Employment Terms
Employment Term: Permanent Part‐Time (60.8 hours per fortnight)
Location: Hervey Bay / Maryborough (travel required between Fraser Coast region – offices located in Hervey Bay and Maryborough including Magistrate Courts)
Remuneration: $51 per hour + Super + Penalties & Allowances + NFP Salary Packaging
Close Date: Applications will be reviewed as received; role may close early if the right applicant is found.
Responsibilities
* A deep understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence and counselling practices
* A high degree of experience in client work
* Professional epistemological (framework) awareness
* Creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore the underlying causes of their behaviour, understand the impact of their actions, and develop healthier ways of relating to others
* Facilitate behaviour change programs for men who perpetrate domestic violence, promoting accountability and positive change
* Provide individual intake / review and group sessions to clients, utilising evidence‐based practices
* Implement safety planning for clients and their families, ensuring a focus on risk management and the cessation of violence
* Networking with the police and criminal justice sector and other agencies and services who work in the field of domestic and family violence
* Provide assistance to men attending Court on Domestic and Family Violence matters
* Prepare written and oral reports relating to: Client matters (eg. case notes, referrals, case reviews and case closure summaries), requests for client information from other involved agencies, statistical and administrative reports
* Maintain client information systems and data
* Undertake other duties as required/directly as service needs change or grow, consistent with the above and within the scope of the position and any other legal or industrial obligations
Qualifications
* Minimum of a Bachelor degree in Social Science, Counselling, Psychology, or Social Work
* Demonstrated experience in domestic and family violence, with a strong understanding of the dynamics and impacts
* Proven fundamentals in counselling practice, with a high degree of experience in client work
* Epistemological awareness and ability to work within individual frameworks
* Expertise in safety planning and risk assessment
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills
* Ability to work effectively within a multi‐disciplinary team
* Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice
* A current driver's license
* Working with Children check (Blue card)
Benefits
* A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
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