Student Counsellor – Student Life

• Predominately based at Lilydale Campus Victoria
• On-going, part-time (22.8 hrs pw) opportunity available
• PACCT 6.1 – $74,921 pa, plus compulsory superannuation contribution

Box Hill Institute (BHI) is seeking a Student Counsellor to provide a range of advice and counseling services to students of BHI.

About the role:

• You will be part of a dynamic and multidisciplinary student support team that are passionate about delivering an outstanding student experience in a welcoming, collaborative and respectful environment.
• The Student Life team strive to ‘make a difference’ to our students and provide the highest quality support tailored to our students educational and wellbeing goals.
• As a motivated, caring, positive psychologist or social worker, you will be committed to achieving excellent outcomes for clients using a person-centered framework and evidence-based approaches.
• You will be part of a friendly, supportive, dedicated and professional counseling team with regular opportunities to share learnings and participate in peer consultation.
• In addition to a diverse student caseload, you will have the opportunity to be part of innovative student-centric projects.

The person we are seeking will:

• Hold a relevant tertiary qualification in Psychology or Social Work.
• Have registration with AHPRA to practice as a Psychologist, or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Your Skills and Qualifications:

Expertise Requirements

1. Expertise in the provision of evidence based short-term psychological counselling with a diverse population who present with a broad range of issues of varying complexity including mental health.

2. Outstanding interpersonal skills to develop and maintain strong professional relationships within and external to Box Hill Institute.

3. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and cooperatively in a team environment to foster a culture of student satisfaction and continuous service improvement.

You will need to provide or be willing to obtain a current National Police Records Check, a Working with Children Check, evidence of your entitlement to work in Australia, and certified copies of your qualifications.

In accordance with the recent public health announcements and the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, all appointments to Box Hill Institute will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 Vaccination Status prior to commencing employment.
 

Benefits

Interested in starting a career with one of Australia’s leading Institutes? At BHI we value our people. We offer more than just a job; we offer benefits to enhance your work life, help you grow, and celebrate your achievements.  Employment benefits include:

• Novated leasing and salary packaging
• Purchased leave
• Employee discounts on health insurance, car rental, newspaper subscriptions and more
• Library access, digital and online Resources
• Discounts services including floristry, beauty, Fountains Restaurant, Vet Clinic & Dog Grooming
• Counselling support services (EAP) and Health and wellbeing program
• Discounts on CAE/Box Hill Institute short courses for staff and their immediate family
• Staff development program
• Study fee reductions for approved internal courses and study support for approved courses
• Reward and Recognition Programs

Like to know more? 

If you have questions about this role, please contact Dr Monica Lederman at m.lederman@boxhill.edu.au or on Ph: 9286 9990.