Job Description: Bereavement Counselor (3-Month Contract) at Banksia Palliative Care
Position Title:Bereavement Counselor (3-Month Contract)
Organization: Banksia Palliative Care Service
Location: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
About Banksia Palliative Care Service: Banksia Palliative Care Service is a dynamic non-profit community palliative care organization. Our dedicated team of health professionals strives to make a difference every day. We provide compassionate care to clients and their families in the North-East region of Melbourne, covering the council areas of Banyule, Nillumbik, and Whittlesea. Our office is situated in Heidelberg.
Role Overview: We are expanding our Allied Health Team and seeking a part-time (0.6 EFT) Bereavement Counselor..
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will:
- A Degree in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, or other relevant areas and post graduate qualifications and extensive experience in loss and grief
- Advanced skills in grief and bereavement counselling and group facilitation in a client centre environment
- Competency in providing grief and bereavement education
- Competent in delivering culturally appropriate loss and grief intervention strategies for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) clients
- Proven psychosocial and loss and grief assessment and care planning skills in the palliative care arena
- Possess a minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience.
- Experience in community-based organizations is preferred but not essential.
Skills and Attributes:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize workload and respond effectively to competing demands.
- Motivated to work as part of a cohesive, respectful, and dynamic multidisciplinary team.
- Flexibility in availability, recognizing that some aspects of the service may occur outside routine office hours (e.g., group work).
Requirements:
- Mandatorily undertake a National Police Check and Working-with-Children certification.
- Hold a current and unrestricted driver’s license.
- Be a permanent Australian resident.
What Banksia Offers:
- Full Salary Packaging entitlements, including meals and entertainment cards.
- Staff Wellness package (Team Days, education forums, comprehensive EAP).
- Full orientation, structured support, and ongoing professional development.
- A positive, collaborative, and nurturing workplace culture.
For inquiries, please contact Anna Pagnin (Support and Wellbeing Manager) at ***********@banksiapalliative.com.au or call our office at 9455 0822.