Intake and Triage Counsellor
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Job Location:
Port Macquarie - Australia
Monthly Salary:
$ 81136 - 88655
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Make a meaningful and positive impact on students lives
- Enjoy flexible working arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance
- Thrive in a dynamic purpose-driven and collaborative team
The role
- Part Time (28 hours per week) Continuing
- Level 7 - $81136 to $88655 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
- Bathurst Port Macquarie or Wagga Wagga
As the Intake and Triage Counsellor you will deliver counselling to students across face-to-face phone and online sessions supporting their wellbeing resilience and sense of belonging throughout their university journey. You will also collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen student support programs and contribute to a safe inclusive and engaging campus environment.
About you
- Qualified professional with a psychology or social work degree and registration (AHPRA/AASW) backed by substantial applied experience.
- Inclusive practitioner who understands the diverse needs of students within the contemporary tertiary education sector.
- Proficient in administration and recordkeeping with confident use of technology and systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
The appointment is conditional upon the successful applicant producing satisfying and maintaining a Working with Children Check in accordance with the Commission for Children and Young People Act (NSW).
About us
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
The Wiradjuri phraseyindyamarra winhanganhameans the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge but it also speaks to the mission of universities to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.
Harnessing technology we thrive as a distributed yet connected community welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.
The Division of Safety Security and Wellbeing (DSSW) is dedicated to fostering a safe healthy and inclusive environment for all students staff and visitors. Working collaboratively with faculties and divisions DSSW enhances the overall university experience by ensuring holistic support for both students and staff.
Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.
Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people carers people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds people with disability neurodivergent people and people of all age groups genders and sexualities for all roles.
To apply
Click the Apply button and complete your application online and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.
This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.
Further information
Additional information is available in theposition description or by contacting:
Melinda Green Associate Director Safe and Respectful Communities
Closing Date: 11pm 1 February 2026
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Management
- Behavioral Health
- Classroom Experience
- Mediation Experience
- Special Education
- Conflict Management
- Teaching
- Experience with Children
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
