Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Counselling, Education-focused

• Based at our Melbourne Burwood Campus
• Flexible FTE arrangements and continuing
• Level B $117684 - $139191 or Level C $143490 - $% Superannuation
• Applications are currently being accepted exclusively from our current and former sessional academic cohorts at Deakin. Applicants must have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin University within two years of the advertising date to be eligible to apply. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be considered at this time.

We are pleased to offer Deakins newest employment classification; the Education-focused Academic. These roles are tailored for academics dedicated to student-centred teaching fostering a passion for teaching excellence and pioneering innovative educational practices. We invite applications from current and former sessional academics engaged with Deakin within the past two years. This presents a remarkable opportunity to contribute to shaping and co-designing this new academic career pathway offering a genuine and meaningful option for those whose strengths lie in teaching and learning.

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching learning creativity social development and groundbreaking research and discovery. We work closely with industry partners and government bodies to translate discoveries into real-word impact. This role will specifically be working within the School of Psychology.

Why work with us

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangementsto help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in both online and on campus.

About the roles

The School of Psychology are seeking to recruit multiple positions commencing in early 2025.

The Lecturer in Counselling Education-focused Academic will lead unit teaching teams in PACFA and ACA accredited PG counselling programs to improve the student learning experience and outcomes. The position will initiate design and conduct productive high-quality scholarship and creative activities to enhance student experience and teaching learning outcomes in their discipline area

The Senior Lecturer in Counselling Education-focused Academic provides leadership at both the unit and course level overseeing curriculum design assessment and teaching quality across entire programs. It integrates industry and research insights into course development mentors and builds capability in colleagues and drives innovation in teaching and learning. The role also involves leading pedagogical research projects and contributing significantly to the disciplines educational scholarship.

Both these positions are suited to people with an emerging record and passion for learning and teaching a keen interest in contributing to community engagement for teaching and employability.

As a Lecturer in Counselling Education-focused you will:

• Lead unit teaching teams and work collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the course to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles).
• Contribute to the review of units and courses and implement refinements.
• Assist in applying industry clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences success engagement and resources.
• Adopt innovation in curriculum design at the unit level and deliver learner-centric research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery. Maintain deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design.
• Provide academic support to students within units and guide students to appropriate support services where appropriate.

As a Senior Lecturer in Counselling Education-focused you will:

• Lead unit and course teaching teams and work collaboratively with other teaching teams in the faculty to develop effective unit/courses curricula and learning materials (including through course leadership roles).
• Lead review of units and courses and implement refinements.
• Lead the development and/or adoption of new innovation in curriculum design within a course and deliver learner-centric research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery.
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the course level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit and course material and practices.
• Provide academic support to students within units and courses and work collaboratively to improve student support services to optimise student outcomes.

To be successful youll have:

Qualifications and experience

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications (for example Masters in Counselling) and experience.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs in the area of counselling including innovative curriculum design.
• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning.
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement. Emerging record of scholarly learning and teaching in postgraduate or undergraduate programs.
• Ability to contribute to communities through research.
• Capacity to contribute to leadership of research and administration.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues.
• Demonstrated passion and ability to deliver effective teaching and supervision practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Eligible for ACA and/or PACFA registration.
• Registered counsellor (ACA/PACFA). (Desirable)
• ACA/PACFA approved supervisor. (Desirable)

Heres how to apply:

To be eligible to apply you must currently be a sessional academic at Deakin or have been previously engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within the last two years of the advertising date. To find out if you are eligible to apply please contact Deakin Help onor

Please submit your updated resume a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria as well as the preferred role youre applying for.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role please contact Dr Mayumi Purvis Lecturer in Counselling Education-focused on .

For a copy of the position description please see below:

Level-B-Counselling EFA

Level-C-Counselling EFA

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on the 18^th of December 2025.

Are You Ready

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all abilities cultures sexual orientation and genders.