We seek a qualified counsellor to join the Bachelor of Social Services teaching team. You will have the opportunity to provide counselling supervision to our Year 3 tauira as well as deliver a counselling specific course within the BSS degree programme.

The main duties and responsibilities of the role include :

• Develop and provide blended learning opportunities in and for diverse learning contexts
• Provide counselling supervision for year 3 tauira in both group and individual contexts
• Willingness to work towards a tertiary teaching qualification (if not already held)

To perform effectively in this role, the successful candidate will have :

• Experience of counselling work in a variety of contexts
• Experience of providing counselling supervision
• A sound working knowledge of current theories (i.e. Person-Centred, CBT, SFBT, ACT)
• A tertiary qualification in Counselling
• Appropriate professional body membership (i.e. NZAC, DAPANZ or equivalent)

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining staff who are passionate, creative, future-focused and dedicated to helping our learners build their capability and realise their potential.

We are guided by our values of Caring / Manaakitaka, Courage / Maia, Accountability / Takohaka and Empowerment / Whakamanataka.

We are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified, and we aspire to create a working environment that is inclusive and meets the aspirations of mana whenua.

Otago Polytechnic requires all staff, learners and visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. To attend an interview on site, applicants will need to be able to provide their My Vaccine Pass to staff on arrival.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status prior to commencement of employment.