Team Leader School Counselling

CatholicCare Tasmania; Hobart; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Clinical supervision and support

Additional leave provisions

Supportive team environment

Job summary

CatholicCare Tasmania is seeking a part-time Team Leader School Counsellor to oversee supervision and delivery of school-based counselling across Southern Tasmania. The role supports Primary and Secondary Catholic schools, providing therapeutic, child-centred counselling and collaborative work with school staff.

The position requires leadership in clinical supervision, strong communication, and the ability to work autonomously within a caring team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading human services teams with flexibility and integrity.
• Experience providing supervision and debriefing to professional staff.
• Understanding of Quality Assurance and statutory obligations.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and group clinical supervision to School Counselling team.
• Foster positive relationships with staff, school leadership and stakeholders.
• Deliver developmentally appropriate therapeutic counselling as needed.
• Regularly liaise with Parents, Teachers, Vice Principals and Principals.
• Prepare timely reports according to organisational requirements.
• Support the School Counselling Manager in organisational development.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Degree in Social Work or Psychology

Postgraduate qualification (desirable)

Tools

Working with Vulnerable People registration

Job description

Part-time Contract N/A

Posted 21 Oct 2026

Description

Southern Tasmania

Fixed Term 12-month contract

The Team Leader School Counsellor role is for 0.4 fixed term hours forapproximately12 monthscommencing January 2027.

The School Counselling program, partners with Primary and Secondary Catholic Schools across Tasmania, to deliver therapeutic, child-focused counselling to students. Students seeking counselling may be experiencing a broad range of issues such as social relationship difficulties, family separation, anxiety, behavioural difficulties, family violence or other forms of trauma.

What we can offer you?

• Access to salary packaging – reduce taxable income and increase your take home pay.
• Continuous learning and development, regular clinical supervision and support.
• Additional 4 paid days bonus leave for Easter Tuesday and the Christmas period.Plus,other generous leave provisions such asadditional long service leave, paid parental leave and the option to purchase leave.
• Be a part of a supportive, passionate and dynamic team of school counsellors, dedicated to supporting and improving Tasmania’s individual, family and community wellbeing.

What will you do?

• Provision of one to one clinical supervision, peer group clinical supervision, ad hoc ‘case’ consultation and debriefing as necessary to all members of the CatholicCare School Counselling team.
• Foster positive, respectful and collaborative relationships with staff, school leadership, clients and stakeholders through professionalism, integrity and high-performance standards.
• From time to time, you may be required to provide one-on-one therapeutic counselling with students, using developmentally appropriate, evidenced based intervention and strategies; inclusive of the development of therapeutic care plans, that are child centred and led.
• Regularly liaise with Parents, Teachers, Vice Principal(s), Principal(s) and Leaders within CatholicCare Tasmania.
• Prepare timely and accurate reports in accordance with organisational requirements.
• Provide support to the School Counselling Manager in other areas of organisational development and integration as they arise.

Whatcan you bring to us?

• Demonstrated ability and experience in providing clinical supervision, consultation and debriefing to professional employees regarding direct service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in providing ‘leadership’ to human services professional teams in a manner that highlights flexibility, creativity and integration.
• Comprehensive understanding and focus upon Quality Assurance and Evaluation processes, including strong understanding or relevant legal and statutory obligations.
• Demonstrated experience and training in therapeutic counselling for children and young people, including a sound understanding of the principles and theories that underpin the impact of family violence on women, children, men and family functioning.
• Demonstrated experience in working autonomously, exercising considerable initiative, discretion and professional judgement and accept personal responsibility within the full scope of the role.
• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline, post graduate qualifications will be highly regarded; and/or a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Current Working with Vulnerable People registration.

Enquiries:

For a confidential discussion about this role, please callAnne-Marie on 0429 415 246

Applications close 5.00pm on Sunday 1st November 2026.

CatholicCare Tasmania is committed to safeguarding the interests of children and young persons. We are committed to protecting children and young people from harm and require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

CatholicCare Tasmania is an equal employment opportunity employer and promotes and supports a family friendly workplace. The successful applicant must be eligible to work in Australia and will need to evidence their registration to Work with Vulnerable People and Police Check as part of the recruitment process.