Counsellor-WA Redress (Hedland)
Core
Provides culturally safe, trauma-informed support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survivors of institutional abuse seeking to engage with the Western Australian Redress Scheme.
Role type
Senior IC social worker/counsellor (indigenous trauma and redress)
Builds
Individual support plans, case management files, and advocacy outcomes for survivors
Domain
Indigenous social services, trauma recovery, and institutional abuse redress
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
trauma-informed care, case management, advocacy, cultural safety, record keeping, stakeholder engagement, independent work, Microsoft applications, database management
Preferred skills
tertiary qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Counselling, experience with Aboriginal Family Worldview, ability to travel to WA communities
Technologies
Microsoft applications, database applications
Responsibilities
Provide one-on-one support to survivors, manage cases, maintain confidential files, report timely, build relationships with clients and stakeholders, travel to WA towns and communities
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC