Counsellor - Family Law Counselling Program

About RASA 

Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) is a not-for-profit, secular, community organisation, helping people to overcome difficulties and bring about positive change in their lives. We offer services for families, couples and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.  To find out more about RASA go to rasa.org.au. 

Who we are looking for 

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Tertiary qualification (AQF level 7) in social work, psychology, counselling or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with individuals, couples or families in a therapeutic context.
• Demonstrated experience in providing counselling to those effected by Family and Domestic Violence including children and those using violence in relationships.

It would be a bonus if you have: 

• Post graduate (AQF level 8) qualification in social work, psychology, counselling or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating therapeutic Family and Domestic Violence behaviour change groups.

What you will be doing   

The Family Law Counsellor provides individual, couple and family counselling to assist people resolve difficulties and build stronger relationships.  Family Law Counselling involves working with all family members including children and is primarily accountable to the safety and best interests of children.  The Counsellor responds to a wide range of complex relationship and social issues which include parenting difficulties, relationship breakdown, family and domestic violence, mental health, substance misuse, problem gambling, childhood trauma and abuse.  Family Law Counselling has a focus on post-separation but is not limited to working in this area.

• Provide high quality, responsive counselling and groupwork (therapeutic and psycho-educational) interventions which respond to the needs of a diverse range of individuals, groups and communities.
• Promote client safety through universal holistic screening and risk assessment utilising the Detection of Overall Risk Screen (DOORS) tool.
• Ensure effective interventions through sound case formulation, planning, review and closure processes and appropriate reporting and referrals.
• Work collaboratively with other services to enable coordinated case management support that is sequenced and tailored to the needs of clients.
• Assist clients affected by family violence (including children who experience or witness family violence) and engage individuals who use violent behaviours in their relationships to change.