(HEO7) $62.15 - $69.51 ph plus an employer contribution of up to 11% superannuation.

Casual: varying hours  

With limited direction the Student Counsellor would provide brief intervention, therapeutic counselling, assessment, risk assessment, and case management support to students studying at the University of Adelaide.

The Division of Academic and Student Engagement (DASE) partners with students, staff and the broader community to deliver an outstanding student experience. At the heart of the student experience are transformational opportunities in learning and teaching.

Student Life deliver efficient and responsive student services that contribute to the overall student experience. Student Life is responsible for consistent enquiry management and non-academic support and advice throughout the student lifecycle in relation to wellbeing, accommodation, grievances and complaints and specialised international student services.  The Student Life unit includes Counselling Support, Disability Support, International Student Support Student Wellbeing and Access, Student Affairs and Accommodation Service.   

Working under the broad direction of the Manager and Senior Counsellor, Counselling Services, the Student Counsellor is a member of a small team who work in collaboration to provide a responsive and effective service to enrolled students at the University of Adelaide. The Counsellor would be expected to thoroughly assess need and to be able to work with the diverse student client group using a variety of therapeutic models with a focus on short term interventions. 

To be successful you will need:

• Extensive experience in providing therapeutic counselling, assessment, risk assessment,  and case management support with a demonstrated good working knowledge of brief intervention strategies.  
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the wide range and complex needs of students within a tertiary education setting.
• Well-developed ability to establish rapport and form a therapeutic alliance with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team and liaise, negotiate and resolve conflict in complex situations.
• Knowledge and understanding of professional practice expectations
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Eligibility to register with the Psychology Board of Australia through AHPRA, and/or the Australian Association of Social Work.

Applicants will need to be eligible to register with the Psychology Board of Australia through AHPRA, and/or the Australian Association of Social Work.

Applications close 11:55pm, 6 May 2024.

For further information contact

Jessica Robinson
Counselling Support
jessica.robinson@adelaide.edu.au

A position description can be provided upon request.

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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