Location: Broadmeadows
Role Type: Part Time Fixed Term (0.6 FTE 12 months) – Required Days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
About The Role:
Reporting to the Team Leader Student Support, the Student Counsellor will provide counselling services to students who are experiencing personal difficulties. You will essentially help them overcome their challenging problems and make appropriate changes to positively impact their lives. The services provided will be confidential yet tailored to meet individual students’ needs.
As a Student Counsellor, you will be performing a highly collaborative role that would require you to liaise internally (students, staff, other departments) and externally (welfare professionals, medical care, family etc). You will be required to stay abreast of the best practice methodologies and legal rulings to deliver a arrange of services such as counselling, and advisory services.
At BKI, our purpose is to empower people and industry with the skills to create a bright future. To do that, we foster a culture that is customer-centric, works together and focuses on achieving our best in a healthy and supportive environment. Our employees find what they do at BKI to be meaningful and enriching. If you are passionate about putting the customer first, thrive being part of a united and inclusive team who collaborate and support each other to achieve outstanding results, please read the detailed position description document to understand our values and focus.
We are excited about you because you have:
- Tertiary qualification, preferably in counselling, psychology, social work, or welfare; with eligibility for membership to one or more of the following:
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
- Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
- Australian Psychological Society (APS) or
- Australian Association of Social Welfare (AASW)
- Evidence of training in or familiarity with a range of relevant therapies
- Experience in the conduct of group work and knowledge of group work theory with two to three-year experiences in a similar position.
- Strong understanding and familiarity with the Working with Children Act 2005, the Child Wellbeing and Safety Amendment Act 2016 and the Child Safe Standards
- Fluency in Arabic or Ethiopian (highly desirable)
- Current Drivers Licence
We can offer you:
- Counselling support (EAP) and Health & Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
- Flexible work options
- Free onsite parking for most campuses
- Professional development programs
- The opportunity to do meaningful and challenging work that makes a positive social impact
- Build a career in a world leading vocational education and training sector, with diverse and emerging career opportunities across Australia
Things we will require from you:
- Working with Children Check (WWCC) A candidate must have an approved employee WWCC prior to being able to start work at Kangan Institute / Bendigo TAFE
- Current Police Check
- Certified Right to Work document – Passport/Visa/Citizenship or Birth Certificate
- Certified vocational qualifications and certified transcripts (as listed in Resume and relevant to the position)
- COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a valid medical exemption
About us:
Bendigo Kangan Institute are the TAFE trading brands of Bendigo TAFE and Kangan Institute. As one of Victoria’s largest TAFE providers, we want to stand out from the crowd with our state-of-the-art training centres offering a wide range of courses in a variety of fields.
VETASSESS and eWorks are also part of our wider organisation. VETASSESS is Australia’s leading assessment partner and eWorks designs, builds and supports online learning.
We want to make a real difference for our students and communities, and we give people the opportunity to be the best they can be each day. We are a flexible, innovative, and dynamic place of learning and working with a rich multicultural atmosphere.
If this sounds like the role for you, please click ‘Apply for this job/Apply now’, we would love to hear from you.
Apply with your cover letter and resume.
Position description can be viewed at: https://www.kangan.edu.au/information-and-resources/jobs
For further information regarding this outstanding opportunity, please contact Priyanka Choudhary – Team Leader, Student Support via [email protected]
Applications from candidates with valid working rights will only be considered. We are a child safe and equal opportunity employer and therefore the successful candidate will be required to hold a current working with children check clearance. We value diversity in our workforce and encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for roles within our organisation. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please contact [email protected] and we will work with you to identify the best way to assist.
NOTE: BKI reserves the right to withdraw this advertised position at any stage.