Counsellor, Outreach

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Counsellor, Outreach

• Location: Kelburn
• Type: Temporary
• Post Date: Mon Dec 18 01:34:32 2023
• Ref: 606

• Do you have, or a working towards, a tertiary qualification in a counselling, nursing, social work, or psychology related field?
• Are you experienced in providing phone counselling, nursing triage, or holistic needs assessments?
• Have you got strong active-listening skills and semi-structured interviewing skills?

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 for the role of Counsellor, Outreach, to assist students seeking Counselling support in a timely and relevant manner. This is achieved through outreach calls to assess their needs, advise on their support options, and help them link in with a counsellor.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will thrive in this role if you connect easily with people, able to manage risk and high pressure situations, and liaise with health professionals. The role is busy, challenging and extremely rewarding.

Key requirements:

• Proven ability to work therapeutically using an approach that is non-judgemental, flexible, empathic, and sensitive to cultural and religious differences and sexual orientation.
• Completed or working towards the completion of a tertiary qualification in a counselling, nursing, social work, or psychology related field.
• Strong active-listening skills and semi-structured interviewing skills.
• Experience providing phone counselling, nursing triage, or holistic needs assessments.
• Commitment to application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in an educational context.

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

As a VUW Staff, you will have access to Unisaver, an advantageous superannuation scheme, the University will contribute 1.35 times your contributions up to a maximum of 6.75% of your salary. In addition, 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! If this sounds like the environment for you, we would be delighted to hear from you.

This role requires safety checking through the police vetting system under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.

Role Description

Close Date for Vacancy: 19 January 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 Stephen Maslin ([email protected] ). But applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - Application Steps and information

Download and complete the University Application Form . 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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