Clinical Educator

Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Up to full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
The specialty of this Clinical Educator role is in child and family psychology, equipping our students to succeed across sectors in care and protection, mental health, educational, clinical and community settings. You will be at the forefront of supporting students to develop their psychological knowledge and practical clinical competencies, contributing to the supervision, teaching and assessment of child and family psychological practice. You will be based in the Pukemanu Centre where all first year professional students of the programme are based to develop core foundational skills and competencies to work in this area.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role you will have a Master's Degree in Psychology and be registered in the Clinical, Educational or Psychologist Scope of Practice with the New Zealand Psychologists Board.
You will also have at least 5 years post-qualification experience including:

• Experience applying evidence-based treatments
• Training in clinical supervision, and experience in providing clinical supervision to students
• Experience in providing assessment and treatment in community settings with broad range of clients
• Competence in computer skills, including the use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Competence in delivery of post-graduate level practical teaching
• Recognising Te Ao Ngāi Tūāhuriri - values, tikanga (processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions and valuing Te Reo Māori

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and research activities that respond to the dynamic nature of the health and education sector and its workforce. These include postgraduate programmes in Child and Family Psychology, Counselling, Sport Science and Coaching, Nursing, as well as various population health and clinical endorsements within the Postgraduate Diploma and Masters of Health Sciences. For more information on our Faculty please visit us at Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health

For information on the Child and Family Psychology Programme at UC please see here - Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology | University of Canterbury

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

Please note, the University of Canterbury will be closed from the 22/12/23 - 2/01/24. During this period, we will be unable to respond to queries regarding this role. We will follow up with you at our earliest convince once we return.
The closing date for this position is:  14th January 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	18009
Posted on	30 Nov 2023
Closes on	14 Jan 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Health
Job level(s)	Academic
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Clinical-Educator_PD_2023.pdf
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