About the Role
📍 Midthong Muru Gunyah | Bomaderry NSW
💲Social, Community, Home Care
and Disability Services Award | Level 5
🕒 Full Time | 35 hours per week
Waminda is seeking a passionate and experienced Counsellor to join our Miyanga Mirriral Nanga-Mai Gunyah Team within Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Residential Rehabilitation Program.
The Counsellor is responsible for delivering high-quality, culturally safe and trauma-informed counselling and rehabilitation support to women accessing Waminda’s residential AOD service.
The role supports individuals, families and groups experiencing alcohol and
other drug use, social and emotional wellbeing challenges, and complex life
circumstances that impact recovery and wellbeing.
Working within Waminda’s values and service
model, this role provides ethical, client-centred and strengths-based
counselling that promotes safety, dignity, empowerment and self-determination.
The Counsellor works collaboratively with clients, staff and partner agencies
to support holistic rehabilitation pathways grounded in Aboriginal ways of
knowing, being and doing.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will:
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Client Support & Counselling: deliver trauma-informed counselling (individual, family, and group), including crisis support, while assessing client needs across AOD, wellbeing, and other complex issues
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Care Planning & RecoverySupport: develop and review individual care and rehabilitation plans, supporting clients’ recovery goals including education, training and employment
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Advocacy & Collaboration: advocate for clients and coordinate
care with internal teams, external services, community, and Elder to strengthen support networks
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Program Delivery & Practice Approach: facilitate group programs and
apply culturally safe, strengths-based, and decolonising practices grounded in Aboriginal ways of working.
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Compliance & Continuous Improvement: maintain accurate records, meet compliance requirements, and contribute to service improvement, training and professional development.
What We’re Looking For
- Identify as a Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
person (genuine occupational requirement)
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology,
Social Work or related social science discipline (minimum Diploma level)
- Current NSW or ACT Driver’s Licence
- Current Working with Children Check and National Criminal
Record Check (or willingness to obtain)
- Current First Aid and CPR certification (or willingness to
obtain)
- Demonstrated experience providing counselling, crisis
intervention, group work and case management in complex trauma contexts
- Experience supporting women affected by alcohol and other
drugs, domestic, family and sexual violence, and systemic disadvantage
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed, strengths-based and
culturally safe practice frameworks
- Experience working within integrated service delivery models
and multidisciplinary teams
- Strong written communication skills, including case notes,
reports and client documentation
- High-level computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite
and willingness to learn new systems.
What We Offer
At Waminda, we value our people and
recognise the importance of supporting both personal wellbeing and professional
growth. We offer above-award remuneration, generous salary packaging options,
paid wellbeing leave, and access to ongoing professional development
opportunities. You will be supported through clinical and cultural supervision,
reflective practice and opportunities to strengthen your skills within a
culturally safe and values-driven organisation.
Most importantly, you will be part of a
dedicated team working within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation
that is committed to healing, empowerment and self-determination for Aboriginal
women, children, families and communities.
Why Join Waminda
Waminda is an Aboriginal Community
Controlled Organisation led by community and grounded in culture. We deliver
holistic, culturally safe and strengths-based services that support Aboriginal
women and families to heal, grow and thrive.
When you join Waminda, you become part of a
values-driven organisation that is guided by respect, integrity, collaboration
and cultural safety. Every role contributes to improving outcomes for
community, and every staff member plays an important role in walking alongside
women on their healing journeys.
As a Counsellor within the Residential
Alcohol and Other Drugs Rehabilitation Program, you will support women to
achieve recovery, stability and empowerment. You will work as part of a
multidisciplinary team committed to delivering meaningful, culturally safe, and
trauma-informed care that strengthens connection, wellbeing and
self-determination for Aboriginal women, families and communities.
How to Apply
Please submit your application via Employment Hero, including your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role.
Applications for this position will close on Friday, 31 July 2026.
If you would like further information on this position, please reach out to peopleandculture@waminda.org.au.
