Manager, Psychological and Counselling Service

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Our dedicated Psychological and Counselling Service (PACS) team supports students at a range of levels, from helping settling into university life, to providing our student community with counselling, resources and advice during crises and other stressful situations.
 
Your new role

In this role, you will lead the clinical operations of Curtin's University Psychological and Counselling Service (PACS) team. You will provide a full range of individual and group counselling, consultancy to staff on issues related to student counselling, promotion of counselling service and group program within the university community.  Your advice, guidance and support to counselling Staff will help them to thrive in their role.

This rare opportunity includes:

• Manage the operational activities for the team of Psychological and Counselling Service (PACS), including developing and implementing policies and procedures for crisis intervention, therapeutic work, clinical supervision, group and outreach services.
• Co-ordinate critical incident and crisis management response in collaboration with the Head of Service.
• Develop, implement, and review psycho-educational workshops, webinars and programs for students for continuous improvement.
• Participate in the recruitment & selection of staff processes as required and induct new staff.
• Deputise for the Head of Service in their absence.
• Manage the collection and analysis of data for the evaluation of services provided.
• Contribute to service planning and prioritisation of services and identification of relevant performance indicators.
• Ensure that all staff maintain the requirements for registration with the Psychologist Board of WA
• Support clinical practice and assist staff to acquire and maintain the knowledge, skills, and clinical judgement for safe performance in the delivery of quality client centred services. 

• Eligibility for registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist in Australia consistent with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• A passion for motivating, developing, empowering, and coaching staff to achieve excellence in work performance and deliver outstanding client centred services.
• Proven experience in delivering and supervising high quality clinical practice for clients with diverse cultural and counselling needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practice and quality standards in the delivery of counselling services including systems, supervision practice, monitoring and evaluation of services and research.
• Ability to consult and engage confidently and effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders across the organisation.
• Current or ability to obtain a Working with Children check. 

If you have any queries in relation to the requirements of the role please contact

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Our staff are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide Australia and the world with quality graduates and innovative research.

Our vibrant campus includes a gym, childcare, a medical centre, an art gallery, endless food options including a full-range grocer, beautiful gardens, end-of-trip facilities, accessible parking and excellent public transport connections.

We offer generous superannuation and salary packaging benefits. We are committed to looking after our employees by promoting health and wellbeing, work flexibility, and personal development opportunities.

Regardless of who you are or where you come from, you will find Curtin to be a friendly place where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are a part of everyday life.

For more information about our university, please visit www.curtin.edu.au

Please provide a cover letter, and your CV to allow us to assess your suitability for this role.
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Applications close: Wednesday 1st March 2023, 9.00pm AWST
 
Applicants should note that prior to appointment, you will need to have a current National Police Records check, undergo character, integrity, and reference checks. Please note that this position may be subject to a WA state government vaccination mandate. If requested, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status prior to employment.
As this is a continuing (permanent) role, you will require permanent work rights in Australia to be considered. Only in limited situations will visa sponsorship situations be considered.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to enable people with disability to participate fully in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.
If you have any queries in relation to this application process, please contact our careers team on 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1).

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.