Mental Health Clinician (Mental Health)

Location: Auckland City Campus, Auckland, New Zealand

Salary: NZ$93,201–NZ$107,500 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Company

The hirify.global is New Zealand’s leading university, supporting more than 46,000 students through over 6,000 academic and professional staff.

What you will do

• Provide direct support to students presenting with personal, wellbeing, or mental health concerns.
• Manage and triage referrals and concerns from students and staff.
• Gather information, assess risk, and develop support plans and referral pathways.
• Connect students with self-help resources and appropriate internal or external specialist services.
• Maintain accurate case notes, reports, and confidential records.
• Build relationships with university teams and community providers, and identify opportunities to improve the service.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent in mental health, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, or a related field.
• Valid registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, such as NCNZ or Social Worker Registration, is required.
• At least four years of experience providing mental health support to students or young people.
• Strong understanding of issues affecting students and young people, with confidence handling sensitive matters.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, listening, and problem-solving skills.
• Cultural competence, understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and confidence using Microsoft Office and university systems.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a tertiary environment and understanding of student needs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week on an 18-month fixed-term contract.
• Flexible employment practices.
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme.
• Five weeks of annual leave and a generous parental leave allowance.
• Career development programmes, discounted car parking, childcare, and other internal and external service discounts.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and cover letter explaining how the required skills and experience are met.
• Applications close on 2 October 2026, although review may begin earlier and the advert may close once a suitable candidate is found.