Counsellor
Core
Provide accessible, inclusive, and culturally responsive mental health support to a diverse student community through evidence-based assessment, referral, and short-term counselling interventions.
Role type
Senior IC clinical counsellor (higher education)
Builds
Student wellbeing services, mental health promotion workshops, and a mentally healthy learning environment
Domain
Higher education + mental health
Required skills
Evidence-based mental health assessment, risk assessment, short-term counselling, trauma-informed approach, crisis intervention, stakeholder engagement, service improvement
Preferred skills
Understanding of higher education environment, multidisciplinary team collaboration
Technologies
Clinical record management systems
Responsibilities
Deliver evidence-based mental health assessments, referrals, and short-term counselling interventions; manage complex and risk-related student mental health presentations; collaborate with academic staff and wellbeing teams; develop and deliver wellbeing initiatives and workshops; contribute to critical incident response and service excellence
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC