Children's Counsellor / Child Centred Play Therapist

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Children's Counsellor / Child Centred Play Therapist. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Passion: Work that you can see making a difference with your clients
• Balance: Part time, close to your home, small committed team
• Growth: Large agency focused on staff development & internal opportunities

• Stimulating Social Work role for an experienced children's counsellor
• Bring your child focused counselling experience and play therapy techniques
• Provide support to young children presenting with issues
• Work with other passionate and talented professionals across disciplines and programs
• Part time
  • 7.6 hour days, 2 days per week
  • Work days are negotiable
• East Burwood location
• East Burwood Centre – now part of Uniting

About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.  

We are proud to have been part of local communities for over 100 years delivering services across Victoria and Tasmania. With a team of 7,000 skilled and committed individuals we provide over 770 programs and services to people of all ages to learn, thrive and enjoy a healthy, happy life. We’re there for children, families, people with disability, older people and those experiencing homelessness, mental illness or drug and alcohol addiction.

Uniting is looking for great people who, like us, celebrate diversity and welcome everyone regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Learn more
Uniting:  vt.uniting.org

East Burwood Centre:  ucebc.org

Applications: connections.org.au/work-with-us

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Children’s Counsellor to join us based in East Burwood.  The position is 15.2 hours per week (two days per week) with actual work days being negotiable. This is a maximum term role to the end of June 2019, with extension based on funding continuation.

The Children’s Counsellor will be responsible for:

• Completing intake assessments of children ranging between the age of four to primary school age
• Responding to presenting issues in children as referred by Family Services Practitioners, parents and other agencies
• Providing counselling support play therapy to referred children

East Burwood offers employees:

• A comprehensive range of professional development opportunities
• Supportive and regular supervision
• Career options through a wide range of programs and locations across Uniting
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum via Paywise salary packaging (www.paywise.com.au)
• Find out more: East Burwood Centre - ucebc.org

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Masters degree in Counselling, Family Therapy, Play Therapy or related areas.

Please address the following questions related to the Person Specification in a separate document to be uploaded as part of your application:

• List your qualifications relevant to Counselling and Therapy
• Describe your experience in providing Child Centred Play Therapy
• Using case examples, describe clinical approaches you have used in counselling children, and how you applied and evaluated the approaches
• Summarise your experience in providing support to the parents of children you have counselled

How to apply

If this sounds like you, find out more about this role or apply today.

• Applications on the Connections website http://www.connections.org.au/work-with-us  
• You will be asked to upload your resume and a covering letter with your responses to the questions detailed above. We recommend that you provide examples that show the range, scale and complexity of your experiences.
• Applications close on Monday 23 July 2018

Get in touch

• Pam Young – Senior Manager – 03 9803 3400
• Judith Nimmo – Recruitment Officer – 03 8792 8999

Employment is subject to satisfactory criminal history and Victorian Working with Children Checks prior to commencement. Uniting is proud to be an inclusive employer and committed to keeping children safe.