Counsellor - Couple, Family and Child
Relationships Australia VIC
Posted 19 days ago
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 Centre Manager and working closely with a team of highly skilled clinicians, your responsibilities will include the provision of high quality, culturally sensitive relationship counselling and therapy, including education programs to individuals, couples, and families, as required. You will be able to apply your skills and expertise in childhood development and family dynamics to respond to a diverse range of issues including couples counselling, parenting concerns, relational issues, stress and anxiety, separation and divorce and blended families.
This opportunity is located in Ballarat and is a part-time, ongoing position, working three (3) days per week, with evening shift on Thursdays. The salary range is $95k-$102k (pro-rata) per annum.
About you
- Degree qualified in family therapy, social work, or psychology
- Previous supervised professional experience in relationship counselling and family violence
- Demonstrated application of therapeutic modalities relevant to working with individuals, couples and families.
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 Jayne Ferguson by calling 53 379222 for specific queries. Applications close Thursday, 3rd July 2025.
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.
About Relationships Australia VIC
At RAV, our staff are the heart of our organisation, integral to our success, and the impact of our services and programs. Our vision, values and strategic priorities are the foundations of our organisation, culture and how we work with colleagues, clients and the community. Core to our culture is our commitment to meeting the needs of our clients and we’re proud to have supported more than 650,000 clients over 75 years. Since 1948, we’ve evolved from being a Melbourne-based with volunteers providing counselling and education, to an organisation providing over 120 services from more than 21 sites across Victoria, and through additional outreach locations and telehealth.
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