About This Opportunity
Join a dedicated student support team delivering urgent mental health care, triage functions, and student safety coordination. The Mental Health Advisor focuses on supporting students with complex or sensitive needs, while also contributing to programs, initiatives, and service improvements that enhance student wellbeing, safety, and inclusion across UQ.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Provide trauma-informed response services to support students’ wellbeing
- Assess risk and need to coordinate tailored care for complex student needs
- Deliver expert advice on student safety, welfare, and mental health
- Design and lead initiatives that enhance wellbeing and inclusion
- Drive service improvements through data, insight, and innovation
About You
- Relevant degree (e.g. psychology, social work) + 4+ years experience
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build trust and rapport
- Experience managing complex, sensitive, or high-risk cases
- Ability to apply policy, legislation, and ethical frameworks
- Sound judgement, problem solving, and risk assessment skills
- Ability to manage workload and competing priorities effectively
- Strong written skills for reports, case notes, and documentation
- Collaborative approach with multidisciplinary teams
