Job Title: Counsellor
Prime opportunity to join Student Support & Wellbeing in the Health Services team.
Permanent, part-time (0.8) position in a central Hawthorn location with HEW 7 salary + 17% Super and staff benefits including discounted study fees.
About the Role:
Are you an experienced mental health professional passionate about empowering young adults to achieve their full potential?
Swinburne University of Technology is seeking a skilled Counsellor to join our dedicated Health & Wellbeing team.
In this vital role, you'll draw on your extensive mental health expertise to provide advanced psychosocial assessments, deliver tailored interventions, and offer professional counselling services to students.
Your work will directly support recovery, resilience, and relapse prevention, ensuring students are equipped to overcome challenges and succeed both personally and academically.
Key Accountabilities:
* Extensive experience in provision of mental health care including completion of mental health assessments, crisis management, and therapeutic interventions based on current evidence-based approaches.
* Sound knowledge and understanding of Victorian and National Legislation governing area of practice (e.g., Mental Health Act, Vic 2014).
* Proficient/Excellent triage skills.
* Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse background.
* Proficiency in recording patient care details electronically.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in either Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Counselling, or a related field with at least 4 years subsequent experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training.
Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a mental health nurse/psychologist; or Full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW); or Full clinical membership of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) or minimum level 3 membership with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
Basic First Aid and CPR certificate.
About Swinburne University of Technology:
Swinburne's strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges.
We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship.
We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.
To Apply:
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.
Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team.
Applications Close: Tuesday 4 February 2025, at 11.00pm.
Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent.
We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.