Counselling Team Leader
Permanent Full-Time | Canberra, ACT

Clinical Leadership | Trauma-Informed Practice | Meaningful Community Impact | SCHADS Level 7

HiTalent Recruitment is partnering with a respected not-for-profit community organisation to recruit an experienced Counselling Team Leader to lead a specialist counselling team supporting individuals impacted by trauma and sexual violence.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician looking to step into a leadership position where you can mentor and develop a team while continuing to make a meaningful impact through high-quality therapeutic service delivery.

Working within a highly supportive and multidisciplinary workplace, you will provide clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to counsellors while contributing to service development, quality improvement and best-practice trauma-informed care.

Why Join This Organisation?

- Opportunity to lead and mentor an experienced counselling team.
- Meaningful, purpose-driven work supporting people impacted by trauma and sexual violence.
- Supportive leadership team and collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
- Ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.
- Opportunity to influence service delivery, clinical practice and continuous improvement.
- Work within a respected not-for-profit organisation committed to delivering high-quality therapeutic services.

About the Role

As the Counselling Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day leadership of a specialist counselling team delivering trauma-informed therapeutic services.

Working closely with senior leadership,



you will provide clinical supervision, mentor clinicians, facilitate reflective practice, contribute to service development and support the delivery of high-quality, client-centred care.

You will also maintain a small clinical caseload where required while providing after-hours clinical leadership and consultation as part of the on-call roster.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and leadership to a team of counsellors.
- Support the delivery of high-quality trauma-informed therapeutic services.
- Facilitate clinical review, reflective practice and peer supervision.
- Support staff development through coaching and performance feedback.
- Maintain a small clinical caseload where required.
- Provide after-hours clinical consultation and operational support.
- Contribute to policy development, quality improvement and service planning.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitor service quality and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

Essential

- Bachelor or Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work or Counselling (or recognised equivalent).




- Registration or eligibility for professional registration (AHPRA, AASW, ACA or PACFA where applicable).
- Demonstrated experience providing trauma-informed therapeutic interventions.
- Previous experience supervising, mentoring or leading a clinical team.
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed and person-centred practice.
- Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Current ACT Working With Vulnerable People Registration.
- Current Australian Driver's Licence.

Highly Regarded

- Experience working within sexual violence, domestic and family violence, crisis or community mental health services.
- Experience in clinical governance, program development and quality improvement.
- Experience managing complex risk presentations and providing clinical consultation.

Roster & Working Hours

- This is a permanent full-time position based in Canberra, ACT.
- The role includes participation in an after-hours roster and occasional evening and weekend work as required.

Who This Role Would Suit

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Clinical Lead, Clinical Supervisor, Senior Counsellor, Senior Social Worker, Psychologist, Therapeutic Practitioner or Mental Health Clinician looking to progress into a leadership position.

If you're passionate about trauma-informed practice, enjoy mentoring clinicians, and want to shape the delivery of high-quality therapeutic services, this role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact while working within a supportive and experienced leadership team.

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📌 Counselling Team Leader (Canberra)
🏢 HiTalent Recruitment
📍 Canberra