Are you passionate about making a difference with families who are separating? Ready to grow your career while we support your education? At CatholicCare Sydney, we believe in investing in our team. That’s why we offer tuition assistance to help you complete a Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution Practice while working with us!

• Part-time opportunities 22.8h weekly
• Hourly rate: $49.28 - $51.51 + Super + Salary packaging
• Tuition Paid! We’ll cover the full cost for you to complete a Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution Practice
• Based in Bankstown, with hybrid/flexible working arrangements

We are continuing to grow our team within Family Law Services. We are looking to support those with a strong knowledge of the family law sector who are interested in developing into the FDRP role and would like support to complete their studies.

About the Role

As a Family Law Counsellor/ FDRP Trainee you would have the opportunity to work across two teams while receiving on the job training working with families impacted by separation.

The Family Law Counsellor role provides assessment, therapeutic work and case management to children, adolescents, individuals, couples, and families impacted by family separation. This is a designated “family counsellor” role under the Family Law Act and will support parents to remain child focused and to maintain safe relationships in the best interests of children.

The FDRP trainee, pending accreditation, provides support to separated families requesting family dispute resolution. When trained, the FDRP role assists separated families who need parenting arrangements and/or financial and property settlement, working in a collaborative model which includes child inclusive practice. Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Delivering clinical and support services by using a range of therapeutic practise models, including child inclusive practice, psychoeducational group facilitation with children or parents, individual, couple or family counselling and post separation case management
• Provide thorough ongoing risk assessments, determine the suitability of cases for FDR.
• Working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team including family dispute resolution practitioners
• Working in accordance with relevant professional practice standards and maintaining professional currency in family law counselling, therapeutic training, and case management
• Maintaining a focus on the safety and wellbeing of clients and their families, underpinned by a thorough understanding of child development, child protection, and individual and systemic issues including Domestic and Family Violence
• Maintaining a thorough and up to date understanding of the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act (1975), the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act (1998) and other relevant legislation as it applies to Family Counsellors and operating with cognisance of the legislative provisions

If you would like to find out more about the role, click apply to view the Position Description on our career website.

About You

To be a successful candidate you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology or counselling, and eligibility for membership with a relevant professional Board or Association and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the family law sector or relevant profession.
• Willing and motivated to complete a Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution Practice
• Experience in working with adults and children impacted by relationship breakdown, family separation and family law processes, to meet the requirements for designated family counsellors under the Family Law Act
• Demonstrated experience in providing therapeutic interventions and case management within a trauma- informed practice model, assessing and responding to the impact of issues including separation, domestic and family violence, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, grief and loss, and child protection
• Thorough knowledge of child development, Child Protection Legislation and the Family Law Act
• Ability to engage with and support children and young people
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, and competence in using client management systems and phone/online modes of service delivery
• Demonstrated experience and skills in working with Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Communities and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
• Ability to appraise and critically reflect on clinical work and participation in clinical supervision
• Desirable: demonstrated experience in psycho-educational group facilitation

Benefits of joining us

• Professional Growth: Tailored professional development opportunities to support your career ambitions
• Work-Life Balance: Embrace flexibility, hybrid or flexible working arrangements, flexible start/finish times, family-friendly organisation
• Tax Savings: Maximise your income with generous salary packaging, reducing your tax and increasing your take-home pay
• Generous Leave: Above-award annual and personal/carers leave, extended parental leave, celebration day
• Supportive Team: Join a friendly and supportive team that values your contributions
• Wellbeing: Free access to a premium mindfulness app, EAP counselling, yearly flu vaccinations, and a variety of wellbeing activities to make your workday more enjoyable

How to Apply

To be considered for this role, you will need to attach your resume and a cover letter addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role (Address the Selection Criteria).

Applications for this position close on 11th May 2025 date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as shortlisting and interviewing for this position will commence immediately.

Need more information? Please contact Jessica - Practice Manager Counselling & Separation Services on [email protected].

Who are we and what we do

People are at the core of everything we do: from supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of our clients to the nurturing and development of our staff and their career aspirations.
CatholicCare Sydney is a leading not-for-profit and the social services agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, supporting people from all walks of life. We’re an organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion, and commits to the growth and wellbeing of our staff, empowering them to make a positive change to the community.

We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, identities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, member of the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with disabilities.

At CatholicCare, we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employees, volunteers and students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of engagement.

CatholicCare requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check prior to employment, and for some roles, a Working with Children Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check may be required.