Anchor - Child and Family Counsellor - Children and Families

About the opportunity
This is a part-time 12 month contract opportunity working 2-3 days week and will be based at Campbelltown Family Relationship Centre
- Flexibility to work either 14 hours or 21 hours/ week across 2-3 days

Uniting Counselling and Mediation The Anchor Program is expanding our support to children and young people (0–18), and their parents. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a new specialist Anchor counselling model, designed to recognise children as victims in their own right and provide them with longer-term, trauma-informed care.

As an Anchor counsellor, you will provide individual therapy, family therapy and group-based support to children and young people. You’ll also engage with parents to help strengthen the parent-child relationship and reduce the chronic stress and trauma symptoms children are experiencing post-separation.

About you in the role

- Help children and young people, and their parents navigate the challenges of parental separation and divorce through a 6 to 10 session model.
- Deliver long term trauma-informed therapy (up to 20 sessions) for children and young people impacted by DFV.
- Facilitate therapeutic group programs for children, young people, and parents (when required)
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team through regular case discussions, team meetings, and career development.
- Client-facing work per day, with time dedicated to supervision, documentation, and training.
- Contribute to the rollout of modality-specific interventions, including trauma-focused CBT.
- Provide high quality individual, child,



youth and family therapy to repair and strengthen family relationships
- Provide family therapy in conjunction with other Uniting Counselling and Mediation Staff (e.g. family dispute resolution practitioner) in a multi-disciplinary approach.
- Provide child consultation as part of child inclusive practice to families after separation and divorce, including involuntary and court-ordered clients.
- Assist in the development, facilitation and promotion of clinical group work programs within the centre, and with external stakeholders such as community services and schools.
- Under the direction of the Centre Manager/Supervisor, you’ll liaise and network with relevant agencies to facilitate effective and high‑quality services to our clients including the development and implementation of specific case management models.

About You

- Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, counselling or related field
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working therapeutically with children, young people (0–18), and/or parents.
- Understanding of child protection issues and trauma-informed practice.
- Eligibility for membership with a relevant professional body.
- Experienced in working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds.




- Able to remain neutral and exercise discretion and sensitivity in complex situations.
- Experience delivering long‑term counselling or group therapy.
- Knowledge of and experience working in the context of DFV and high‑conflict family dynamics.
- Training in trauma-focused approaches (e.g., CBT, play therapy).
- Experience in adult individual counselling, couple and family therapy.
- Experience working with court ordered and involuntary clients
- Experience in working within a Family Law context.
- Familiarity with the Family Law Act 1975 and other relevant legislation (e.g. Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection Act).
- Available to work Thursdays from 10:30am – 6:30pm

Why Work at Uniting

At Uniting, we care for you while you care for others.

- Salary packaging benefits – increase your take‑home pay.
- Wellbeing support – tools and programs to support your physical and mental health.
- To have a career that matters in an organisation that focuses on making an impact
- Receive comprehensive training and development in areas of child, youth and family counselling and to learn within a supportive work environment
- To work within a strong clinical and supervision framework.
- Do you want to increase your disposable income by reducing the tax you pay? As a Uniting employee you can package up to $15,900 from your salary for everyday purchases, and up to $2650 for entertainment purposes.
- You receive up to 3 ex‑gratia days (on top of annual leave) at the end of the year.
- Up to 76 hours of family violence leave

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a National P

📌 Anchor - Child and Family Counsellor - Children and Families (Campbelltown)
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