Counsellor - Family and Relationship Services
- Qualified Counsellor with children’s counselling experience
- Maximum term contract to 15 September 2026
- 5 days extra leave (5 weeks in total!) plus many more generous NFP benefits
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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
Maximum term contract to 15 September 2026, part time 60.8 hours a fortnight.
We are seeking a qualified Counsellor with children’s counselling experience to join our Family & Relationship Services program located at our Midland office. This role is primarily to provide counselling to enhance the healthy functioning of individuals and families. This service is designed to provide education, support and counselling for individuals and families to assist them in forming and maintaining healthy relationships.
A few specifics:
- Assessments and support planning.
- Selecting and providing appropriate brief intervention counselling for clients including children 5 years and older.
- Assessing supports and ensuring that they are appropriate to meeting client's needs.
- Referring and assisting clients to access appropriate mainstream specialist services and support groups; and
- Providing information and education to clients, families and other service providers, including assisting in delivering group workshops.
Selection Criteria
- 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' experience in providing evidence-based counselling to individuals, including children, with complex needs e.g. domestic violence, homelessness, abuse, schooling issues.
- Experience in family law or post separation services is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in intake, assessment and case planning.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary service to support client needs.
- National Police Certificate.
- Working with Children Check.
Benefits
- Salary packaging options up to $15,900, increases your take home pay
- Annual leave loading at 17.5%
- Extra 5 days leave per year pro rata
- Discounted corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank
- Comprehensive professional development and training
- Insurance cover to and from work
- Clinical and Management Supervision
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
How to Apply
Click apply and you will be directed to our online job board to view further details on the vacancy description and complete your application. Please note successful applicants must meet the selection criteria.
Position closes: 3 October 2025
Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.
For any queries, please call 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.
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