Job Description
Seeking a spiritually mature and experienced Dean of Counselling to provide academic and professional leadership to our Counselling programs...
This part-time role (0.6 FTE, with flexibility available) is ideal for someone who desires to combine academic leadership with ongoing counselling practice or ministry commitments.
PBC is a Christ-centred higher education and vocational provider with more than 90 years of gospel-focused training. We are committed to equipping students for Christlike service through rigorous learning, spiritual formation, and real-world ministry preparation.
Key Responsibilities
• Oversee course development, unit offerings, and teaching responsibilities of the Counselling faculty
• Conduct interviews and approval for prospective Counselling students while ensuring student wellbeing and course progression
• Develop and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate lectures in the field of Counselling.
• Ensure academic quality, compliance, and integration of Christian worldview
• Oversee practicum placements and supervision frameworks
• Build professional, church, and industry partnerships
Qualifications & Attributes
• PhD in Counselling, or related field
• Professional eligibility with PACFA/ACA
• Experience teaching counselling in Higher Ed and/or VET
• Strong Christian faith and ability to integrate biblical principles
• Leadership experience in academic or professional counselling contexts
• Excellent communication, relational, and organisational skills
What We Offer
• A Christ-centred academic community
• Flexibility (0.6 FTE, negotiable)
• Support for leadership growth and professional development
• Meaningful contribution to ministry and formation
How to Apply
Please send a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, your CV, and contact details for three referees (including a pastoral referee).
For more information or a confidential conversation, contact:
Ricard Blake, Principal – rblake@pbc.wa.edu.au
Applications close 31 January 2025.
Do Applicants need to have Permission to work in Australia?
“PBC’s courses introduce students to the profound, universal, unchanging truths about God, humanity and the world. PBC’s theology is trinitarian at its core. It is centred on Christ as the supreme revelation of God’s person and seeks to lead students to fully understand the love of the Father and the Spirit in light of God’s gracious actions in Christ, on behalf of sinful humanity.”
Dr Andre van Oudtshoorn, PBC’s Academic Dean
At PBC, we are committed to serving God’s purposes in our generation.
Whether this is by empowering students for ministry in a personal or vocational capacity or Christian counselling, we are an Australian-accredited higher education provider offering biblical and theological studies that are gospel-centred and Kingdom-focused.
Much like King David served God’s multi-faceted purposes in his generation, God calls us to serve His purpose in ours.
PBC exists to equip you with the Christian theological tools to develop others and yourself in a holistic environment where you are a valued member of a greater Christian community.
We teach people to think through issues by providing foundational knowledge, tools and skills so that they can approach practical ministry with a well-developed framework for leading various forms of ministry, rather than prescribing one approach to ministry.