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 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 creative new mental health service

Work alongside experienced multidisciplinary practitioners

Access professional supervision, development and wellbeing benefits

Increase your take-home pay through salary packaging

📌 Couple And Family Counsellor (Armidale)
🏢 Relationships Australia
📍 Armidale