Counsellor, Permanent Part-Time

Christchurch-Girls; Canterbury; Vor Ort; NZD 52.000 - 76.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Christchurch Girls' High School is seeking a dedicated Counsellor to provide student-centred counselling and pastoral support for rangatahi with diverse wellbeing needs. The role focuses on building trusting therapeutic relationships in a culturally safe environment.

You will liaise with pastoral staff, whānau and external agencies, participate in a collaborative pastoral team, and maintain thorough records in line with school processes and professional standards.

Qualifikationen

• Recognised tertiary counselling qualification and NZAC registration or equivalent.
• Experience counselling adolescents in education or community youth mental health settings.
• High empathy, person-centred practice, sound clinical judgement and commitment to ethics.
• Reliable and conscientious work ethic with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good administrative, organisational and digital capability, including confidence with Excel and bespoke software systems.

Aufgaben

• Deliver confidential one-on-one counselling for ākonga.
• Manage student risk assessments, safety planning and crisis intervention.
• Collaborate within the pastoral team (Deans and senior leadership).
• Liaise with whānau and external specialist support services.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical and administrative records per school processes and professional requirements.

Kenntnisse

Empathy

Person-centred

Clinical judgement

Ethics

Communication

Ausbildung

Tertiary counselling qualification

Tools

Excel

Bespoke software systems

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a relational, dedicated and highlyprofessional Counsellor who can build trusting therapeutic relationships andbring a calm, thoughtful approach to supporting young people with a wide rangeof social, emotional, behavioural and wellbeing needs.

This role provides student-centred counselling andresponsive pastoral support, helping rangatahi navigate personal, social andemotional challenges within a culturally safe and restorative environment. Therole also involves liaising, where appropriate, with pastoral staff, whānau andexternal agencies.

Key responsibilities include:

• deliveringconfidential one-on-one counselling for ākonga;
• managingstudent risk assessments, safety planning and crisis intervention;
• collaboratingeffectively within our pastoral team, including Deans and seniorleadership;
• liaisingwith whānau and external specialist support services;
• maintainingaccurate and timely clinical and administrative records in accordance withschool processes and professional requirements.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• arecognised tertiary counselling qualification and current NZAC orequivalent registration (full or provisional);
• experiencein counselling adolescents in an education or community youth mentalhealth setting;
• highempathy, person-centred practice, sound clinical judgement and acommitment to professional ethics;
• areliable and conscientious work ethic, with excellent verbal and writtencommunication skills;
• goodadministrative, organisational and digital capability, includingconfidence using Excel and learning and working across bespoke softwaresystems;
• acommitment to working independently and proactively with rangatahi, whilealso collaborating effectively with key staff;
• ahigh level of personal accountability, reliability and initiative,particularly in identifying and responding to students' needs andmaintaining appropriate follow-through.

The successful candidate will understand that effectiveschool counselling is relational work that requires consistency, commitment andactive engagement. Thy will take pride in creating a positive, safe andpurposeful counselling experience for young people, while bringing theprofessional judgement, organisation and follow-through required to workeffectively within a busy school environment.

This is a permanent, term-time only position of 30 hours perweek.

The start date for this position is 27 January 2027.

School: Christchurch Girls' High School - 328