Manager, Psychological Counselling Support

STUDENT LIFE

JOONDALUP AND MOUNT LAWLEY/CITY CAMPUSES

$136,958 to $143,228 pa PLUS 17% SUPERANNUATION

ONGOING, FULL-TIME

Edith Cowan UniversityAre you ready to belong to a dynamic community where courage, creativity, and optimism are essential elements of our DNA? At ECU we're inspired by the incredible achievements of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament and a lifelong champion of education. Empowered by her legacy, we're united in our vision to lead the sector in educational experience and expand our impact through world-class research. 

Embrace an opportunity to become part of something extraordinary.The Student Life Directorate adopts a whole of institution, evidence-based approach to building a sense of belonging and ensuring individual students' needs are met holistically across the student lifecycle. These services will deliver a successful student experience that focuses on providing high quality services for retention, and personalised support for student success.

Within the Student Life Directorate, the Psychological Counselling Support (PCS) team provides a free confidential psychological counselling service for currently enrolled ECU students. About the Opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced manager to lead a team of highly experienced psychologists and supportive administrative staff in the provision of confidential counselling to ECU students. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Student Health and Wellbeing, this position is responsible for the daily operation of PCS, while coordinating service-wide responses to critical incidents and urgent student presentations, and providing consultative support to staff on possible psychological problems affecting students in and around the classroom setting. The position also manages the relationships with the contracted out of hours student crisis line and an overseas student counselling provider.

The position works closely with the other Managers within the Student Health and Wellbeing portfolio, as well as the Student Incident and Support Team, and plays an important role in the Safer Communities Team.

The position responds out of normal business hours as required by the Director, Student Life, or the Senior Manager, Student Health and Wellbeing.

Key Criteria

• Postgraduate psychology qualification in an area relevant to counselling, preferably a Masters in Psychology, plus extensive relevant postgraduate experience and full registration with APHRA;
• Extensive counselling experience with demonstrated knowledge and skills in assessing and treating adults with a broad range of psycho-social problems and disorders;
• Demonstrated experience in managing critical incidents and crisis intervention;
• Demonstrated skills in managing or leading clinical, counselling or psychotherapy teams;
• Relevant experience in developing and running group programs;
• Knowledge of and skills for working with cross-cultural and equity issues;
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working with other support agencies; current knowledge and commitment to legislative obligations for Equal Opportunity, Disability Service, Occupational Safety and Health and how these impact on service delivery.

You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University's values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry, Personal Excellence and Courage.

Benefits of working at ECU

At ECU we're committed to fostering a positive employment experience and believe this is fundamental to the success and satisfaction of our employees. Growth and development matter here, because we recognise people are at the centre of everything we do. Our thriving work culture is guided by the ECU values and complemented by a range of employee benefits; visit our website to read about flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements, our commitment to Wellbeing, exclusive corporate discounts and industry-leading superannuation.

ContactInterested applicants are welcome to contact Paul Przytula, Senior Manager, Student Health and Welbeing, by emailing for more information. 

Application ProcessPlease upload your resume along with a statement (maximum of 3 pages) addressing the key criteria listed above.  Closing Date:Applications close on Monday, 6th October 6th 2025 at 11:30pm AWST.

ECU reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date, and encourage applicants to submit their applications early.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace with specific strategies and initiatives in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and faith. For more information on our commitment to equity and diversity, please visit our Inclusive Workplace website.

At ECU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively encourage people with disability to apply to ECU. To discuss how we can support adjustment requirements, please contact the person listed above.