Mercy Community are on the search for a passionate
Counsellor
to join our team based in
Toowoomba
. We have 1 vacant contract position 45.6 hours per fortnight until 14 August ****
This is your opportunity to work within an exciting and enthusiastic team, guided by an experienced Team Manager and Senior Program Manager.
Our Counsellors deliver counselling and therapeutic services to children and young people, encompassing assessments, pre- and post-evaluations, and interventions. Additionally, the role involves liaising with a wide network of stakeholders who contribute to or influence the success of client plans, referrals, and goals.
Work with your line manager to identify client needs and deliver appropriate services within available resources, continually assessing and responding to changing needs and dynamics
Conduct assessments to inform therapeutic goals, intervention plans, casework, and client support
Offer short and long-term individual and family counselling in response to referrals, using various therapeutic interventions to address identified issues
Ensure culturally appropriate counselling for clients from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and CALD backgrounds by liaising with community members
About you
As the successful applicant, you will possess:
Degree in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or related discipline from a recognised institution
Understanding of family and/or individual counselling, in the areas of trauma, violence and abuse, mental health early intervention and counselling modalities utilized with these populations
Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver's License
Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or ability to apply




Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)
Why Mercy Community
Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people, and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.
Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:
Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need - saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
Provide you and your immediate family free, skilled and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
Benyfits - is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs
We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.
Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.
EQUITY & DIVERSITY
At Mercy Community, we foster an inclusive culture of one that acknowledges and embraces differences in all its forms and leverages the benefits diversity and inclusion brings to our people, customers and community. Mercy Community collects the below information for diversity reporting purposes only and the answers to these questions do NOT form part of the assessment in determining your suitability for the role. The information collected is treated confidentially.
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📌 Counsellor - Toowoomba
🏢 Mercy Community Service
📍 Toowoomba