Specialist Family Violence Counsellor

  • Part-time
  • Compensation: AUD 51.23 - AUD 54.39 - hourly

Company Description

For over 50 years, Each has stood beside individuals and communities, helping people live healthier, more fulfilling lives.

We put people at the heart of everything we do, surrounding them with a network of care and support that empowers individuals to thrive.

Join us and be part of a team that delivers Altogether Better Care—because when we come together, we create brighter futures for all.

Job Description

  • Part-time, 0.8 FTE, ongoing
  • Based in Narre Warren, on the lands of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation, with flexible working conditions on offer
  • $51.23 - $54.39 + 12% Super + Generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550

Step into a role where your expertise helps create safer futures
Join Each’s Child, Youth & Family Wellbeing program, supporting individuals, children, and families impacted by family violence and trauma. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to healing, safety, and strengthening relationships within the community.

Your role, your impact
You will support individuals and families to recover, rebuild and move forward safely. Through trauma-informed counselling and collaboration, your work will help reduce harm, strengthen relationships, and improve long-term wellbeing outcomes for children and families.

  • Deliver meaningful support by providing individual and family counselling
  • Promote recovery and resilience for individuals, children, young people, and parents/carers impacted by abuse, family violence, trauma and loss, including working with victim survivors through the Pathways to Resilience program and adolescents using violence in the home (AVITH) through the Walking Together program
  • Apply trauma-informed practice with a focus on recovery, healing, and relationship safety
  • Manage risk and safety by conducting ongoing assessments and developing safety plans aligned to MARAM and Child Wellbeing frameworks
  • Work collaboratively with parents, family members and key stakeholders, including Child Protection, The Orange Door and community services
  • Create tailored care plans that respond to family dynamics and prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children
  • Coordinate referrals and supports to connect clients with the services they need
  • Facilitate group programs and contribute to therapeutic activities that support positive outcomes
  • Contribute to team excellence through supervision, reflective practice, and continuous learning
  • Maintain high-quality documentation and meet compliance, reporting, and regulatory requirements

Who we’re looking for

  • Experience in family violence support working with children, individuals, and families experiencing trauma
  • Strong counselling capability delivering therapeutic interventions and assessments
  • Knowledge of trauma-informed frameworks including attachment, neurobiology, and family violence dynamics
  • Confidence managing complex situations including risk assessment and safety planning
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams and external networks
  • Culturally responsive approach working respectfully with diverse communities
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal
  • Effective time management and ability to balance competing priorities

Mandatory qualifications

  • A minimum of a 3-year degree in Social Work, Counselling or equivalent qualification

What will make you stand out

  • Registration with a relevant professional body (AASW, PACFA, ACA)
  • Experience facilitating therapeutic group programs
  • Experience working within community or not-for-profit settings

What’s in it for you

At Each you’ll be supported to be your best. We provide:

  • Diversity & belonging – We value all backgrounds, abilities, and identities and are committed to cultural safety.
  • Supportive & inclusive culture – Work with colleagues and leaders who genuinely care.
  • Balance your way – Flexible work arrangements to support your life commitments.
  • Boost your take-home pay – Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 tax-free per year) plus an extra $2,650 tax-free for meals and entertainment.
  • Free, confidential support – Our Employee Assistance Program is available for you and your family.
  • Fitness Passport – discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools and fitness facilities nationwide

See more Each benefits under the ‘Work with us’ tab on our website

To view the full Position Description, click here or visit each.com.au, go to ‘Work With Us’ – ‘Careers’ – ‘Open Roles’ and search for this position.

For more information or a confidential conversation contact: Kimberly May, Team Leader ‑ Children & Family Violence Supports via [email protected]

Applications close: Friday 26th June 2026

Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews may take place during the advertising period – so don’t miss out and apply today!

Our Commitment to Inclusion at Each
At Each, inclusion is at the heart of how we work, connect and care. We’re committed to a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds, people with lived and/or living experience and people of all age and genders. Each is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse, and we are committed to protecting the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Additional Information

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