Details
Child, Youth & Family
- Permanent Part-Time (3 days per week)
- SCHADS Level 5.1 + Super + External Supervision
The Reconnect Program is a community based early intervention program to support young people between 12-18 (12-21 for newly arrived young people) who are at risk of homelessness or are homeless and their families.
The Youth and Family counselling role will offer therapeutic support to young people seeking support to manage their wellbeing in the Nepean, Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains area. The Youth and Family Counsellor will have the responsibility of using tailored and evidence-based approaches to support young people to better understand and manage their wellbeing. The objective of the role is to utilise a counselling framework and expressive therapy approaches to achieve meaningful, client led outcomes.
We are looking for an outstanding Youth & Family Counsellor who is conscientious, reliable, and motivated about making a difference. You will be expected to see 30 clients per annum from the Katoomba office and hold one therapeutic group per year.
Essential Criteria
- Therapeutically trained across Art Therapy, Expressive Therapy, Psychotherapy & CBT Models.
- Membership of Professional Association, such as APS, AASW ACA or PACFA.
- Ability to work one-on-one with clients in a holistic and flexible manner across different locations.
- Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with related stakeholder groups.
- Cultural competence and experience working alongside Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people and First Nations families and an understanding of the impacts of colonialisation and systemic injustice.
- Current NSW or National driver’s license and Working With Children’s Check
- Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Code of Conduct.
Recruitment Process
- A brief telephone conversation to confirm details of the role and arrange a telephone interview.
- Telephone interview.
- Online aptitude testing and a behavioural questionnaire.
- Face-to-face interview.
- Reference & probity checks.
If you have any queries, please contact Mikayla Dunn on 047 157 163
Closing date: 25 August 2025
Please find an Application Pack here.
Please find Position Description below.
Please submit a copy of your CV/resume and a cover letter, no longer than two-pages, addressing all the selection criteria and why you would be a good fit for the role. Please include the completed Wesley Mission Application for Employment.
Email: FamilyPresWSNBMRecruitment@wesleymission.org.au
Only applications addressing all the selection criteria will be considered.
Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.
The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number).
Wesley Child, Youth and Family team is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we work within. Whilst not a requirement, we strongly encourage people from the following background/s to apply:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- People who Identify as LGBTQIA+
- People of colour (e.g. identifying as cultural, religious and/or ethnically diverse)
