Childrens Domestic and Family Violence Counsellor
Core
Provide specialist, child-centred, trauma-informed counselling to children and young people impacted by domestic and family violence, supporting their safety, emotional regulation, and recovery.
Role type
Senior IC child domestic and family violence counsellor
Builds
Therapeutic support plans, safety plans, and warm referrals for children, young people, and families in the Port Douglas–Daintree region.
Domain
Social services / Child protection / Domestic and family violence
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Trauma-informed practice, child development knowledge, risk assessment, safety planning, play-based and expressive therapeutic approaches, case coordination, cultural safety with First Nations peoples
Preferred skills
Postgraduate training in child/adolescent counselling or play therapy, experience supporting regional communities
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide specialist counselling to children and young people impacted by DFV; Complete assessments, risk screening, and collaborative safety planning; Develop and review therapeutic plans; Engage protective parents and caregivers; Coordinate warm referrals with schools, health, Child Safety, police, and legal services; Maintain accurate client records and case notes.
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC