National Manager of Counselling and Wellbeing

**Company Description**
SAE University College offers degree programs in creative media and IT at six campuses across Australia. SAE has over 45 years of experience developing student creativity and technical skills, delivering innovative, practical learning experiences supported by strong industry connections and a global network of colleges.

Are you a passionate and experienced leader in counselling, wellbeing, and disability services? Do you thrive in a dynamic higher education environment, dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive student experience? We're seeking a highly skilled manager and clinician to lead our dedicated team and ensure high-quality, compliant, and impactful student support services.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing the personal and social adjustment of our diverse student body, leading both remote and local teams. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to strategic projects and build mental health literacy across our campuses.

In this vital role, you will:

- Lead the effective delivery of counselling, disabilities, and welfare services for students, ensuring high-quality services and compliance with all applicable regulatory guidelines and laws.
- Provide line management and clinical supervision to our talented team of Student Support Advisors, Counsellors, and Student Counsellors on placement.
- Drive and contribute to strategic projects and resource development aimed at enhancing students’ personal and social adjustment to higher education.
- Provide expert consultation and training to staff, fostering mental health literacy, effective support for students with disabilities, and an inclusive campus culture.
- Oversee the meticulous maintenance and regular reporting of confidential client and student data.
- Provide leadership and expert consultation for critical incidents and urgent, complex student presentations.

**Qualifications**
Essential:

- A higher education qualification in counselling, social work, or psychology at Masters level or above.
- Professional level membership of a relevant professional association or board (e.g., PACFA register, AASW, or AHPRA).
- Demonstrated experience in a management role within a relevant service.
- Proven effectiveness in providing services to clients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, addressing a broad range of issues, including complex and high-risk presentations.
- Demonstrated experience and training as a clinical supervisor of students.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of relevant legislative, ethical, and practice requirements for the provision of counselling and disabilities services in a higher education setting (e.g., confidentiality, privacy, anti-discrimination, mandatory reporting, reasonable adjustments).
- Demonstrated high standard of competence in responding to urgent mental health presentations, triage, case management, and liaison/advice regarding appropriate mental health first aid.
- Highly developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

- Experience in support and advisory services within a higher education setting.
- Clinical Supervision qualifications or registration.

**Additional Information** This role can be located at any SAE University College Australian campus and collaborates with professional and academic teams nationally.**

**At SAE our employee perks and benefits include**:

- Unlimited global career opportunities across the Navitas portfolio
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary packaging and novated leasing
- 2 paid volunteer days per year for your passionate causes
- Health & well-being packages including free counselling and well-being specialist support for employees and family members
- Discounted gym memberships, private health insurance, movie tickets, travel, hotels, insurance and selected retailers
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and professional development opportunities

**Diversity Equity and Inclusion**:
**Join our team today and work alongside industry-leading teachers who live and breathe their creative passion and understand what drives creativity in their students.**

**How to Apply**:
**Like to find out more? Don’t hesitate to reach out.**

**About Navitas**
Navitas is a leading global education provider that has helped generations of learners transform their lives through education. The Navitas portfolio employees over 5000 staff and supports over 60,000 students and encompasses a broad selection of partners, locations, and opportunities, including university pathway programs, English language qualifications, employment training, creative media training, and more.