Counsellor - rebuild

Relationships Australia SA•Elizabeth, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a dedicated team delivering high-quality trauma-informed counselling and support to victims of crime, helping clients navigate the impacts of trauma and engagement with the criminal justice system. Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) is a not-for-profit, secular, community organisation, helping people to overcome difficulties and bring about positive change in their lives. We offer services for families, couples and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.

Requirements

Tertiary qualification (AQF level 7) in social work, psychology, counselling or related discipline or a diploma (AQF level 5) in counselling.
Demonstrated experience in providing counselling to those affected by violence, abuse, and trauma.
Demonstrated understanding of therapeutic needs of people who are victims of crime, both violent and non-violent.
Demonstrated experience in trauma informed practices working with vulnerable people.
Demonstrated experience working with individuals, couples, or families in a therapeutic context.

Nice To Haves

Experience in working holistically with children and young people who have experienced trauma and family centred work.
Experience in working with Aboriginal communities, families, and services.
Experience working with the criminal justice system

Responsibilities

Provide high quality short to medium-term trauma-informed counselling, comprehensive support and referrals that respond to the specific needs of victims of crime.
Collaborate with appropriate social and practical support services, such as SAPOL, VOCSA, DPP, housing, health, mental health, financial and aged care to meet the critical needs of individuals.
Ensure sound clinical interventions using evidence based therapeutic methodologies, trauma informed approaches and proactively engaging in supervision to clearly articulate the relationship between theory and practice.
Conduct risk and safety assessment, counselling, review, record keeping and reporting of outcomes.