• Part time 0.8 FTE ongoing role
• PO1 salary range $71,046 - $86,729 p.a. + super
• Based at Noarlunga and Tonsley campuses / Kaurna Country
• View: Role Description

Why TAFESA?

TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, delivers high quality education and skills training across South Australia.

At TAFE SA, our values shape how we work — We Work As One, We Do What Matters, and We Step Up.

Learn more about our values and what it’s like to work at TAFE SA: TAFESA Values

Join an innovative team shaping job-ready students and creating life-changing opportunities. More than a job, make real impact! GO GET IT!

Your Time to Shine

As a Counsellor, you will deliver professional counselling and support services to TAFE SA students, helping them navigate personal, educational and wellbeing challenges to achieve their learning goals. You will partner with teaching and support staff to provide specialist advice and consultation that enhances inclusive practices, strengthens student support, and promotes student participation, engagement and success.

The role is responsible for supporting students across a broad range of areas, including wellbeing, disability support, financial concerns, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, complaints, and personal challenges. You will assess individual needs, coordinate appropriate support strategies, and contribute to the ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement of services.

Working collaboratively across TAFE SA, you will exercise sound judgement, initiative and professional expertise to support student success and contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum Degree-level qualification in Counselling, Social Work or Psychology, with eligibility for membership of a relevant professional body highly regarded, e.g. AASW, MAPS or ACA.
• Experience delivering professional counselling services and a broad range of intervention strategies, including mediation, negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution, to support diverse client groups including people with disability, people at risk and people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Proven ability to assess and respond to complex student support needs, including mental health concerns, harassment, relationship challenges, substance misuse, domestic and family violence, informed by a strong knowledge of legislative requirements, duty of care obligations, VET sector frameworks and RTO standards.

What You Need to Know

A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

TAFE SA Advantage

Working at TAFE SA will provide you with a wide range of benefits. These include:

• Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
• Purchase Annual Leave
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health & Wellbeing Program
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

Ready to Take the Leap?

Hit that ‘Apply’ button, upload your resume, and craft a compelling criteria response (max 2 pages) aligned to the selection criteria in the role description — let’s make this opportunity yours! All applications must be submitted online.

For enquiries, please contact Michael Hooke – Student Counselling and Wellbeing Lead via email at [email protected]

Applications close: 23rd August 2026 at 11:45pm

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!

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