Therapeutic Counsellor

Salvation Army

Kensington, VIC, Australia
Base: not specified; bonus/equity: not specified; ...
Therapeutic counselling delivery
Client assessment and treatment planning
Group work facilitation
The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest providers of alcohol and other drug programs offering withdrawal management, rehabilitation, and harm reduction services

Job Summary

  • The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest providers of alcohol and other drug programs offering withdrawal management, rehabilitation, and harm reduction services.
  • As a Therapeutic Counsellor, you will provide counselling across multiple platforms and support recovery from gambling related harms while contributing to service development and stakeholder engagement.
  • The Salvos offer eligible employees salary packaging benefits, generous parental leave, purchased leave schemes, wellbeing initiatives, and ongoing training in a purpose-driven workplace.

Matching Summary

The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest providers of alcohol and other drug programs offering withdrawal management, rehabilitation, and harm reduction services.

Salary

Base: Not specified; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free plus $2,650 meal entertainment benefit; generous paid parental leave; purchased leave scheme; paid leave for supporting other TSA programs; Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • therapeutic counselling delivery
  • client assessment and treatment planning
  • group work facilitation
  • multiplatform client engagement
  • caseload management
  • collaborative multidisciplinary work

Nice-to-have

  • service promotion and development
  • professional development support
  • experience with gambling harm interventions
  • strong communication skills
  • preparedness to travel within catchment

Key Requirements

  • Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling or related disciplines
  • Registration or membership with AHPRA, AASW or PACFA
  • Experience in therapeutic counselling in social services
  • Current Working with Children Check
  • Mandatory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check

Work Rights

Working with Children Check and National Criminal History Check required

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