We are seeking a dedicated Identified DFSV Trauma Counsellor to join our client’s organisation, providing trauma-informed support to individuals and families affected by domestic, family, and sexual violence.

The organisation is committed to feminist, holistic care that empowers women and promotes healing, cultural responsiveness, and social justice. Working closely with the Head of Programs, you’ll help drive clinical objectives while fostering recovery, collaboration, and professional growth.
Key Responsibilities:

• Build collaborative partnerships with external providers and agencies, focusing on primary health care, recovery, and healing in the DFSV sector.
• Deliver client-centred, trauma-informed assessments and therapeutic interventions to individuals and families affected by DFSV.
• Work with internal teams, including program managers and lived experience participants, to advocate for women impacted by DFSV.
• Support policy development, service planning, and evaluation to improve organisational practices.
• Collaborate across the health and welfare sectors to implement best practice systems and protocols for intervention and recovery.
• Maintain accurate client records, conduct 12–20 weekly client sessions depending on schedule, and ensure timely documentation.
• Participate in internal/external supervision and reflective practice to support clinical effectiveness and professional growth.
• Uphold all legal, ethical, and registration requirements, and contribute to advocacy and a positive, productive team environment.

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated experience providing trauma-informed therapeutic interventions to victim-survivors of domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV), including group work and casework.
• Proven ability to provide culturally responsive counselling, particularly to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, with insight into intergenerational trauma and the stolen generations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and diverse workplace.
• Capacity to build effective working relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to feminist, anti-racist, and socially just practice frameworks, aligned with the organisation’s vision, mission, and values.
• Dedication to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.

Join Us:
If you are passionate about supporting recovery and healing for those impacted by domestic, family, and sexual violence, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

This position is Aboriginal identified. To perform this role, it is essential that the person who holds the role be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 that applicants are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.
Due to the nature of our clients service, to perform this role it is essential that the person who holds the role be a women. It is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 that applicants are women.

To apply hit APPLY NOW as we will be shortlisting for this position soon.

For a confidential discussion OR to find out more about the role please call Emma McCaffrey on 0434 835 314, or Connect on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all our vacancies