Job Description

Psychology Supervisors

Supervisor and Lecturer

Employment Type: Multiple roles available including casual or fixed term/permanent
(minimum 0.4 FTE)

Location: Flexible - remote and/or onsite

About the Cairnmillar Institute

The Cairnmillar Institute is a not-for-profit provider of psychological services and higher education, with a 65+ year history of supporting mental health and training the next generation of practitioners. We deliver clinical services, short courses, vocational training and accredited postgraduate programs in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.

About the Role

Are you looking to work in a thriving environment that supports the learning and development of future psychologists?

We are seeking Psychology Supervisors to join our growing supervision team across a range of postgraduate psychology programs.

This role involves supervising placement students and supporting their development as safe, reflective, and competent practitioners. We are particularly interested in hearing from supervisors with experience working with children, adolescents, and families, and from those with experience in neurodiversity and neurodevelopmental assessments.

The role may include:

• providing high-quality individual and/or group supervision to postgraduate psychology students
• supporting student learning, professional development, and reflective practice
• contributing to the assessment of student progress and competency
• working collaboratively with placement coordinators and the wider supervision team
• contributing to teaching, training, or other academic activities at the Institute where relevant and of interest

Why join Cairnmillar

• Join one of the largest psychology and counselling training institutes in Australia

• Be part of a supportive, collegial, and values-driven team

• Work flexibly, either remotely and/or onsite

• Contribute meaningfully to the development of the next generation of psychologists

• Bring your current practice expertise into a training environment that values clinician-educators

• Opportunity to engage in additional academic work, such as teaching, workshops, or student support activities

About You

Supervisors play a key role in the training and assessment required to meet the competency standards of psychological practice. We are seeking suitably qualified supervisors for students undertaking placements in our postgraduate psychology courses.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• hold general registration as a psychologist with AHPRA and have no conditions on your registration
• hold Board Approved Supervisor status with the Psychology Board of Australia
• have experience supervising postgraduate psychology students, or demonstrate readiness to undertake this role
• ideally have experience working with children, adolescents, and families and/or with neurodiversity, including undertaking and/or supervising neurodevelopmental assessments
• have the ability to balance the multiple roles of a placement supervisor, including supporting learning, providing feedback, and evaluating supervisee competency
• have strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• enjoy contributing to the development and training of psychologists and to the profession more broadly
• hold a Working with Children Check and current police check, or be willing to obtain these prior to commencement

Further Information

The placement supervision role at Cairnmillar provides great opportunities to support clinicians in their development, as well as broaden and develop your own supervision, leadership, and clinical education skills within a supportive and positive workplace culture.

If you are interested in contributing to the training of future psychologists, enjoy variety in your work, and value being part of a team, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply

Please submit:

• a current CV, and
• a brief statement outlining your interest in the roles, along with your relevant experience, knowledge, and skills

For more information you are welcome to contact Jacinta Connor at jacintaconnor@cairnmillar.org.au.

Child Safety & Equal Opportunity

The Cairnmillar Institute promotes the values of collaboration, compassion, integrity, professionalism, and respect, and expects behaviours consistent with these values at all times. Cairnmillar is committed to child safety and is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce that reflects the community it serves.