Lecturer Level B - Counselling

The School of Applied Psychology is one of Australia’s leading providers of psychology and counselling education, producing graduates who make a meaningful impact in clinical, community and workplace settings.

We are now seeking a Lecturer (Level B) - Counselling to take a key leadership role in coordinating and managing the School’s internal counselling placement and associated community-based placement sites. This role will contribute directly to the quality of clinical training, supervision, and learning outcomes across the Counselling program.

Here’s how you’ll make it matter:

• Manage and coordinate internal counselling placements and satellite community placement sites, maintaining strong communication with course convenors, placement officers and external supervisors.

• Oversee clinical operations, including student placement scheduling, supervision allocation and client management systems to ensure accreditation compliance.

• Provide individual clinical supervision to counselling students while upholding ethical and professional standards (PACFA/ACA).

• Maintain a continual presence during internal placements to guide and support students.

• Teach into counselling courses, including course convenorship and curriculum development aligned with current industry standards.

• Monitor and ensure secure, accurate maintenance of student placement records in systems such as SONIA and ZANDER.

• Participate in competency interviews and ensure students meet mandatory requirements prior to client work.

• Contribute to School and program governance, professional engagement activities, and advisory groups (PCAG, IAB).

• Engage in counselling-related scholarship or research, including counselling education and supervision.

This is a continuing, part-time (0.6 FTE) position based at either Griffith University’s Brisbane South (Nathan) or Gold Coast campuses. As Griffith is a multi-campus University, you may be required to work across other locations.

Griffith University’s sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Salary Range
The full-time equivalent base salary will be Academic Level B range $113,226 - $134,460 per annum + 17% superannuation.
The total FTE package will be in the range $132,474 - $157,318 per annum.