Counsellor

Bradfield Senior College, St Leonards

Temporary Part-Time position (up to 4 days per week)

Base Salary/Rate of $88,842 – $105,362 (pro-rata) + employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About Bradfield Senior College

Bradfield is a senior secondary school within TAFE NSW delivering HSC and vocational courses with a focus on the creative industries. We are passionate about providing innovative educational experiences, including project-based learning, leading to diverse pathways to further study or employment.  

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

About the role

Bradfield Senior College is committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible environment where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are highly valued.  The Counsellor is an exciting opportunity to work with experienced Psychologists to assist in student well-being including the delivery of counselling services for Bradfield students in an innovative senior high school.

You will provide brief counselling intervention to support students in their education, provide group sessions e.g. well-being workshops and study skills.

About You

You are inclusive and understanding when working with people from diverse backgrounds.  You strive to work towards the same goal to provide a safe, encouraging environment where students can be themselves, be treated as adults and excel in their HSC.

To be considered for the position you will have:

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 vocation experience and eligibility for registration with APHRA OR eligibility for registration with the Australian Associate of Social Work.

A minimum of 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

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Advisor know.

Together we can change lives! Apply now!

Applications close 11:55pm (AEDT) Sunday 3 December 2023. 

To apply for this role, click on ‘apply’ and provide:

• Your current resume
• Response to 1 targeted question when prompted during the application process
• Certified copies of your qualifications

Targeted Question 1: Describe a time where you successfully managed/supported a crisis situation to support the well-being of a student.  Outline how your skills, capacities, education, and experience that contributed  to the outcome.

General recruitment and adjustment enquries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Diana Gammone on [email protected]

Role-specific enquiries: contact Emily Juckes, Senior Counsellor on [email protected]

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process

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 talent pool.