Women's Health Counsellor
Core
Provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive counselling and wrap-around support to women experiencing trauma, domestic and family violence, sexual assault, grief, and loss.
Role type
Individual Contributor Counsellor / Psychologist / Social Worker
Builds
Long-term counselling plans, safety strategies, and referrals to integrated community services
Domain
Social Services / Mental Health / Domestic and Family Violence
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, strengths-based approach, risk minimisation, safety planning, psychoeducation group facilitation, knowledge of child protection legislation, mandatory reporting, time management
Preferred skills
Experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, experience facilitating therapeutic groups
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide one-on-one counselling to women impacted by trauma and DFV; Collaborate with clients to set and review achievable goals; Apply evidence-based modalities and therapeutic frameworks; Engage clients in strengths-based assessments and safety planning; Co-facilitate psychoeducation and wellbeing groups; Link clients to additional services and resources within an integrated model; Represent the organisation at interagency meetings and community events
Seniority
Mid-level Individual Contributor