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Salary- Permanent part time opportunity
- Provide a range of counselling and support services
- 26 days annual leave including one for your birthday (pro rata)
Ensure the overall welfare of students by providing a range of counselling and support services for Murdoch College. This is a part-time role; 1 day per week.
Responsibilities
- Counsel students (domestic and international) about personal and welfare matters
- Identify issues affecting students and develop responses to those issues
- Provide counselling for welfare issues (e.g., homesickness, low grades, stress etc.)
- Raise awareness among school staff of issues facing the student population
- Maintain accurate and timely student case notes in Student Management System
- Identify trends in issues facing students and report to Services teams
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders about student well-being
- Tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, or equivalent (essential)
- Relevant work experience (essential)
- Western Australia Working with Children Check
- A demonstrated commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students
- Awareness of and experience with cultural issues facing international students
- Positive and supportive communication style
- Being available outside standard business hours in exceptional circumstances
- Experience managing caseloads in an educational capacity (desirable)
Kaplan International and Murdoch University
Kaplan International (Australia and New Zealand), offers you the opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading providers of lifelong education. We have a range of professionals and academics in our offices and campuses across the two countries.
Murdoch College, offers various English courses and pathways into Murdoch University undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Our courses have been designed to improve students’ English language and academic skills and prepare them for a seamless transition to Murdoch University.
Kaplan Australia has been recognized as an Inclusive Employer by Diversity Council Australia. We pride ourselves on being a kind and inclusive organization that is reflective of our diverse student group across Kaplan Business School, Kaplan Professional and our Pathways Colleges, and truly value the richness and experience of our diverse team. We will use this momentum to continue to enhance our equity, diversity, and inclusiveness.
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