About Us
The New Zealand Association of Counsellors (Te Roopu Kaiwhiriwhiri O Aotearoa), is the largest association for counselling professionals in Aotearoa. We are run for and by counsellors and support our 3,500 + members throughout their careers, from student training to retirement.

Our work includes:

• providing a robust registration framework to ensure the profession follows and adheres to the highest possible standards to protect individuals seeking therapy.
• promoting and facilitating research to produce trusted best practices.
• providing accessible and relevant professional development opportunities for counsellors through our webinars and learning events.
• facilitating networking and peer to peer support at both a national and branch level.
• promoting ethical practice, through our Code of Ethics, and continuing to raise the professional standards of counselling in Aotearoa.
• advocating for counselling and mental health services.

Further information can be found on our website: www.nzac.org.nz

About the role
All NZAC members are accountable to our Code of Ethics. It provides a framework for ethical counselling practice and provides assurance to clients and the public.

As one of our two Ethics Administrators, you will be part of the team who are the first point of contact for people making enquiries and complaints about counselling practice. This is a process focused role, which follows our robust Ethical Complaints process. You will:

• Deal efficiently with enquiries from the public.
• Provide information and guide people through the complaints process.
• Work collaboratively and supportively with the other Ethics Administrator, to ensure workloads are managed and shared.
• Work closely with the Ethics Convenor and Ethics Committee, to ensure good communication and process is followed.
• Provide administrative support for the Ethics Convenor and Ethics Committee, including helping to organise meetings.

The successful candidate must have the legal right to work in New Zealand and will be required to undergo a criminal history check.

The role is based at the NZAC National Office in Wellington. Hybrid work arrangements will be considered. From time to time some travel or flexible hours maybe required.

Remuneration
The salary range for this role is $72,800 - $80,828 per annum (pro rata). This equates to an actual rate of $27,300 - $28,750 per annum at 15 hours per week.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter to execdirector@nzac.org.nz

Applications close at 12pm on Wednesday 18 June 2025.

For a Full Job Description email opsmanager@nzac.org.nz