Family Counsellor - Youth Trauma Service

Job description

Family Counsellor – Youth Trauma Service; ACT About the Role: The Family Counsellor is a senior clinician role providing specialist support to families with higher or more complex needs. Working closely with the Youth Trauma Service and Early Psychosis clinical teams, you will offer secondary consultation, brief interventions, structured skills-based work, and family therapy as required. Interventions may be delivered independently or jointly with another member of the treating team to ensure a coordinated, trauma-informed approach. About the Program The Youth Trauma Service ACT supports trauma-informed, community-based services for young people aged 13–17 who have experienced trauma and are at risk of mental ill-health. These initiatives aim to strengthen safety, improve coordination across the mental health system, and ensure young people receive tailored, developmentally appropriate support. These services are grounded in trauma-informed care, evidence-based interventions, and integrated practice. They focus on empowering young people with choice and autonomy, while building a skilled workforce capable of recognising and responding to trauma. Together, these elements create a ho...