Job no: 0028694
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part time 0.8 FTE (4 days per week) – Two positions available
Department/School: Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Salary: UOM 9 – $129,154 – $134,374 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for 0.8 FTE)

• Join a dynamic team of Psychologists and Mental Health Social Workers to deliver exceptional client support
• Career growth – Build on your professional skills and development
• Continuous improvement mindset – We value your ideas and foster creativity and innovation

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides free psychological counselling to students and staff and delivers a range of training and consultancy activities to the University community. Senior Counsellors play a key leadership role within CAPS and, with the Manager, oversee the day-to-day operation of the service that comprises around 24 Counsellors, Locum/Psychology Registrar Counsellors and Interns (provisionally registered psychologists) and two administrator/receptionists.

About the Role
Three Senior Counsellors share responsibilities including staff supervision, operational oversight of clinical service delivery, including management of more complex and serious clinical issues and development and monitoring of internal operating and quality control processes. The positions require experience in coordination of professional counselling staff in a clinical setting, as clinical supervisors of registered psychologists and as providers of counselling and psychological service activities.

Senior Counsellors also ensure efficient and effective service delivery of psychological services activities (therapeutic group interventions, workshops and mental health training) and provide secondary consultations to the University community in relation to student mental ill health concerns and the mitigation of psychosocial risk.

About You
You will demonstrate professional autonomy and decision-making in relation to client assessment and management issues, including responding sensitively and creatively to complex client presentations. You are interested in working with a collegiate, supportive and friendly team. You are motivated to contribute to the development of innovative services and programs that meet the dynamic needs of the University community.

You will also have:

• Current registration as a psychologist (clinical or counselling endorsed) with a relevant postgraduate degree at Masters level or above, plus endorsement as a PsyBA supervisor and to practice in clinical or counselling psychology.
• Extensive experience as a coordinator of staff in a clinical counselling setting, including monitoring and supervision of staff clinical workload, case-planning and regular case review processes, and the evaluation of counselling and psychotherapeutic services.
• Extensive experience in the management of complex clinical problems and situations requiring urgent intervention, including the ability to provide secondary consultation for complex clinical problems
• Extensive experience in the planning and provision of psychological services including workshops, therapeutic group interventions, mental health training and consultancies.
• Experience in the assessment and management of mental illness and developmental issues in an early – adult or university population.
• Familiarity with Office 365 suite of programs, Zoom and other applications to facilitate the provision of counselling and psychological services both online and in person.

To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.

About the University
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the key selection criteria B, 1, 2 & 4^ (found in the Position Description) for the role.

• ^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact  us at [email protected].

We are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions.  

Position Description:  0028694 Senior Counsellor, PD.pdf

Applications close: 20 SEPTEMBER 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time