Level C Academic – Counselling and Psychotherapy
(1.0 EFT of full-time (negotiable)
If you would like to be part of our innovative Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy program, have easy access to CPD, and if you are passionate about training the next generation of counselling and psychotherapy professionals... then this job may be for you!
The Organisation
The Cairnmillar Institute is a not-for-profit registered health promotion charity that has been providing high-quality professional education and accessible psychological services to promote the psychological wellness of the community for more than 60 years.
Our clinics provide excellent placement opportunities to our counselling and psychotherapy students, and psychology students, under the supervision of experienced professionals like you, with a passion for ensuring that trainees receive the best supervision and support.
We are a Higher Education Provider and offer excellent postgraduate programs in psychology and counselling as well as short courses and professional development for mental health professionals and the broader community.
The Role
As a Senior Lecturer, you will make a significant contribution to the academic and administrative activities of the Faculty of Psychology, Counselling, and Psychotherapy.
You will provide leadership in the implementation, development, and delivery of both on-campus and online programs, with a major contribution to the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Additionally, you will contribute to excellence in teaching and learning at postgraduate levels, including curriculum leadership, coordination of sessional teaching teams, student support, and quality assurance processes. You may also contribute to research supervision in counselling and psychotherapy fields and engagement with external professional bodies.
A major part of your role will be ensuring that the course maintains alignment with PACFA and ACA accreditation standards.
The Person
Application Closing Date:
30/06/2025
Hours:
Full-time (Negotiable)
Location:
Hawthorn East
Appointment Level:
Level C (Senior Lecturer).
If you would like a position description, please visit our website- https://www.cairnmillar.org.au/about/careers-at-cmi/job-search/level-c-academic-counselling-and-psychotherapy.
Please contact Professor Linda Byrne (dean@cairnmillar.edu.au) if you would like to talk further about the position.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. A Police Check and Working with Children Check will be required from the successful applicant as a condition of employment.
Our organisation is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance for child abuse. Applicants should be aware that we require working with children, police records and reference checks.
The Cairnmillar Institute promotes the following values: collaboration, compassion, integrity, professionalism and respect and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Cairnmillar is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and developing 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.
