Counsellor

NIDA The National Institute of Dramatic Art – Kensington NSW $84,770 - $84,770 a year Base Pay$ - $ / Year Contact Name: Jack Thomson Description Support students, foster cultural safety, and build belonging, apply now and be the become NIDA’s next Counsellor. Your impact starts here. About Us The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia’s premier training ground for future leaders and practitioners in the dramatic arts. Located at Kensington in Sydney, it is a Centre of excellence in education and training. NIDA is unique in the world for its practice-based and industry-relevant training in the range that it offers which includes Acting, Design, Costume, Properties and Objects, Technical Theatre and Stage Management, Scenic Construction, Writing for Performance, Directing and Cultural Leadership. About the Role The Counsellor provides face-to-face counselling and wellbeing support to NIDA students, with a particular focus on supporting First Nations students, People of Colour, and those with lived experiences of racism. The role delivers culturally safe and trauma-informed therapeutic practice, contributes to case management and risk escalation processes, and supports the design and delivery of inclusive wellbeing and cultural safety initiatives. In addition, the Counsellor offers guidance to staff on culturally appropriate support strategies, ensures accurate documentation and compliance with reporting standards, facilitates referrals to internal and external services, and actively participates in service development and continuous improvement to strengthen student wellbeing and belonging. About You You hold a degree qualification in psychology, counselling, social work, or a related field, with professional registration or membership. You bring demonstrated experience supporting students from diverse cultural backgrounds, including First Nations and People of Colour communities, and have proven capability in assisting individuals impacted by racism and systemic disadvantage. Your strengths include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong organisational ability, and a commitment to maintaining accurate documentation. You practice with high self-awareness, ethical conduct, and clear professional boundaries, underpinned by a deep understanding of cultural safety, equity, and inclusive wellbeing practices. With a valid Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain), you also draw on lived experience of social and cultural exclusion, and a strong appreciation of the challenges faced by marginalised people in learning environments. Please download the full position description here for more information about this role. Job preview This is a part-time 2-year contract. The base annual salary is $84,770+ 12% Superannuation, based on a 38-hour working week. Please include the following in your application a brief cover letter that demonstrates your understanding of and capacity to undertake the role, including your ability to meet the selection criteria. Only applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted. Considerations You are required to have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this role. This role is not suited to a working holiday visa holder. A valid Working with Children Check for NSW is essential. Having one or being willing to get one and to support and implement NIDA’s Child Safe Strategies is necessary to undertake this role. Further Information For further information about this role, please contact Jack Thomson, Deputy Director, Learning & Innovation: ************@nida.edu.au As part of NIDA's commitment to equity and inclusion, we strongly encourage applications from people who identify with historically excluded communities such as First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQI+ and people with disability. All applications will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status. #J-18808-Ljbffr