Placement and Projects Officer
Support student success by ensuring the smooth delivery of clinical placements and professional training in postgraduate psychology and counselling programs at Cairnmillar.
Join a collaborative team providing high-quality service, engaging with students, placement sites, and academic staff to deliver excellent outcomes.
Permanent, Full Time
Location: Hawthorn East
The Cairnmillar Institute is seeking a Placement and Projects Officer to join our Student Services team. This pivotal administrative role supports the delivery and coordination of postgraduate psychology and counselling courses, with a strong focus on clinical placements and professional training. You’ll work closely with placement coordinators, students, and academic staff to ensure effective operations across all placement-related processes. As the first point of contact for student placement enquiries, you’ll play a key part in creating a positive student experience, maintaining essential records, supporting compliance, and contributing to the ongoing success of our professional programs. This is a hands-on, varied role ideal for someone who thrives in a busy environment, enjoys working with people, and has a commitment to service excellence.
The successful candidate will have:
About the Cairnmillar Institute
Established over 60 years ago, The Cairnmillar Institute is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to advancing better mental health through education, research, and treatment in psychology, counselling, and psychotherapy.
Cairnmillar is one of Australia’s largest trainers of postgraduate psychologists and counsellors, providing clinical services across multiple sites and via telehealth. We offer flexible, inclusive, and values-driven work practices, with strong support for professional growth and staff wellbeing
To apply:
Attach your CV and a short statement outlining your interest, relevant skills, and experience. Please refer to the full Position Description on our website (https://www.cairnmillar.org.au/about/careers-at-cmi/job-search/) for detailed responsibilities and selection criteria.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. A Police Check and Working with Children Check will be required as part of the employment conditions.
Why join Cairnmillar:
Cairnmillar is an equal opportunity employer committed to child safety and to attracting a diverse workforce that reflects the community it serves.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
