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Job Summary:

The Counsellor is responsible for promoting student development, student success, and student retention by designing, and providing a comprehensive range of psychological and educational services to aid students in achieving improved academic performance, enhanced personal and social effectiveness, and appropriate educational and career plans.

Purpose and Key Functions:
* Identify, assess, develop, and implement effective treatment plans.
* Conduct in-depth counselling and therapy interviews and utilize existing theoretical models to interpret information.
* Provide assessments of mental health and risk factors and coordinate referrals with professionals within the Student Wellness Centre and the community.
* Aid clients in identifying and solving emotional and interpersonal problems that may be affecting their academic success, well-being, and bio-psycho-social development. 
* Provide psychological counselling services such as personal counselling, group counselling, and crisis counselling. 
* Interact and assess the level of risk when students present with indications of harm to self or others, or suicidality.
* Consult with others regarding how to manage difficult or disruptive behaviours.
* Respond and field inquiries from new and existing students by email and phone.
* Engage in problem solving to work through ethical dilemmas.
* Facilitate conflict resolution sessions.
* Provide debriefing to clients after a trauma has occurred.
* Advocate on behalf of students for special academic consideration.
* Nurture and support clients and encourage them to develop self care while finding a balance between multiple demands.
* Persuade clients to seek appropriate professional help and to attend appointments.
* Develop and deliver presentations, information, and training sessions to others.
* Develop and deliver group counselling and psychotherapy materials.
* Write case notes including client’s history and treatment plans.
* Write referral reports to other health professionals including general practitioners, psychiatrists, and other specialists.
* Plan and coordinate a variety of events and activities.
* Review, assess, and recommend changes to enhance the effectiveness of service delivery models.
* Maintain and safeguard the confidentiality of client records.
* Participate in professional development activities and remain current with frequent developments in a specialized field of study.

Supervision:

* Ensure adherence to quality standards and procedures for short-term staff and volunteers.
* Provide orientation and show procedures to others.

Requirements:
Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, or a related field of study.
Requires 3 years of relevant experience.

Additional Information:
This positions requires the counsellor to work a 35 hour week, including at least one evening shift (12:00 to 8:00). In addition, to provide the best service for students, our expectation is that counsellors will provide 5 direct clinical hours a day.

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