Senior Counsellor
Meadowbank Campus or Bankstown Campus (subject to campus availability)
Permanent Full-time
Base Salary $135,445 - $138,798 p.a. plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.
We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.
We invest in our people
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.
We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.
About the role
The Senior Counsellor ensures the delivery of efficient and appropriate counselling services and programs to enrolled and prospective students. The role supervises other counsellors and staff involved in delivering and administering professional and best practice counselling services as well as providing direct counselling to students and contributing expertise to broader counselling services planning and implementation strategies.
About You
You are a compassionate and experienced professional with:
* Appropriate degree from a tertiary institution and at least three years study in psychology, or other such study at the Employer deems appropriate, plus two years appropriate vocational experience.
* Substantial experience in the provision of personal AND educational OR vocational counselling.
* Demonstrated continued professional and leadership development, relevant to leading counselling teams.
To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Monday 9 February 2026
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
* Your current resume
* Copies of your qualifications, where applicable, (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
* Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)
Targeted Question: TAFE Counselling and Careers Development service is a statewide service. Describe a time when you contributed to implementing a change within a counselling service or explain how you would plan and allocate resources to implement such a change. In your response, outline how you would consider team strengths, capability needs, diversity, and how you would measure the impact.
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Linda Dewbery, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via or 0279215811.
Role-specific enquiries: contact Sharon McInnes, Manager Counselling and Career Development, via or 02 79212987
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
A Talent Pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.