Senior Counsellor

• SCHADS 6.3
• Part-Time or Full-time
• Based in Shellharbour

Our client is a bold, feminist-led, trauma-informed organisation delivering long-term recovery and healing for women impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence.

As the Centre continues to grow, we are excited to introduce a brand-new Senior Counsellor role, designed to strengthen clinical leadership, deepen therapeutic practice, and support the ongoing development of our counselling team.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a senior, values-led role within a rapidly expanding, purpose-driven organisation, where your expertise will directly shape practice, people and programs.

About the role As Senior Counsellor, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, trauma-informed counselling to women with complex DFSV experiences
• Work across evidence-based modalities such as EMDR, TF-CBT, schema, somatic, narrative or similar trauma therapies
• Facilitate DFSV-focused therapeutic groups that prioritise safety, empowerment and healing
• Provide mentoring, debriefing and informal clinical leadership to counsellors within the team
• Contribute to service development, reflective practice, quality improvement and therapeutic policy
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary, feminist, survivor-centred model of care

This role reports to the Therapeutic Lead and has a strong focus on clinical leadership without stepping away from meaningful client work.

About you You are likely to bring:

• 8–10+ years’ counselling experience supporting women impacted by DFSV and complex trauma
• Tertiary qualifications in counselling, psychology, social work or a related discipline
• Registration or eligibility with AHPRA, AASW, ACA, PACFA or APS
• Strong experience in risk assessment, safety planning and complex case management
• Confidence supporting, mentoring or supervising other practitioners
• A genuine alignment with feminist, trauma- and violence-informed, recovery-oriented practice

Most importantly, you are passionate about contributing to a service that centres women’s safety, dignity and long-term healing.

Why join the team?

• Newly created role in a growing, well-funded organisation
• Feminist, trauma-informed and values-led culture
• Ongoing professional development, supervision and reflective practice
• Additional wellbeing leave + salary packaging benefits
• Commitment to cultural safety and inclusion
• Relocation support available if required
• The chance to help shape an Australian-first trauma recovery model for women

Pre-Employment Requirements

• National Criminal Record Check*
• Working with Children Check
• Compliance with COVID-19 vaccination policy
• Eligibility to work in Australia
• Female-identified (Genuine Occupational Qualification under NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977)

*A criminal record does not automatically exclude applicants. The organisation acknowledges the complexities and injustices women often experience within the justice system.

We Encourage Applications From: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, culturally and linguistically diverse women, women with disability, and all women seeking an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Adjustments and support during the process are warmly welcomed.

If this role is of interest or you, or wish to discuss further, reach out to Alana [email protected] or 0481 814 488