This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced Counsellor at our Boronia centre to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV).

About us
Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role
Reporting to the Senior Manager and working closely with a team of highly skilled clinicians, you will provide high-quality, culturally sensitive counselling and therapeutic support to children, families, couples and individuals. Drawing on your knowledge of child development and family dynamics, you will deliver counselling to children and parents and support clients experiencing parenting concerns, relationship challenges, stress and anxiety, separation, divorce and blended family issues.

This role is located at Boronia and is part-time permanent (0.6EFT), working three (3) days per week. The base salary range is $101,948 to $109,287 (pro-rata) per annum.

About you

• Degree in social work, counselling or psychology. Postgraduate qualifications in family therapy (highly desirable)
• Previous supervised professional experience in relationship counselling and family violence
• Demonstrated application of therapeutic modalities relevant working with individuals, couples and families and children. 

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits
• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.
• Best practice clinical supervision.

Candidates can view the position description at www.rav.org.au/careers, contact Tracy Hansen-Eales, Senior Manager - Outer East Melbourne by phoning 9725 9964. Applications close (two weeks from approval).

Please submit your CV/resume and cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience. Please note, we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

Please have all documents ready before starting, as applications can’t be saved mid-way.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them. 

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