Wellness Counsellor
4 months ago
**Date Posted**:08/29/2024
**Req ID**: 39512
**Faculty/Division**: Vice-Provost, Students
**Department**: Health and Wellness
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00038518
**Description**:
**About us**:
Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.
Consisting of an interdisciplinary teamof health professionals and support staff, Health &Wellness at the University of Toronto aims to support graduate and undergraduate students in reaching their academic goals, engage students in their development and learning, and support their health andwell-being by providing health education, clinical and consultation services.
Health and Wellness (HW) provides counselling to students with a wide range of concerns ranging from relationship problems to debilitating depression and anxiety, suicidal and/or homicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress, and eating disorders.
**Your opportunity**:
The Wellness Counsellor and Coordinator is a Registered Social Worker and is an integral member of the embedded mental health care team in HW. As a member of the embedded mental health care team, and under the direction of the Director, Professional Practice & Quality Assurance, provides life coaching, personal counselling and solution/ goal focused psychotherapy to students at the University in accordance with the University of Toronto Health and Wellness, vision, mission, and strategic plan, and is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits. In addition to personal counselling the incumbent will act as a consultant to faculty, staff, and students on counseling and related matters, conducts workshops and relevant training. Inherent in this role are the knowledge, skills and attitudes specific to critical thinking and decision making, ability to analyze and assess presenting mental health concerns and collaborate with the medical team in the management of these mental health concerns, and flexibility and decision making in fluid situations with unpredictable outcomes.
The Wellness Counsellor and Coordinator will conduct screening/intake assessments; facilitate discharge planning; develop and facilitate community referrals and refer to the university or outside community; provide brief counselling to individuals; and run psycho-educational workshops.
**Your responsibilities will include**:
- Assessing the mental health of clients
- Providing clinical counselling and psychotherapy for students and making referrals to appropriate resources
- Updating and maintaining patient records
- Leading seminars and/or workshops
- Following rules and procedural processes related to Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
**Essential Qualifications**:
- Master's of Social Work and is a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers.
- Minimum five years related experience. Related experience should be in a Community Mental Health setting, and/or Outpatient Mental Health Unit where the incumbent has performed client intakes/assessments, crisis counselling, brief or short-term counselling to individuals, and psycho-educational workshops.
- Extensive experience with mental health and illness, behavioral issues, anger management, and conflict resolution.
- Keyboarding skills and working knowledge of relevant software is required (e.g. Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good judgment and sensitivity, flexibility and resourcefulness.
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and senior academic administrators about issues facing students in crisis and make recommendations.
- Able to exercise patience, tact, judgment and discretion.
- Demonstrated ability to relate to students, staff, and faculty in ways that build confidence and trust.
- Able to work in a highly diverse community with students from varied backgrounds and a variety of age groups, presenting with a range of difficulties and personal issues.
**Assets (Nonessential)**:
- Life coaching, mindful based therapies and alternative evidenced based therapies an asset.
- Skill in working with university-aged young adults and individuals in crisis.
- Experience working with post-secondary students and knowledge of university and community mental health resources.
**To be successful in this role you will be**:
- Approachable
- Communicator
- Diligent
- Intuitive
- Patient
- Perceptive
**Note: Monday through Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Some evenings are required.**
**Closing Date**: 09/10/2024, 11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: USW
**Appointment Type**: Bu
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