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• Children’s Counsellor & Group Facilitator

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  We are seeking an experienced therapeutic counsellor with experience working directly with children, to join our Children's Counselling team! The salary for this role is a SCHADS Level 6 ($106,912.96 to $111,630.32 pro rata) plus superannuation and $15,990 salary packaging.

  About GenWest

  GenWest is the leading family violence organisation in West Naarm (Melbourne’s west). Our team of skilled children’s counsellors provides crucial support and therapeutic counselling to children experiencing family violence in our community.

  About the role

  We are seeking someone with strong experience in therapeutic counselling, underpinned by child development theory, trauma-informed practice, and attachment theory. You will feel confident working with children in high-risk settings, while also managing your own wellbeing and the welfare of your clients.

  This is an onsite role based at our Maribyrnong office, with one day a week located in the Wyndham or Melton region. Travel may be required.

  Key responsibilities:

  • Undertaking assessments of children and their families to determine therapeutic needs.
  • Undertaking ongoing family violence risk assessments of children and their families.
  • Providing child focused therapeutic counselling interventions to children (ages 0-17), including using creative modalities such as Art, Music or Play Therapy (occasionally providing outreach at schools when required).
  • Facilitate group sessions, single-session work, and trauma-informed counselling tailored to children’s needs.
  • Providing support and information to parents/caregivers regarding strategies for effective parenting specific to the needs of the child.

  Please send your application to recruitment@genwest.org.au.

  For more information about the responsibilities of this role, please see the position description below.

  Position Description: Children's Counsellor Group Facilitator

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• Data Analyst Lead

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  Join GenWest to lead our data improvement projects and provide expert advice to our executive team! Our Data Analyst Lead role is available for one-year (covering maternity leave) on a fixed-term part-time (up to 0.9) basis. The salary for this role is a SCHADS Level 7 ($115,626.68-$120,447.03 pro rata), plus superannuation and up to $15,990 salary sacrificing.

  About GenWest

  GenWest supports people experiencing family violence in Melbourne’s west. We support communities to live safe and healthy lives through social and health education programs. We strategically partner with organisations to advocate for gender equality, sexual and reproductive rights and the prevention of family violence.

  About the role

  This role reports to the Manager – Evaluation and Policy and is part of our Impact and Evidence team. This team supports GenWest to improve its services and programs by evaluating and researching client and community needs. This team advocates to our decision-makers to advance gender equality.

  You will be responsible for:

  • Leading projects to improve data systems and practices across GenWest.
  • Designing and maintaining data reports in Power BI on family violence service delivery to inform program improvements.
  • Providing expert advice, recommendations and evidence to GenWest’s executive team, board and others at GenWest.
  • Providing expert advice, especially on quantitative methods, and contributing to the management of evaluation and research projects.
  • Gathering, organising, analysing, interpreting and presenting data, especially quantitative data, and making recommendations to improve programs and inform strategic decisions.
  • Managing relationships and contracts with external partners, including software and IT consultants.

  About you

  We're seeking candidates with:

  • Tertiary qualifications in data science or social sciences research, or comparable, significant experience in social sciences research or evaluation.
  • High-level skills in gathering, organising, analysing, interpreting and presenting data, especially quantitative data.
  • Significant experience in improving data systems and practice across multiple teams, including ensuring the ongoing maintenance of data systems is sustainable.
  • Skills in, or the ability to quickly learn, Microsoft Power BI to connect data sources, clean and organise datasets and automate data reports.
  • High-level skills in research and evaluation design and implementation, and in generating recommendations to inform and influence strategic and operational decision making.
  • Significant experience in managing complex projects, including collaborating with and influencing others, and supervising staff.
  • High-level written and verbal communication skills with a range of audiences and purposes.
  • Working with Children Check
  • Police check (and international police check if you have lived overseas for a year or more in the last 10 years)

  Desired

  • Skills in using SocialSuite to design data collection tools and data visuals.
  • Experience in Victoria’s family violence response service system.

  For more information about the responsibilities of this role, please see the position description below. We are actively hiring for this role, applications will close on 29th November 2024.

  Please send your application to recruitment@genwest.org.au.

  Position Description: Data Analyst Lead

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