Job Description
Position Details
Fixed Term, available for 2 years | Part Time at 0.8 FTE (29.4 hours per week)
Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a. (pro-rata as part time)
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
College of Medicine and Public Health
At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.
About the Role
As a Lecturer in the Counselling suite of Postgraduate Programs, you will deliver engaging teaching at a postgraduate level. In a collaborative and guided environment, you will design and deliver innovative, multi-mode teaching—both face-to-face and online—using contemporary, student-focused approaches. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to high-quality research and collaborate with a dynamic team dedicated to advancing the field of counselling.
You will also play a key role in building and enhancing partnerships with external stakeholders to support improved teaching, learning, and research outcomes.
This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to changing 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 by connecting to the strategic driver of putting students first . We put students at the heart of everything we do. Our flexible, future-focused education is purposefully designed to empower students and accelerate careers.
About You
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
Current registration or professional membership with ACA, PACFA, AHPRA, or AASW.
Ability to independently innovate in teaching design and delivery, including e-learning technologies.
Clinical experience in relationship and family counselling (preferred).
Experience in clinical supervision of post-graduate students on clinical placement and placement coordination (preferred).
Knowledge of effective assessment methods, including providing constructive feedback.
Active involvement in relevant professional communities or associations at local, national, or international levels, including committees or workshops.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Wide range of professional development activities and services
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working with Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description .
For more information regarding this position, please contact Lian Hill
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
12 Mar 2026
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, ****** orientations, and gender identities.
Flinders. Fearless.
Fixed Term, available for 2 years | Part Time at 0.8 FTE (29.4 hours per week)
Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a. (pro-rata as part time)
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
College of Medicine and Public Health
At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.
About the Role
As a Lecturer in the Counselling suite of Postgraduate Programs, you will deliver engaging teaching at a postgraduate level. In a collaborative and guided environment, you will design and deliver innovative, multi-mode teaching—both face-to-face and online—using contemporary, student-focused approaches. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to high-quality research and collaborate with a dynamic team dedicated to advancing the field of counselling.
You will also play a key role in building and enhancing partnerships with external stakeholders to support improved teaching, learning, and research outcomes.
This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to changing 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 by connecting to the strategic driver of putting students first . We put students at the heart of everything we do. Our flexible, future-focused education is purposefully designed to empower students and accelerate careers.
About You
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
Current registration or professional membership with ACA, PACFA, AHPRA, or AASW.
Ability to independently innovate in teaching design and delivery, including e-learning technologies.
Clinical experience in relationship and family counselling (preferred).
Experience in clinical supervision of post-graduate students on clinical placement and placement coordination (preferred).
Knowledge of effective assessment methods, including providing constructive feedback.
Active involvement in relevant professional communities or associations at local, national, or international levels, including committees or workshops.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Wide range of professional development activities and services
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working with Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description .
For more information regarding this position, please contact Lian Hill
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
12 Mar 2026
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, ****** orientations, and gender identities.
Flinders. Fearless.
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