Team Lead Counselling, Student Accommodation

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Team Lead Counselling, Student Accommodation

• Location: Kelburn
• Type: Permanent
• Post Date: Tue Mar 12 01:18:53 2024
• Ref: 1116

• Have you got knowledge and experience of Te Ao Māori and working with Māori individuals, whanau, and communities?
• Are you an experienced, qualified Mental Health practitioner with a current practising certificate?
• Can you work across multiples locations and occasionally work after-hours?

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.

Our core ethical values are respect, responsibility, fairness, integrity, and empathy. These core ethical values are demonstrated in our commitment to sustainability, wellbeing, inclusivity, equity, diversity, collegiality, and openness. With, and as, tangata whenua, we value Te Tiriti o Waitangi, rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga, whai mātauranga, whanaungatanga, and akoranga.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Kaitaki Whakamahereora - Team Lead Counselling (Student Accommodation) to join the Mauri Ora – Student Health and Counselling team on a permanent basis. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Counsellor, Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse or Psychotherapist to join our passionate and motivated team.  You will have a strong passion in working with young adults and mature students as well as supporting the service and your colleague’s growth.  

As a Team Lead, you will:

• Lead a team of clinicians who provide Counselling Services to students who live in the Halls of Residence.
• Be responsible for all aspects of your staff management and professional leadership and will work closely with the Clinical Lead Counselling, to ensure the Service meets Student and University needs.

As part of Mauri Ora Leadership Team, you will:

• Contribute to leading, planning, strategic development, and management of the delivery of the Student Counselling Service.
• Be responsive to the increasingly diverse Student population to assist Students to achieve their academic and personal potential.
• Use your clinical expertise and judgment to provide consultation to clinicians managing complex mental health presentations and crisis.
• This role contains a mix of leadership responsibilities and the delivery of counselling services to students.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You must have the following:

• Experience as a qualified Mental Health practitioner with a current practising certificate that complies with the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003) or a Counsellor with NZAC full registration and Te Whatu Ora Accreditation.
• Knowledge and experience of Te Ao Māori and in working with Māori individuals, whanau, and communities.
• Previous experience building effective working relationships with a range of professional, clinical, and academic partners and leading and managing a small team successfully.
• Proven experience in supporting and advising staff to manage clinical risk.
• Experience and interest in working with Pasifika, Gender Diverse and international communities.
• Proven understanding of issues relating to late adolescence and early adulthood.
• Proven/demonstrated experience in counselling people from a range of backgrounds and cultures, particularly young adults, preferably in a university or tertiary education environment.
• Experienced in a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches and brief / time limited models of counselling.
• Experienced in risk assessment and crisis intervention.
• Experienced in the provision of consultation and mental health promotion/preventive services.
• Proven ability to counsel using an approach that is non-judgemental, flexible, empathic and sensitive to cultural and religious differences and sexual and gender diversity.
• Knowledge of the support needs of university students and of equity issues.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Suite and experience of client management and record keeping software.
• Ability to work across multiples locations (main campus and Halls of Residence) and occasionally work after-hours.

Ideally, you will have the following:

• Knowledge of The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021.
• Experience in change management.
• Experience in leadership and management.
• Proven experience using practice management software preferably Indici.

Ētahi kōrero hai āwhina i a koe - Why you should join our team

We are a collegial team from a variety of cultural and professional backgrounds. We cultivate regular professional and social connections to foster a supportive and warm atmosphere. We offer competitive salary, and our team benefits include:

• 5 professional development days and individual professional development budget (FTE pro rata).
• In-house professional development sessions on cultural and clinical topics.
• Fortnightly external clinical supervision (FTE pro rata) & fortnightly in-house peer supervision.
• Professional indemnity insurance and annual registration (FTE pro rata).

As a VUW Staff, you will also benefit from University Holidays and staff discounts and packages. More info can be found here .

If you are curious, eager to work in a tight knit team and have a great sense of community you will fit right in!

You can read more about the role and responsibilities in the role description.

Role Description

Close Date for Vacancy: 26 March 2024. We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date.

Contact Details for Vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Laureline Darques, Clinical Lead, Counselling ([email protected] ). But applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - Application Steps and information

Download and complete the University Application Form , please include the position title and reference number (Team Lead Counselling, Student Accommodation, #1116). Then, please combine your cover letter, CV and the University Application Form into a single file (preferably in pdf format). Click Apply and follow the process to enter your contact details and attach your combined file (CV, cover letter and the University application form) using the “CV/Resume” button.

If you are unable to combine your documents or have further supporting documents, please email these to [email protected] stating the reference number and position title from the advert in the subject line.

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