Classification: Senior Manager 1 (Administration)
Salary package: $131,524 - $137,807 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Terms: Full time, Fixed term (up to 12 months)

• Provide coaching and psychological/clinical counselling to staff for problems affecting professional or personal well-being, including complex mental health conditions.
• Assist with crisis situations where counselling skills are required.
• Provide consultancy services to staff in pastoral and management or advisory roles to assist them in responding appropriately to distressed and/or unwell staff.
• Contribute to the coordination of external Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providers and services.
• Contribute to psycho-educational presentations and therapeutic group programs that are developed and presented to staff.

The Australian National University (ANU) is a large and complex organisation, employing over 4,000 academic, professional and technical staff across diverse sectors and locations. Recently ranked in the top 20 universities in the world, ANU offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package, a unique campus environment, rewarding career development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, relocation assistance, generous superannuation and salary packaging arrangements including childcare.
Position overview
Working as part of the People and Culture team, the Adviser to Staff will report directly to the Manager Injury Prevention and Wellbeing, within the Adviser to Staff counselling team.
The core work of the Adviser to Staff includes coaching and psychological counselling of staff and delivering preventative programs to teams through education, support sessions and early intervention assistance. The Adviser to Staff may also be required to provide subject matter advice to the development and implementation of safety and wellbeing projects relating to staff mental health and well-being.
Experience working within the Higher Education / Education sector will be viewed favourably, although not a pre-requisite.
In addition, a rare opportunity to make a lifestyle change, and enjoy all the amazing things that a Canberra lifestyle has to offer! Apply now for your chance to join Australia’s finest university community.
For futher information please contact Ingrid Krauss, Manager Injury Prevention and Wellbeing, E:ingrid.krauss@anu.edu.au or T: +61 2 6125 2625
The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au
ANU values diversity and inclusion and believes employment opportunities must not be limited by socio-economic background, race, religion or gender. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit http://hr.anu.edu.au/staff-equity

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria, no longer than two pages.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required