Senior Counsellor/Caseworker
Job No:
R202514
Location:
Adelaide
- Senior Counsellor/Case Worker with the Donor Conception Register Support Service
- Part-Time (60.8 fortnightly hours), Fixed Term until 31.12.2026
- $97,950 FTE + Super + Salary Packaging* (to increase your take home pay)
- Located in Adelaide CBD
You’re welcome at RASA
Our belief in the transformative power of relationships lies at the heart of everything we do.
You will be joining an inclusive, supportive and welcoming culture. Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) Values are Diversity, Respect, Belonging and Learning and this is reflected in the way we work and treat each other. Our teams embrace people from a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, sexual and gender identities. We understand that your relationships are important, so we believe in being flexible, where possible, to support you to balance your work and personal commitments.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a compassionate and experienced professional with strong trauma-informed counselling and casework skills, capable of providing high-quality support to individuals affected by donor conception and legislative changes. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a deep understanding of risk assessment and case planning, and the ability to provide clinical supervision, training, and collaborative case management within a multidisciplinary team.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A tertiary qualification (AQF level 8) in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, or Mental Health and a significant level of specialized skills, experience, and expertise.
- Experience in program development, co-ordination, implementation, and evaluation.
- Experience in working with clients with complex needs and diverse family structures.
- Experience in working within a trauma informed framework.
It would be a bonus if you have:
- Experience in working in the donor conception or post adoption area, and in search and contact work.
- Experience in providing therapeutic individual and group counselling.
What you will be doing
- Provide high-quality short-to medium-term trauma-informed support to address the impacts associated with the donor conception and changes to legislation associated with removal of donor anonymity.
- Ensure the provision of high quality counselling and casework services to clients of the DCRSS.
- Promote client safety, effective case planning, review and referral through universal, holistic screening and risk assessment utilising the Detection of Overall Risk Screen (DOORS), Kessler 10 and Work Social Adjustment Scale.
- Undertake various tasks, including family searching and contact, counselling and casework, and facilitating therapeutic and educational groups.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the Donor Conception Register procedures, guidelines and/or statutory requirements relevant to the organisation and to the specific work in the donor conception area.
For more information you can read the full Position Description.
If this role is what you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.
Enquiries: Any enquiries can be addressed to Nikki Hartmann at n.hartmann@rasa.org.au
Relationships Australia South Australia is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunity Employer
Please note that the services provided at RASA sites mean that our employees need to follow some specific requirements:
- A satisfactory DHS Working with Children Check
- A satisfactory National Criminal History Check
- Have had the three TGA approved and recognised COVID vaccine doses and provide the certificate. If you can’t comply, you are encouraged to have a confidential conversation with the hiring manager about your individual circumstances.
*How Salary Packaging can increase your take home pay
Salary packing is an entitlement granted by the Federal Government to workers in approved non-government and health organisations. Salary Packaging can increase your take home salary by creating tax free earnings. In effect, $15,899 of your wage can be paid tax free in each fringe benefit tax year. This 'tax free' amount is in addition to the tax-free threshold of $18,200 for income.
Follow the link to the Salary Packaging information provided by AccessPay, our chosen provider, to find out more.
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.