Job Description
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Subcontractor Position (ABN Required)
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Competitive contractor arrangement based on qualifications, experience, professional registration, and play therapy training
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Are you a compassionate and skilled therapist who believes healing happens through safe relationships, play, and connection?
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Inner Wisdom Counselling & Wellbeing is a growing private practice supporting children, young people, couples, and families across the Redcliffe Peninsula. Due to increasing demand for child counselling and play therapy services, we are seeking a warm, collaborative clinician to join our team.
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We are particularly interested in hearing from counsellors and play therapists who are passionate about supporting children, adolescents, and families to thrive.
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Availability
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We are currently seeking a clinician who has availability on one or more of the following days:
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday.
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We value flexibility and work-life balance; however, because many families seek appointments after school, clinicians who can offer some availability between 3pm and 6pm will be particularly well positioned to build their caseload.
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Initially, the position will commence with 1-2 days per week, with strong potential for growth as the practice continues to expand.
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The successful applicant will join an established and growing practice with existing referral pathways and opportunities for new referrals. We are seeking a clinician who enjoys developing professional relationships within the community and contributing to the growth and sustainability of their caseload over time.
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About Us
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Inner Wisdom Counselling & Wellbeing was founded on the belief that healing begins with reconnecting to our inner wisdom and that lasting change unfolds within safe, supportive relationships.
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We provide:
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Child Counselling
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Play Therapy
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Teen Counselling
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Parenting Support
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Family-Based Interventions
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Couples Counselling.
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Our work is guided by developmentally informed, attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, and neurodiversity-affirming principles. We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where children, young people, and families feel safe, understood, and empowered.
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While this position is primarily focused on children and adolescents,



opportunities may exist for clinicians with additional skills or interests in parenting support, family work, or couples counselling.
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Our referrals come from a range of sources, including:
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Parents and caregivers
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Schools and Early Childhood Services
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Child Safety Services
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Foster and Kinship Care Agencies
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NDIS participants and families
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Community and health professionals.
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The Role
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As part of our team, you will:
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Provide child counselling, play therapy, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, and families.
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Utilise therapeutic approaches that may include play-based, creative, expressive, attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, and other evidence-informed interventions.
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Develop therapeutic goals and treatment plans tailored to each child's, young person's, or family's needs.
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Conduct assessments and maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
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Support parents and caregivers through consultation, psychoeducation, and therapeutic guidance.
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Prepare professional reports and correspondence when required.
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Collaborate with schools, healthcare providers, support agencies, and other professionals involved in a child's care.
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Maintain ethical, professional, and legal responsibilities, including mandatory reporting obligations.
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Engage in ongoing reflective practice and professional growth.
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Applicants must have:
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Relevant tertiary qualifications in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Play Therapy, or another recognised mental health qualification that supports therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and families.
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Registration or membership with an appropriate professional body such as PACFA, ACA, APTA, APPTA, or an equivalent qualified association.
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Experience working therapeutically with children and/or adolescents.
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A current Blue Card.
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Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance.
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ABN and ability to work as a subcontractor.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Strong understanding of child development, attachment, trauma, and family systems.
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Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a private practice environment.
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Commitment to building and maintaining professional referral relationships.
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Confidence engaging with schools, GPs, allied health professionals, community organisations, and support agencies.
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Commitment to ethical, culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming, and relationship-based practice.
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Highly Desirable
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Registered Play Therapist,
Certified/Qualified
Play Therapist, or currently undertaking recognised play therapy training.
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Experience working therapeutically with both children and adolescents.
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Experience providing developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for children and/or adolescents.
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Knowledge of, training in, or experience using play-based, creative, expressive, attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, or other developmentally appropriate therapeutic approaches.
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Experience working with neurodivergent children, adolescents, and families.
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Experience supporting children and young people in foster care, kinship care, and Child Safety contexts.
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Experience providing parenting support and caregiver consultation.
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Knowledge of NDIS processes and report writing.
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Experience facilitating parent-child relationship work or family-based interventions.
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We welcome applications from therapists who are passionate about attachment, child development, play, neurodiversity-affirming practice, trauma-informed care, and working collaboratively with parents and caregivers.
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What We Offer
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At Inner Wisdom Counselling & Wellbeing, we genuinely value the wellbeing of our clinicians.
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We provide:
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Flexible working arrangements.
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Opportunities to build a caseload within an established and growing practice.
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Beautiful, fully furnished therapy rooms in Margate.
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Administrative and practice support.
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A warm, collaborative, and supportive team culture.
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Qualified consultation, peer support, and opportunities for supervision.
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Flexibility to develop your areas of clinical interest and expertise.
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The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people, couples, and families in our community.
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📌 Child & Adolescent Counsellor / Play Therapist (Queensland)
🏢 Inner Wisdom Counselling and Wellbeing
📍 Queensland