Hybrid working arrangement to suit your lifestyle
Generous Salary+ Super + generous Salary Packaging
Based in Fairfield, South Western Sydney
Anglicare and CatholicCare are collaborating to deliver an exciting new and life changing program called Supporting Recovery.
As mission-aligned organisations, Anglicare and CatholicCare care about people and our mission is to make a genuine difference in the lives of people in the community.
The Supporting Recovery program will deliver Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) trauma-informed mental health care services within Southwest Sydney to support victim-survivors in their longer-term recovery.
This role will report to a Clinical Lead and will be a full-time position.
The role will be based in Fairfield LGAs, there may be some requirement to work outside of standard business hours depending on client need.
This role is a child/young person specialist position.
Key elements of the service include:
Victim-survivors of FDSV and their families have access for up to 2 years to evidence-based trauma informed mental health care.
Provision of psychological therapies and other appropriate wellbeing and social interventions.
Collaborations with other services to facilitate coordination of care and assist with referral pathways.
Community engagement activities to increase community awareness.
About the Role
Some of your responsibilities will be:
Providing trauma-informed mental health care services to child/ young person victim-survivors of FDSV for up to 2 years
Ensuring services are welcoming, accessible, compassionate, person-centred, trauma informed culturally safe and inclusive of all who present.
Including perspectives of First Nations peoples, people with disability,



members of LGBTQIA+ communities and people from CALD communities
Ensuring information and education that is delivered meets the needs of clients
Actively participating in individual and group supervision
Effectively collaborate with Anglicare colleagues when appropriate
Ensuring services are consistent with the Supporting Recovery Model of Care
About you
To be a successful candidate you will have:
Tertiary degree qualification applicable to role – i.e. psychology, counselling, social work, nursing or similar
2+ years' experience working with children and young people and working in Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence setting is essential
Registration with relevant professional body – I.e. minimum level 2 ACA, PACFA provisional, APHRA, AASW mental health social worker accreditation
Previous experience working in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) contexts
Established experience working with clients experiencing mental health challenges and FDSV (mandatory)
Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to appraise and critically reflect on clinical work and participate in clinical supervision
Current NSW Driver's Licence and WWCC.
About us
Professional Growth: Tailored career development opportunities to support your career ambitions




Work-Life Balance: Embrace flexibility and align your work and your life to enable you to thrive in a Family Inclusive accredited organisation,
Tax Savings: Maximise your income with generous salary packaging, reducing your tax and increasing your take-home pay
Generous Leave: Above-award annual and personal/carers leave, extended parental leave, and additional leave for celebration and graduation day
Inclusive: Join a friendly and supportive organisation that values your contributions and voice
Wellbeing: Free access to a premium mindfulness app, EAP counselling, yearly flu vaccinations, and a variety of wellbeing activities to make your workday more enjoyable
People are at the core of everything we do: from supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of our clients to the nurturing and development of our staff and their career aspirations.
CatholicCare Sydney is a leading not-for-profit and the social services agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, supporting people from all walks of life.
We're an organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion, and commits to the growth and wellbeing of our staff, empowering them to make a positive change to the community.
We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, identities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, member of the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with disabilities.
CatholicCare requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check prior to employment, and for some roles, a Working with Children Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check may be required.
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📌 Mental Health Practitioner – Supporting Recovery Program (New South Wales)
🏢 Catholiccare Sydney
📍 New South Wales