Counsellor

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.

At Swinburne, you’ll work with a vibrant and diverse student population, primarily young adults from various cultural backgrounds. This opportunity makes a lasting difference in the lives of students while supporting Swinburne’s commitment to student retention and success. You will also be involved with and contribute to innovative mental health strategies that positively impact not just students but the broader university community.

If you’re a qualified mental health nurse, psychologist, counsellor, or social worker with a strong background in mental health care, this is your chance to shape the future of student wellbeing at Swinburne.
- Please note that this position requires flexibility in working hours to cover practice working hours, which are 08:00am to 6:00pm. The anticipated working days required are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays._

**About You**
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below 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.
- To view the full list, please see the Position Description_

**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.

To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

If you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click **‘apply’** and you will be redirected to Swinburne’s Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page.

**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.

**Diversity, Equity and Inclusion**
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

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.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

**Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes.**
- As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant._
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