Counsellor

**Counsellor, Student Wellness and Equitable Learning - SSE - FT Academic**
- (23992)

**Find Your Spot at Humber**

At Humber, our career paths open up a world of infinite possibilities for you to explore. People are at the heart of the Humber experience. Here, every day we work shoulder to shoulder to deliver excellence, and in doing so, we redefine what it means to be a leader in polytechnic education. Humber employees are a diverse group of committed, caring and fun-loving people.

We take finding and growing the right talent very seriously. We strive to find and nurture extraordinary employees who bring their best each day.

If you are interested in working in higher education and are looking to contribute to the largest polytechnic College in Ontario, as we shape the future of our students and communities, here is your opportunity to join our team.

In accordance with the College’s Employment Equity Program the Student Wellness and Equitable Learning (SWEL) team at Humber College is recruiting for a full-time Counsellor position focused on providing mental health supports and services to Humber's Black male identified student population.

The Student Wellness and Equitable Learning (SWEL) department leverages a collaborative, socio-ecological model for student development and care. The cross-functional team includes Student Connection and Community Care (Office of Student Community Standards, Student Support and Intervention Coordinators), Residence Life and Education, Testing Services, and Student Wellbeing (Accessible Learning and Counselling Services, Wellness Education and Programs, and the Health Centre). The SWEL team offer pan-College services across all Humber College/University of Guelph-Humber campuses.

**Job Details**

**Position Title**: Counsellor

**Hours**:35 hr/week

**Faculty/Department**: Student Wellness and Equitable Learning (SWEL) /Student Success and Engagement (SSE)

**Reports to**: Associate Director, Accessible Learning and Counselling Services

**Campus/Location**: Hybrid / North and or Lakeshore campuses

**Salary**: Academic starting salaries are determined based on qualifications and years of related experience as detailed in the collective agreement for academic employees.

**What you will do**:
Reporting to the Associate Director, Accessible Learning and Counselling Services, the Counsellor provides mental health support for all student populations with a focus on Black male-identified students, in a psychotherapeutic environment. Key activities of the role include: conducting initial assessments of student needs and the development of personalized care plans through intake appointments; providing counselling supports through brief, goal-oriented, single-session approaches; providing longer-term counselling for students with complex presentations and needs through a therapeutic relationship - including the assessment and treatment of cognitive, emotional, and/or behavioural symptoms through psychotherapeutic means; and conducting risk management and suicide assessments, providing crisis interventions, and case management including campus and community referrals.

The incumbent will serve students within a multi-campus institution through in-person and virtual supports to ensure equitable access to service. The incumbent will also contribute to the development and provision of evidence-informed psychoeducational groups, workshops, faculty consultations, and further skill development and training opportunities. Counsellor will provide counselling services for all student populations with a specific focus on supporting Black male identified students in accordance with (and within) anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing frameworks.

Counselling Services is committed to enhancing student mental health through accessible, student-centred, evidence-informed, wholistic, and culturally responsive care. Members of the Counselling Services team contribute to a culture of inclusiveness, equity, and wellbeing which enable students, and each other, to thrive.

**What you bring to the role**:

- University-level credential enabling engagement in provision of mental health / services and psychotherapeutic interventions (e.g., Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Education, or a related discipline) from an accredited program
- Current registration and in good standing with a regulatory body under the Regulated Health Professions Act able to perform the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy (e.g., College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, College of Social Work and Social Service Workers)
- Knowledge of Ontario Mental Health Act, the Psychotherapy Act, the Health Care Consent Act, and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), as well as College professional and ethical standard requirements
- Successful completion of supervised counselling by a recognized counselling professional
- Minimum of three (3) years of counselling / mental