$106,194.00 pa+ Super + Salary Packaging

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- Full time Position (76 fortnightly hours)
- $106,194.00 pa + Super + Salary Packaging* (to increase your take home pay)
- Located in Adelaide with travel to alternative RASA sites

Who we are looking for

The Senior Counsellor will provide trauma informed counselling, support and referral for people who are victims of crime, to assist with well-being and resilience, reduce the likelihood of re-traumatisation, and encourage sustained post-traumatic growth and recovery.

The Senior Counsellor will also provide operational supervision, intake, triage and assessment coordination, case advice and support to a group of Counsellors who directly report to them and work closely with the Team Leader regarding client allocation and operational management of the team.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- 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, child sexual abuse, and trauma, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
- Experience in working holistically with children and young people and families who have experienced trauma and family centred work.





It would be a bonus if you have:

- Postgraduate (AQF level 9) qualification in social work, psychology, counselling, or related discipline.
- Experience in leadership and line management of staff or volunteers.
- Experience in working with Aboriginal communities, families, and services.
- Experience working with the criminal justice system.

What you will be doing

- Provide high quality short to medium-term trauma responsive counselling, comprehensive support and referrals that respond to the specific needs of victims of crime.
- Collaborate with the Team Leader to support program staff achieve targets as per funding agreements.
- Collaborate with the Team Leader to implement client allocation and caseload management.
- Provide operational supervision, client case support and leadership to the assigned rebuild Counsellors.
- 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.

Enquiries: Any enquiries can be addressed to Jeannette Stott, Manager Counselling Services (CSACS and rebuild) at [email protected]

This job ad will close at 5pm on 30 July 2026.

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