About this role
Australian Childhood Foundation
- $115k - $120k (pro rata) + Super + Salary Packaging up to $15,900
Applications close: 12:00 PM EDT, 20th Oct 2026
Job posted on: 23rd Sep 2026
Perth > Burswood
Part Time
Care and Support Work, Early Childhood, Family Services, Mental Health and Counselling, Social Work
Not For Profit (NFP)
Job Summary
Australian Childhood Foundation
- $115k - $120k (pro rata) + Super + Salary Packaging up to $15,900
Applications close: 12:00 PM EDT, 20th Oct 2026
Job posted on: 23rd Sep 2026
Perth > Burswood
Part Time
Care and Support Work, Early Childhood, Family Services, Mental Health and Counselling, Social Work
Not For Profit (NFP)
About the opportunity
The Senior Counsellor is primarily responsible for the provision of therapeutic counselling and support to foster carers and family carers via tele-health. This role will also include opportunities to facilitate training or group work and provide other therapeutic interventions to children, young people, carers and families.
About the program
OurSPACE WA is a statewide counselling, therapeutic consultation and support service for foster and family carers. OurSPACE stands for Safe, Predictable, Adaptive, Connected and Empowered.
OurSPACE WA helps to reduce stress for carers and improve placements for children by providing confidential counselling, empowering carers to better understand and respond to their children's therapeutic and cultural needs, and by offering support into the care team to strengthen the networks surrounding carers and their children. OurSPACE WA provides an integrated model of therapeutic counselling and specialised carer support, that responds to the unique and interrelated challenges and needs of carers.
Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation is a leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting children and young people to recover from the impacts of abuse, neglect, and family violence. We provide specialist therapeutic services, advocacy, and education programs underpinned by the latest research in neuroscience, attachment, and trauma. Our work is driven by a commitment to creating safe, supportive environments where every child can thrive.
About you - Key Selection Criteria:
- An appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direct service in the clinical assessment and treatment of children, young people, and families.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Counselling or Psychotherapy theory and experience in practice.
- Highly developed ability to provide secondary consultation and advice to clinicians and other professionals.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage in an area of challenging and complex practice.
- Demonstrated knowledge of trauma, attachment and neurobiology frameworks and theories.
- Substantial experience in the area of child abuse and/or in working with traumatised children and their caregivers.
- Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively and the capacity to negotiate and liaise with individuals who make up the network of support around children and young people, including carers, child protection, other agencies and the community.
- A sophisticated understanding of the complexity of the service system and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients.
- A current WA driver's licence or equivalent.
- Personal values consistent with the values of the organisation.
What we offer
- Salary Packaging - Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 of tax-free benefits.
- Wellbeing Support - Access to confidential Employee Assistance program
- National Network - Connect with a passionate professional community across Australia.
- Values-Driven Culture: Be part of a trauma-informed, child-focused organisation that puts children's needs and voices at the centre of everything we do.
- Real Impact - Contribute to innovative programs that create meaningful change for children, young people and families.
- Guided Supervision - Regular individual and group supervision to support your growth.
To learn more about our work and the impact we're making for children and families, please visit: https://www.childhood.org.au/