Counselling, Childhood Development and/or Family Studies and related disciplines or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience in working with children and families with complex needs e.g. domestic violence, homelessness, abuse, schooling issues. Whereby service design was inclusive of social, emotional, mental, and physical needs.
- Experience in case management and coordination of client services.
- Demonstrated experience in intake, assessment and case management.
- Knowledge and experience in early intervention and prevention program services.
- Valid WA Driver License and Working with Children Check
Benefits
- Regional zone allowance included in annual package.
- Discounted corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank Private.
- Salary packaging options up to $15,900, increases your take home pay.
- Accommodation support of $300 per week for the first 12 weeks.
- Annual leave loading at 17.5%.
- Additional 10 days leave per year pro rata.
- Access to training and professional development.
- Insurance cover to and from work.
- Access to confidential Employee Assistance Program.
- 12 weeks paid maternity leave.
- Study Leave of five hours per week after two years of service.
- Clinical and Management Supervision.
- Aboriginal staff provided with cultural support through the Cultural Leads.
How to Apply
Click on apply and attach your up-to-date Resume and Cover Letter and mention the program that you are interested to be considered for.
Position closes: 17 July 2026
Shortlisting will commence straightaway, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.
For any queries, please call Caroline Jusman - Human Resources on (08) 9288 2244.
At Centrecare:
Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.
We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap. All Centrecare-employed Aboriginal staff are provided with cultural support through the Cultural Leads.
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