Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Manager - Collarts (Australian College of the Arts)
Employment information: Full time; $130,000 – $145,000 p/a plus super
The Student Wellbeing & Inclusion Manager is a professional role designed to oversee a range of culturally appropriate, sensitive, trauma-informed services. They are responsible for meeting the wellbeing and inclusion needs of students, contributing to safe, respectful and accessible learning environments where students can participate and succeed. They manage a team of co-ordinators, practitioners and interns that provide various wellbeing services, including the case management of students who are at risk or who have complex cases.
The role
The Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Manager will oversee existing services and create new offerings that meet emerging needs of students experiencing vulnerability, distress, or barriers to participation, including:
- A College-wide Wellbeing Framework and mental health plan with services that promote and restore student emotional and psychological wellbeing,
- Equitable Learning Access plans and associated support for students with disabilities and medical conditions,
- Counselling and Social Work services with practitioners and interns providing one-on-one counselling, case management, small group sessions and proactive, health promotion activities,
- Financial hardship remedies that address short-term shortfalls in students’ ability to meet their personal and study expenses,
- Faith-based services, including chaplaincy, that foster spiritual wellbeing and boost pastoral care,
- Trauma-informed and risk-based complaint processes to address non-academic conduct concerns, including gender-based violence.
Qualifications, experience and skills
- Relevant qualifications in counselling, social work, community health or a related field, or at least five years’ experience.
- Proven experience in devising and implementing effective and sustainable wellbeing and inclusion services.
- A preference for working with autonomy and minimal supervision, relishing the opportunity to make a big impact in a small College.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a diverse student and staff population.
- High level communication skills, including the ability to market programs to students and present to internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, diversity and reconciliation, ensuring services are culturally safe, inclusive and trauma-informed
- Demonstrated case management and risk management skills, including effective referral to and liaison with specialist external services.
Applications close: Monday 27 April 2026
