Women’s Advocate/Counsellor | Sunshine Coast Integrated Family Safety Response Service | Maroochydore & Work from Home
Employment Term: Maximum Term to 30 June 2026, Part-Time (45.6 hours per fortnight)
Location: Hybrid - Maroochydore & Work from Home
Remuneration: $51 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland
At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
As a Women’s Advocate/Counsellor you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!
Due to the nature of this role, we are seeking female applicants. This is a genuine qualification under Sections 25 and 26 of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
Your part in our UnitingCare team
The Sunshine Coast Integrated Family Safety Response Service is a specialist Domestic Family Violence service within Uniting Care. The Women’s Advocate/Counsellor role prioritises the safety of women, children and family members who are impacted by domestic and family violence. This role involves undertaking risk assessments, safety planning, provides support, counselling, information sharing and referrals to external and internal services and agencies to meet identified needs of women, children and relevant family members, whose partner or former partner are engaged in the behaviour and sustaining change programs with UnitingCare.
What makes a difference for us?
Tertiary Qualifications (minimum of a bachelor's degree) in Counselling, Psychology or Human Service-related field
A minimum of two years experience professional experience working in a relevant field – i.e.. domestic, family, and sexual violence; criminal justice, including corrections; child protection; human services; counselling or other related fields.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, such as The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, Section 5A Information Sharing and the Child Protection Act 1999 and an understanding of the Family Law Act.
A gendered analysis of violence in their practice acknowledging that recognition of the complex ways in which children are harmed through Domestic Family Violence
An ability to apply current theory and practice relating to Domestic Family Violence to conduct risk assessments, develop plans around safety and needs identified is essential to this position
Blue Card for Child Related Employment
Current Drivers Licence
Registration or eligible membership with an appropriate professional body (e.g., AASW; APS; PACFA Member Association) will be highly regarded
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.
What makes a difference for you?
Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.