Health and Wellness Counsellor- Mississauga

triOS College Business Technology Healthcare Inc. is currently in search of a highly motivated and skilled **independent contractor** to fulfill the vital role of **Health and Wellness Counsellor.**
This position is based at our** Mississauga Campus, located inside Square One mall.**

**Primary Purpose**:
The focus is on social, and personal growth for students. This role will support students and staff in understanding, preventing, and addressing mental wellbeing challenges.

The Health and Wellness Counsellor will support the vision, mission, and values of triOS College while contributing to a positive, supportive, and student-focused team environment of respect, integrity, dedication, and readiness, embracing diversity, and fostering inclusion.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide one-on-one counselling to students addressing social, physical, spiritual, and emotional challenges.
- Provide a counselling program for students, including individual and/or small group counselling/social skills training.
- Make recommendations to support academic, and emotional needs based on data.
- Crisis intervention services that support students.
- Provide referrals to community resources as required and follows up to ensure wellbeing of the student.
- Conduct wellness workshops to educate students on the importance of healthy living, stress management and behaviors to achieve wellness.
- Participate and assist other team members in the delivery of student events and information sessions.
- Lead and design professional development for faculty and staff regarding pertinent issues relating to social and mental wellbeing.
- Act as a liaison with community agencies and allied professionals.
- Assist with student Orientation activities.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- **Current registration and membership in good standing** with the appropriate accredited association (i.e.: Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care).
- Experience in a similar role.
- Experience with Post Secondary Students is an asset.
- Experience in crisis management & response is an asset.
- Knowledge of local and regional community resources to promote timely referrals for students is essential.
- Knowledge of emerging social emotional issues affecting post-secondary students, and recommended research-based solutions.
- Understanding legal and ethical frameworks for practice, including experience with electronic medical records/PHIP compliant client management systems.
- Ability to assess emergency situations of social and emotional nature and determine immediate appropriate action and follow-up requirements.
- Very strong organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

**Hours of Work**:
The hours and days of work are flexible.

**Start Date**:
The scheduled start for this opportunity is **immediate**.

**About triOS College**:
triOS College Business Technology Healthcare Inc. is a Canadian owned Registered Private Career College in Ontario. At triOS we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our students and coworkers. It is the dedication of our employees that has resulted in triOS as being recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 12 consecutive years. Our college was founded on familial values, and these have been retained for the last 30 years. We are truly a team in every sense and work collaboratively towards our common goal of preparing job-ready graduates. Our teams are highly motivated and passionate about the work they do and the impact they have on changing the lives of each student that studies at the college. A career at triOS provides you with an opportunity to truly make a difference in the community. We look forward to connecting with you
- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._