Family Counsellor | Parenting Support Program | Sunshine Coast

Employment Term: Permanent Part-Time (60.8 hours per fortnight)

Location: Maroochydore

Remuneration: $51 per hour + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

As a Family Counsellor, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our UnitingCare team

The Parenting Support Program assists parents and carers to develop and strengthen their understanding and skills in the areas of parenting attachment, family relationship enhancement and children's behavioural management incorporating case planning.

Key Responsibilities

Provide a range of services for parents, carers and groups that are designed to enhance the parenting skills and family support of children and families, including referrals to other services as per case plans.

Promote the Parent Support Program throughout community networks and collaborate with major stakeholders, including schools and other community agencies.

Actively participate with case allocation, case consultation, community forums, internal and externa, meetings.

Facilitate educational workshops and community based seminars including developing resources and materials for use by the clients and community groups.

What makes a difference for us?
Tertiary qualifications in a human services or related field and demonstrated skills and sound knowledge gained through substantial experience in working with children and families

Current Drivers Licence

Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

sound knowledge of and demonstrated ability to utilise therapeutic processes and practices particularly in relation to children and families at risk.

Ability to work within frameworks and practices that are strength based and recovery focused.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

What makes a difference for you?

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.