Counsellor

Overview

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Role type: Continuing full-time roles available (2 positions: 1.0 FTE or 0.8 FTE). Department: Student and Scholarly Services; Chief Operating Officer Portfolio. Salary: UoM 8 - $122,736 - $132,847 p.a. plus 17% super. This is an exciting opportunity for a registered psychologist or registered mental health social worker.

Your next career opportunity

As a Counsellor at the University of Melbourne, you will provide crucial psychological support to a diverse student and staff community. You will deliver individual and group therapy, workshops, and training, focusing on short-term interventions and risk management. This role supports mental health initiatives that directly impact wellbeing within the academic community.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality psychological counselling: conduct assessments, manage high-risk situations, and deliver short-term interventions for students and staff.
• Develop and deliver mental health initiatives: plan and run in-person and online therapeutic groups, workshops, and training programs.
• Ensure clinical excellence: participate in supervision, maintain case records, and stay current with counselling practices and emerging issues.
• Collaborate and contribute: work within a multidisciplinary team, potentially supervise interns, and contribute to a safe, inclusive workplace environment.

Qualifications and experience

• You may be a registered psychologist (clinical or counselling endorsed) or accredited mental health social worker with a relevant postgraduate degree.
• Extensive experience in providing counselling and psychotherapeutic services to diverse populations.
• Strong skills in planning and delivering therapeutic group interventions and workshops.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and manage complex clinical matters within a short-term counselling model.
• Demonstrate cultural responsiveness and ability to work with individuals from various backgrounds.
• Experience in clinical supervision and working within a university context is desirable.

What we offer

• Comprehensive benefits including salary packaging, discounted services (e.g., Bupa health insurance), and health and wellbeing programs.
• Supportive work arrangements and inclusive, well-being focused environment.
• Employee Assistance Program and leave provisions to support work-life balance.

About CAPS and the team

Your new team is Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS), part of Wellbeing Services in Student and Scholarly Services. CAPS provides free psychological counselling to students and staff (individual and group) and delivers training and consultancy. The service is led by a Head with three Senior Counsellors and a team of around 35 staff including Counsellors, Locum/Psychology Registrars, Intern Counsellors, and admin staff.

Be Yourself

The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. We are committed to an inclusive and equitable workplace. Reasonable adjustments are available during the application and interview stages. For adjustments, contact Bec Tucker at 0478 269 660 or hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au. More information at the Careers site: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants: We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with programs to support Indigenous students and staff. For more information on our Indigenous strategy visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring or contact oied-hr@unimelb.edu.au.

Working rights and visa information

This role requires current valid work rights for Australia. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Application process

Applications close on Sunday 7 September at 11.55pm AEST.

Documents to include: Resume; Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience; Responses to the key selection criteria.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, contact Alexandra Beasley via email and include the Position Number and Job Title in the subject. Do not share your application to this email address.

Position Description: JR-002512 Counsellor PD.pdf

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time