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Post End Date:January 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Administrative Professional (Employee Group)
Please note: Interviews will take place in January 2025. About the Role: Reporting to the Manager, Health & Clinical Operations, the Counsellor provides counselling to students to assist with their social/emotional growth and development, to support the students' academic success and over well-being. The Counsellor will support a wide range of issues including an impaired ability to function effectively academically, combined with emotional distress or conflict.
The Counsellor will: - Meet with students to identify and assess students' needs and risks;
- Identify, assess, develop, and implement effective wellness plans;
- Provide short-term counselling including cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma informed, cross-cultural counselling, and Positive Psychology interventions;
- Provide short-term consultation and support to students with situational and transient or crisis-situational issues and long-term counselling interventions to students experiencing complex mental health difficulties;
- Asses, prepare, and conduct counselling, psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic sessions and groups for students and other Brock partners;
- Provide comprehensive care, life and learning skills to students and their families, as permitted within confidentialities and privacy requirements;
- Liaise with faculty, staff, and student groups on campus relating to student mental health, psychological well-being and student behavior to promote services and ensure a high level of awareness of services provided;
- Participate on committees to assist with developing a culture of student care on campus;
- Develop and deliver special programs, training, and workshops to meet the needs of students, faculty/staff working with students, or community partners;
- Assist students with appropriate academic documentation and support;
- Tack the status and progress of students with complex mental health needs;
- Evaluate outcomes and maintain statistics with respect to student interventions and community education on student mental health issues;
- Maintain private and confidential communication and documentation.
Key Skills and Experience:- Master of Social Work or Master of Counselling Psychology degree;
- Certification, in good standing, with relevant designated professional college;
- Experience providing counselling services, preferably with young adults in a post-secondary setting;
- Applied knowledge in carrying out recommendations from assessments and medical reports;
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and with community partners;
- Knowledge of issues relevant to the young adult population and knowledge of relevant legislation in the field (counselling or social work);
- Group therapy skills including knowledge of group process and therapeutic issues;
- Solid computer competency including word processing, spreadsheet, database, web applications, Outlook, PowerPoint, Workday, and scheduling/appointments systems;
- Knowledge of records management and privacy requirements (FIPPA, PHIPA) and best practices;
- Effective counselling skills with the ability to effectively provide interventions to a diverse student population, including students experiencing complex mental health difficulties;
- Excellent crisis intervention skills and clinical assessment skills;
- Effective in communicating difficult and sensitive information, in situations where the issues are complex, and communication may be challenging;
- Skilled in evaluating student needs and risks and determining the most appropriate intervention;
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills and takes initiative to improve processes and/or services;
- Flexible and adaptable to changing requirements and circumstances.
Preferred or Asset Skills: - Ability to administer and interpret academic and mental health testing measures to assess for academic strengths and weaknesses and mental health functioning;
- Experience and or training in providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy;
- Demonstrated success in building rapport and trust with racialized populations seeking mental health services; and
- Experience supervising master's level counselling/psychotherapy students.
Salary and Total Rewards: - Job Grade L, Salary Scale ($62,580-$107,280);
- Target Hiring Range: $62,580-$63,500.
- This is a permanent position that includes:
- Health & Dental Benefits: Comprehensive extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Pension Plan: Enrollment eligibility in the Brock University Pension Plan.
- Vacation: Up to 3 weeks per year, in addition to university holidays.
- Professional Development: Eligibility for the Brock Tuition Waiver Program.
*The final salary is based on experience, internal equity, and budget considerations within the target hiring range.
We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.
Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups.
We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please contact [redacted] if you require a disability related accommodation so we can ensure your participation needs are met.
Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process.
We appreciate all applications received. Candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted.
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