Counselling Manager

• An exciting opportunity to join our Swinburne Health Service Team as Counselling Manager
• Full time position, based at our Hawthorn campus
• Hew 9 ($120, 802 - $127, 939) plus 17% Super

About the Role 
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Counselling and Psychological Services portfolio which is accountable for all aspects of service delivery across the Counselling and Psychological Services portfolio within the Swinburne Health Service.

The Counselling Manager will provide high level clinical leadership in the delivery of counselling services within the Service. As Manager, you will work closely with other teams within the university to provide consultation, outreach, and support on matters of students’ mental wellbeing. This role includes strategy, business development while focusing on daily operations. The Counselling service is a high demand service offering short term individual and group counselling to students. The Counselling Manager will work in collaboration with the Associate Director of Swinburne Health Service and the Medical Practice Manager. 

This role, will aim to provide team leadership and operational oversight of student counselling services (including on-line and other telehealth services), with a focus on promoting student retention. This role consists of both counselling sessions and management tasks. 

About You  
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

•    Demonstrated leadership skills by managing the daily operations of the Counselling and Psychological Services(CAPS) (Hawthorn, Wantirna and Croydon Campuses)
•    Extensive experience working in a high demand service
•    Providing clinical guidance to members of the CAPS team (Mental Health Nurses and Social Workers)
•    Providing in-person, virtual and tele-health counselling to students from a wide range of backgrounds
•    Ability to be flexible and responsive to the changing demands of the counselling service
•    Providing professional supervision to mental health nurses and social workers
•    Managing complex and serious clinical issues and providing leadership and supervision in response to students who present with a high need or immediate support/intervention
•    Contributing to strategic and operational decision-making, policy, planning and regular reporting regarding counselling, wellbeing and mental health, that supports the student experience
•    Experience in managing staff performance and development
•    Maintain awareness of current and new legislation to ensure the service is complying with policy, reporting and legislative requirements associated with the various disciplines of Mental health nursing and social work

Qualifications
•    Qualification in Psychology, Social work or Mental Health Nursing with registration with an appropriate professional association
•    Extensive relevant experience providing professional counselling services and leading a high demand student centric service.
•    Board - approved supervisor training.

About Swinburne University of Technology 
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

•    Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
•    Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
•    Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
•    Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

For more information on this role, please contact Glenda Langford - Associate Director, Swinburne Health via: [email protected]

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected]. 

Applications Close: 28th March, 2023 at 5pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity 
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant

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