Student Wellbeing Counsellor - Part-Time (NZ)

Candid Jobs; Dunedin; Remote; NZD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Otago Polytechnic invites a qualified counsellor to join the Student Success Team on a permanent part-time basis (24 hours per week) in Dunedin. You will provide a range of counselling interventions, including brief approaches, and promote awareness of services to ākonga.

The role requires NZAC membership or equivalent, a bachelor’s degree or higher, and experience with Māori and Pasifika clients. You’ll contribute to educational programs and workshops while upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Qualifications

• Membership to NZAC or appropriate professional body.
• Counselling and mental health experience, ideally in tertiary sector or with young adults.
• Experience working with Māori and Pasifika clients and cultural competency.
• Experience with a range of brief interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of counselling interventions including brief interventions.
• Promote awareness and education of counselling services to ākonga (learners).
• Participate in development and facilitation of educational programmes and workshops.
• Collaborate within the Student Success Team to support learner health and wellbeing.

Skills

NZAC membership

Counselling experience

Cultural competency

Brief interventions

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

Otago Polytechnic invites a qualified counsellor to join the Student Success Team on a permanent part-time basis (24 hours per week) in Dunedin. You will provide a range of counselling interventions, including brief approaches, and promote awareness of services to ākonga.

The role requires NZAC membership or equivalent, a bachelor’s degree or higher, and experience with Māori and Pasifika clients. You’ll contribute to educational programs and workshops while upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi