Senior Counsellor

Classification: Senior Manager 1 (Specialist)
Salary package: $141,637 - $148,403 per annum plus 17% superannuation  
Term: Full time, Fixed Term (until 10 August 2027)

• Become part of a dynamic team with a positive culture contributing to a positive student experience for a period of 12 months
• Contribute to a coordinated approach to student’s health, safety and wellbeing services
• Make a difference in the lives of our diverse community

The Team

ANU Counselling promotes, supports, and enhances the mental health, wellbeing, and resilience of students across the University community. The service provides free, confidential, and non-diagnostic support to all currently enrolled ANU students residing in Australia, helping students navigate personal, academic, psychological, and interpersonal challenges that may impact their wellbeing and capacity to succeed in their studies.

The Person

You are a psychologist, social worker (mental health accredited), or occupational therapist (mental health accredited) with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers or registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. You will have experience providing counselling services and clinical supervision, and a commitment to working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support student wellbeing and success.

As a Senior Counsellor within ANU Counselling, you will support the Head of Student Health and Wellbeing in delivering high-quality counselling services. You will provide senior clinical leadership through management, supervision, consultation, and professional advice to Counsellors, colleagues across Health and Wellbeing, and the broader University community, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and responsive service grounded in best practice.

The Division

The Experience, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division is within the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Portfolio.  The Experience, Wellbeing and Inclusion Division provides a range of support, enrichment, and advisory services to help students to achieve their university education goals.  We support students living both on and off campus, undergraduate and post-graduate, and strive to ensure high quality and responsive services are delivered effectively to students from all backgrounds.

For all enquiries please contact: senior.counsellingcentre@anu.edu.au. One of our Senior Counsellors will be in contact to discuss the role.

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

What we offer

The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including 35 hour week, four weeks paid vacation per year and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee discounts, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit: https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources

How to apply

Applicants must apply online via the ANU recruitment portal and should upload the following documents:

• A two-page statement addressing the selection criteria in the position description
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees, you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia, and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.