Counsellor I

1 week ago

Edmonton, Canada MacEwan University Full time

COUNSELLOR I

**WELLNESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, STUDENT AFFAIRS**

**Competition No.** 24.05.167

**CATEGORY**

**SALARY**

**CLOSING DATE**
- Full-Time Limited Term
Commensurate with qualifications and experience
- **About Us**:

- MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
- Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.**Opportunity**:
Key responsibilities include:

- Providing in-person and telehealth/virtual counselling and psychotherapy for a broad range of mental health and wellness concerns, while occasionally providing career development and educational counselling services when appropriate;
- Providing general assessment services of health and well-being to address students’ presenting concerns, determining appropriate treatment plans and proactively engaging students in prevention;
- Intervening and evaluating clients in collaboration with the other professionals involved;
- Supporting students at risk, on and off campus, helping them identify and understand problem areas in their lives;
- Connecting students with internal and external resources to facilitate successful treatment planning;
- Providing safe and affirming counselling for students identifying with minoritized and/or marginalized equity seeking groups, including but not limited to, Indigenous, international, BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, and students with disabilities;
- Participating in case consultation activities and department meetings;
- Conducting administrative activities related to the professional practice and contributing to the intellectual life of the University through public presentations and contributions to the community and society;
- Developing and facilitating in-person or telehealth/virtual group therapy and psycho-educational workshops;
- Occasionally, providing in-service, presentations, and training modules to the department and to the broader campus community;
- Improving mental health literacy and leading program coordination, promotion and student support of mental health and wellness initiatives;
- Working closely with community partners to align our mental health and wellness efforts for students and developing health and wellness resources for students, faculty, and staff;
- Creating and delivering educational, collaborative, or consultative services related to student mental health or broad mental health initiatives to faculty and staff;
- Contributing to Wellness and Psychological Services program evaluation, development, and improvement; and
- Remaining familiar and in adherence with the Health Professions Act, Health Information Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, CAP/ACSW Standards of Practice, Canadian Code of Ethics/CASW Code of Ethics and Guideline for Ethical Practice, and the CAP Practice Guidelines for Psychologists.

**SKILLS**:
You will have:

- The ability to work well within and contribute to building an effective multidisciplinary professional team and work constructively in support of leadership within a team;
- A demonstrated commitment to honouring MacEwan's place in O-day'min as outlined in the University's strategic vision;
- Creative and effective problem-solving skills;
- Strong case management skills;
- The ability to take initiative in service development and demonstrate flexibility in a changing work environment;
- Exceptional communication skills, including with social media and web-based resource creation and interaction; and
- Comfort and efficacy working with technologies (i.e., Microsoft Office, video conferencing software such as Doxy.me, Titanium, Electronic Records Management systems for documentation and appointment bookings, etc.) and the capability to operate in a changing technological environment.

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