Senior clinical practice in a remote and complex operating environment.

Ayers Rock Resort is seeking an experienced Senior Counsellor to join its on-site Social & Emotional Wellbeing team, supporting staff and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees living and working at the resort.
This role suits a confident, grounded practitioner who brings strong clinical judgement, cultural capability and the ability to work effectively in a real-world, remote context.
The Senior Counsellor works closely with the General Manager Wellbeing, contributing to a clinically governed, culturally responsive wellbeing system that supports workforce safety, stability and retention, including the National Indigenous Training Academy (NITA) residential program.
  
About the role
The Senior Counsellor is a senior practitioner role with a strong focus on therapeutic work, risk management and case coordination, delivered within a broader organisational wellbeing system.
Operating in a 24/7 tourism environment, the role requires sound judgement, discretion and the ability to respond calmly and professionally to complex and high-risk situations.

Key accountabilities include:

• Delivering evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic assessment and counselling to staff and residents, using a person-centred SEWB framework
• Providing timely and appropriate support in response to critical incidents
• Undertaking ongoing risk assessment, safety planning and coordinated case management
• Maintaining accurate clinical records, documentation and reporting in line with professional and organisational standards
• Contributing to proactive wellbeing outreach, mental health promotion and staff education across the resort
• Supporting culturally safe engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and trainees, including those living on-site through NITA

About you
You are a grounded, experienced practitioner in counselling or social work who is comfortable working with complexity, ambiguity and responsibility.
You bring:

• A Bachelor degree or higher in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline
• Eligibility for professional membership and professional indemnity insurance (e.g. AASW, PACFA, ACA)
• Demonstrated experience delivering individual and group counselling across trauma, grief and loss, mental health, substance use and relationship issues
• Proven experience in risk assessment, safety planning and critical incident response
• Strong reflective practice skills and commitment to ethical, culturally responsive practice
• Demonstrated ability to engage respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with a willingness to listen, learn and work within local context
• Capacity to work independently while contributing positively to a small, multidisciplinary team

  
What’s on offer

• $105,000 – $115,000 base salary, depending on seniority and experience
• Subsidised on-site accommodation and meals
• Relocation assistance up to $1500
• Monthly external professional supervision
• Access to gym, pool, staff club and resort-wide discounts
• The opportunity to live and work in a truly unique cultural and professional environment

  
Additional information

• National Criminal History Check required
• Northern Territory Working With Children Check (Ochre Card) required or ability to obtain
• Full Australian Driver’s Licence required

Applications Close 25/02/2026

• Relocate to Ayers Rock Resort, NT for a once in a lifetime experience.
• Small town, big community feel with staff pool, gym and weekly activities.
• Affordable accommodation, shift meals, resort discounts to cut cost of living.