Counsellor - Adult Service

**About Us**

Safe Network is Government's preferred provider of community-based therapeutic services for children, adolescents, and adults with concerning, problematic and harmful sexual behaviour across the upper North Island. This is a challenging and world-leading area of work that you could be part of.

**About the Role**

Working across our Manukau and/or Grafton sites, you will be supporting our Adult clients to make a positive change in their lives through:

- Conducting assessments and delivering interventions from a wider systemic and socio-ecological perspective.
- Using your clinical expertise to provide a range of therapeutic interventions, including individual and group work.
- Effectively managing own caseload and administrative requirements.
- Initiating and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders to best support the client.
- Bringing hope and making a sustainable difference to individuals, families and their communities

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

- A robust understanding of the key frameworks and clinical practices in the area of Adult sexual harm.
- Experience with assessment and intervention for concerning or harmful sexual behaviours and/or family violence.
- Tertiary level therapeutic qualification with NZ registration (or working towards registration).
- The ability to form strong, client centred therapeutic alliances with clients and their families/whanau.
- Strong clinical report writing skills and an ability to conceptualise and formulate case intervention plans.
- A positive and non-judgemental attitude towards our clients.
- Skills and experience in working with Māori and/or Pasifika clients and within clinical and cultural frameworks.
- The ability to speak Samoan would be an advantage.

**What we offer**

Safe Network offers a unique career opportunity in the area of working with harmful sexual behaviour, where you will be supported by generous professional development opportunities and supervision, and the ability to develop your specialised knowledge and experience in an area of growing demand.

In addition, we offer a competitive remuneration package, including employer-funded health, critical illness and income protection insurance, EAP, and free on-site parking