Family Counsellor - Sunshine Coast - Full Time

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Do you believe in possibilities? We do, come and help us turn hope into reality for our clients!

Summary about this job

Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services

Company: Lives Lived Well

Location: Sunshine Coast

Work type: Full Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-7-9530-3430

Fax: +61-2-7168-6854

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Detail information about job Family Counsellor - Sunshine Coast - Full Time. Terms and conditions vacancy

  • Full Time ongoing position
  • New position to Lives Lived Well
  • Access to salary packaging options to increase your take home pay.

Do you believe in possibilities?

We do, come and help us turn hope into reality for our clients!

  • Full Time ongoing position
  • New position to Lives Lived Well.
  • Be a part of the new Breakthrough for Families (BFF) Program.
  • Access to salary packaging options to increase your take home pay.
  • Have 5 additional days off including one for your birthday.

About us

At Lives Lived Well we are passionate about the possibilities - for our clients and our workforce. We are a leading, not-for-profit organisation with over 360 employees (in addition to many volunteers) across 36 locations in Queensland and New South Wales. We deliver innovative and accessible services aimed at influencing behaviour, reducing harm, aiding recovery and bringing about positive change in people's lives.

The Opportunity

As a Family Counsellor, reporting to the Team Leader, you will proactively engage with families to deliver BFF groups, public workshops, seminars and forums to connect with families and the broader community, including brief individual support sessions with families stemming from direct referrals and outreach contact.

The role will also include:

  • Facilitate therapeutic and psycho-educational information sessions for families and carers
  • Facilitate links to the online BFF family and carer support program modules
  • Provide counselling and ongoing support to families and carers who have attended the BFF information sessions, using evidence-based family inclusive practice principles.

What you will bring to the role:

  • Tertiary qualifications in a related area/health services discipline or equivalent experience.
  • Applied knowledge in contemporary evidence based family/AOD counselling practice and case management.
  • Experience in development and delivery of therapeutic group process and high-level group facilitation skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously, travel to outreach locations and manage own workload.
  • Highly developed communication and community engagement skills.
  • Local area knowledge is highly desirable

For more information about the role and to view the selection criteria please refer to the position description (link below).

Tick all these boxes? Share our passion?

We'd love to hear from you, just click "Apply now".

For more information about the role please contact Grant Robin, Manager (Clinical Services) Brisbane South, via email at [email protected].

Offer of employment will be subject to the candidate holding a current Drivers Licence (Australian), Working with Children Check (e.g. Blue Card) and completing a National Police History Check.

Apply today via our careers website www.liveslivedwellcareers.org.au.

To apply for this job go to "liveslivedwellcareers.org.au" & enter ref code: 4241927. Applications close 22 July 2018

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