Couple and Family Counsellor - Mental Health

Join our new Armidale Medicare Mental Health Hub, providing counselling and support to individuals, couples and families.

07th October, 2026

We're seeking an experienced Couple & Family Counsellor to join the new Medicare Mental Health Hub in Armidale.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative partnership between Relationships Australia NSW, Grand Pacific Health delivering integrated mental health support through a "no wrong door" approach. The Hub brings together clinical, peer and community expertise to provide coordinated, person-centered care for people experiencing mental health challenges.
About the Role
As a Couple & Family Counsellor, you'll provide therapeutic support to individuals, couples and families, helping clients strengthen relationships, improve wellbeing and navigate complex mental health challenges.
You'll work within a multidisciplinary team, providing counselling, assessment, care coordination and recovery planning while contributing specialist family systems expertise.
Key Responsibilities

- Deliver counselling to individuals, couples and families
- Conduct intake, psychosocial and risk assessments
- Develop recovery and wellbeing plans with clients
- Provide care coordination and service navigation
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Apply family systems and evidence-based therapeutic approaches
- Maintain skilled documentation and participate in supervision

07th October, 2026

We're seeking an experienced Couple & Family Counsellor to join the new Medicare Mental Health Hub in Armidale.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative partnership between Relationships Australia NSW, Grand Pacific Health delivering integrated mental health support through a "no wrong door" approach. The Hub brings together clinical, peer and community expertise to provide coordinated,



person-centered care for people experiencing mental health challenges.
About the Role
As a Couple & Family Counsellor, you'll provide therapeutic support to individuals, couples and families, helping clients strengthen relationships, improve wellbeing and navigate complex mental health challenges.
You'll work within a multidisciplinary team, providing counselling, assessment, care coordination and recovery planning while contributing specialist family systems expertise.
Key Responsibilities

- Deliver counselling to individuals, couples and families
- Conduct intake, psychosocial and risk assessments
- Develop recovery and wellbeing plans with clients
- Provide care coordination and service navigation
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Apply family systems and evidence-based therapeutic approaches
- Maintain professional documentation and participate in supervision

What You'll Bring

- Qualifications in Counselling, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Relationship Counselling, or Couple & Family Counselling
- Eligibility for registration with AHPRA, AASW, PACFA or ACA
- Minimum 100 hours of clinically supervised counselling experience
- Experience working with couples and families using a family systems framework
- Understanding of mental health, family violence, child protection and addiction
- Commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed practice

The Detail

- 24-month maximum term contract - 0.6 - Three days a week
- Located in Armidale
- Approx. $50-$56 per hour + 12% superannuation
- 17.5% leave loading
- Salary packaging benefits and additional employee perks

Why Join Us?

- Make a genuine difference in your local community
- Be part of an innovative new mental health service
- Work alongside experienced multidisciplinary practitioners
- Access professional supervision, development and wellbeing benefits
- Increase your take-home pay through salary packaging

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📌 Couple and Family Counsellor - Mental Health (Armidale)
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