Aboriginal Identified

**Aboriginal Identified - Counsellor**

**EORA Campus, Redfern**

**Permanent, full-time or part-time available**

**Package valued up to $123,816, includes salary ($92,396 - $109,576), superannuation and leave loading (pro-rata).**

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 shape 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.

**About the role**

**_ Are you passionate about working with mob? About making a difference in the achievement of positive and lasting changes in people's lives?_**

We have an exciting part-time or full-time opportunity for a TAFE Counsellor to join our team at Eora TAFE Campus in Redfern TAFE

TAFE Counsellors are responsible for providing culturally safe educational and vocational counselling for intending and enrolled students, and also personal counselling for enrolled students within TAFE NSW.

This role will utilise your high standard of professional practice; your ability to work independently; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; well-developed time management and organisational skills; & computer proficiency. This role will deliver counselling support to students who may be participating in courses on campus or through connected delivery so a capacity and interest in providing counselling services across face to face and telepractice modalities would be beneficial.

**Essential Criteria**
- Aboriginality (Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1977).
- A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement).
- Appropriate degree from a Tertiary Institution and at least 3 years study in Psychology or other such study as the Employer deems appropriate, plus 2 years appropriate vocational experience and eligibility for Psychologist registration with AHPRA OR eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Two years relevant recent counselling experience in personal counselling and vocational or educational counselling Or post-graduate qualifications in relevant counselling areas.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

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**Date**: Tuesday 25th February
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**Our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment**

With over 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership group possessing over 240 years of expertise in the VET sector, we are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued.

At TAFE NSW, you will have a sense of belonging and the opportunity to share your skills, stories, and passions and represent your communities and culture.

We are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan, and our Aboriginal Employment Strategy and are continually improving our services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students.

**Applications close Sunday 2nd March 11:55pm AEDT**
- Your current resume
- Certified copies of your qualifications

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.

An eligibility list, 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.