About Interrelate
Interrelate is a not-for-profit provider of relationship services. Our vision is to empower people to thrive in the most vital part of their lives – their relationships. We are committed to leading the way in providing responsive, cutting edge, transformative relationship services with and for our diverse communities, at every stage of life. We are committed to responding to the vulnerabilities of families and children in their communities and to building stronger relationships. We deliver professional services like a big business, but with the heart of a not-for-profit. We deliver services spread across 30+ physical locations (plus online) to more than 135,000 clients and we’re backed by qualified staff and more than 96 years of trusted expertise in sensitive relationship matters. We work in a broad context, connecting people with their communities and culture.
What you’ll do
Interrelate is looking to appoint a Practice Specialist who will drive excellence in the practice of counselling and group work by providing resources, advice, training and mentorship to counselling practitioners and their leaders. You will be a subject matter expert for counselling and group work, contributing where this expertise is needed across the organisation.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Liaise with the Program Developer to ensure Interrelate’s group programs reflect current best practice, are meeting client needs and aligned to the organisation’s strategic priorities
- Ensure Interrelate’s Clinical Governance Framework reflects current best practice that will meet the needs of clients and other stakeholders
- Support the Learning Development team to conduct learning needs assessments for counsellors and group facilitators
- Identify any service gaps and liaise with relevant stakeholders to co-design new innovative programs/services and products to meet these gaps
- Represent Interrelate in professional forums and broader academic communities through conference presentations, workshops, journal articles and media
Some travel will be required as part of this role.
The details
- Permanent full-time position, 37.5 hours per week
- Can be based from home or any Interrelate office
- $65.23 per hour plus super plus acesss to salary packaging benefits
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor degree or above in a relevant discipline e.g. counselling, psychology, social work
- Extensive experience in clinical supervision, coaching or mentoring
- Extensive experience and recency in the clinical practice of counselling and group work
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with high emotional intelligence
- Experience in implementing organisational change and training staff in new clinical practice models
- Sound understanding of counselling services within the human services sector, including government policy and current research
- Good working knowledge of human centered design principles and their application in the human services field.
Why work with us?
We offer the following competitive employment conditions:
- Additional days of paid leave on top of standard leave entitlements
- Training, Mentoring, Supervision, and access to Resources
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for professional development
- Supportive working environment
Next Steps
Interested? Please apply by clicking here.
For further information about the position or application process, please contact Gulay Kirtay at [email protected]. Applications close on Tuesday 26 March 2024.