Work with Us

Work for an organisation that is committed to a positive and family friendly work environment where you will be supported by skilled and experienced professionals, passionate about quality client outcomes and providing an extraordinary experience for its people.

Our vision is a community free of sexual violence. We work across the spectrum of primary prevention, research and education, secondary intervention, and tertiary trauma informed specialist counselling and advocacy.

At CASACV, our mission is to pursue a workforce that is as diverse as our community – in lived experience, race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs – and reflects the communities we work in. We recognise diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and we are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is welcome and treated fairly and with respect.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

CASACV prides itself on being a values-based organisation and employer of choice, committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff.  CASACV:

• • is committed to providing a positive, supportive and family friendly workplace
  • pays generous above-award entitlements
  • provides up to $2,500 in relocation and accommodation support
  • provides 5-week’s annual leave per year
  • encourages and supports quality training and education opportunities through continuous learning and professional development
  • offers generous salary packaging arrangements
  • provides health and wellbeing initiatives
  • provides free annual flu vaccinations
  • offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free and confidential counselling and support
  • provides clinical supervision with experienced professionals who are passionate about supporting others to improve what they do through structured discussions and learner-led reflection

How to Apply For a Position with CASACV

Please send your application to:

Email:             HR@casacv.org.au

Subject:          Please use the ‘Position Name’ as the reference

Please include *:

• your CV
• a Cover letter
• responses to the Key Selection Criteria
• the name and current contact details of three professional referees, including your most recent manager or current supervisor

* Please note applications without these components will not be considered.

All positions are subject to a satisfactory Police Check and valid Working with Children Check.

Applications close:

At 5.00pm on the day specified in the job advertisement

Current Positions Available

Counsellor Advocate – Adults 

• Classification – Health Professionals Grade 2
• Fixed Term to 11 July 2026  (as this position is subject to government funding, renewal of funding at the end of the fixed term is uncertain and may be dependent on service and program needs at the time)
• Part-time
• 60.8 hours per fortnight (0.8 EFT)  

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Counsellor Advocate Adults is responsible for providing specialised counselling to adults and mature teenagers who have experienced a recent or historical sexual assault and/or sexual assault in the context of family violence and support to their non-offending family and friends.  The role of Counsellor Advocate Adults is to:

• Provide therapeutic treatment as specified in the client’s counselling plan
• Conduct regular reviews of the client’s therapeutic progress and recognise when treatment goals have been met
• Provide advocacy and support for adults and mature teenagers and their families within the broader service system
• Provide expert advice and secondary consultation to other professionals and organisations

ABOUT YOU

You are passionate about belonging to an exceptional team of individuals who share a vision of a community free of sexual assault and family violence.  With a Bachelor’s degree or above qualification in social work, counselling, youth work or similar discipline, you will be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the gendered nature of sexual and family violence
• Significant knowledge and expertise in working therapeutically with the dynamics and effects of interpersonal trauma
• Skills in risk assessment, safety planning, crisis management, and closure
• The ability to foster, promote and implement a culture that is client centred

• • The ability to engage, build and maintain strong, mutually beneficial professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders

FURTHER INFORMATION:

• For more information on this position, please contact:

Suzie Cowan

Ph:   03 5441 0430   

• A copy of the position description is attached – Counsellor Advocate - Adults - PD October 2024
• Applications for this position close at 5.00pm on Monday 25 November 2024