Academic Counsellor

About the Role

Deakin University is seeking a highly qualified individual to join our team as an Academic Counsellor. The successful candidate will have a strong background in counselling and a proven track record in scholarly teaching, online and intensive curriculum design.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of course material for new online and face-to-face counselling units
• Teach in counselling and psychology, with a particular focus on counselling at the postgraduate level
• Develop online learning environments that are flexible, student-centred and accessible
• Undertake administrative tasks, such as providing unit guides and finalising grades
• Maintain deep discipline knowledge to inform unit design and delivery
• Deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching across different levels and modes of delivery

Selection Criteria

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or a Masters in Counselling and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs in the area of counselling
• Experience designing and implementing curricula in online learning contexts, including the use of online educational technologies
• Experience designing and implementing curricula in intensive contexts
• Experience developing counselling content, including whole units

About Deakin University

Deakin University is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are agile and innovative, and committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education and research and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We offer a dynamic, diverse and inclusive working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity, embrace difference and nurture an inclusive, safe and respectful community. Deakin is an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, a SAGE Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder, seeking gender equity for Women in STEMM, and a Silver Award holder in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ inclusion.