CareerPlan

Student Counsellor/Wellbeing Officer/Chaplain

Melbourne, VictoriaFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-10-22

Core

Deliver health, counselling, wellbeing, and therapeutic services to students, families, and staff while managing a team of placement counsellors and coordinating external providers.

Role type

Senior IC wellbeing officer (counsellor/chaplain) with team management responsibilities

Builds

Student support programs, counselling services, and a site-wide wellbeing approach

Domain

Education + Mental Health & Wellbeing

Required skills

Clinical counselling, student needs assessment, team supervision, program planning, stakeholder liaison, mandatory reporting, pastoral care

Preferred skills

Positive psychology, NDIS provider coordination, multicultural community engagement

Technologies

ABC analysis tools, counselling scheduling systems

Responsibilities

Provide individual counselling to students and families; supervise and assess the competency of placement counsellors; coordinate with external wellbeing providers (NDIS, therapists); lead site wellbeing initiatives and workshops; provide pastoral care and ethical guidance; manage referral pathways and mandatory reporting.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management accountability