Counsellor, Counselling and Accessibility Services
Required Position
Full-Time Appointment
THIS POSITION MAY REQUIRE A DIFFERENT WORK WEEK AND/OR HOURS OF WORK. THIS MAY INCLUDE EVENINGS AND/OR WEEKEND SHIFTS.
The current schedule is Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (summer hours), or Monday to Friday,, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (winter hours). Upon four weeks’ notice, the work week and/or hours of work may be changed. (This may include evening and/or weekend shifts.)
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Manager of Counselling and Accessibility Services, the successful candidate will:
- Provide assessment and personal counselling services to students, crisis intervention and critical incident stress management/debriefings, and provide referrals to appropriate services for the Laurentian campus and the McEwen School of Architecture;
- Research, prepare and facilitate workshops, presentations and other educational activities and tools for students, staff and faculty (Mental Health Promotion and Awareness);
- Develop and maintain knowledge of services provided by the Laurentian campus and other community service agencies; to make effective use of those other community services available in ensuring a coordinated response to the identified needs of the client; to ensure effective liaison with all agencies/programs involved with the client;
- Support and promote equity, diversity and inclusion on campus;
- Participate in the development of new delivery models;
- Establish and maintain effective relations with the University community and with agencies and organizations in the wider community;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Honors undergraduate degree (4 years) in Social Work, Psychology or related field, Master’s degree an asset;
- Three to five years of experience in counselling of students in a post-secondary institution (university or college level), experience with youth and/or young adults will be considered;
- Experience in counselling of students from a diverse background is an asset;
- Membership, in good standing in a regulated professional college is necessary,
- Experience in crisis intervention counselling;
- Critical Incident Stress Management/Debriefing experience;
- Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent abilities to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team;
- Proficiency in MS Office software applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software applications, as well as Internet research capabilities;
- Ability to work fluently, orally and in writing, in both official languages, French and English.
Effective May 1, 2022 the Policy and Program on COVID-19 Vaccination are placed in abeyance. This means the Policy and Program on COVID-19 Vaccination are paused at this time; however, they are not canceled and could be reinstated at a future date if public health conditions warrant it, or through guidance from federal, provincial or local public health authorities. The evolution of the virus and the course of the disease activity are difficult to predict and it may be necessary to reinstate the Policy in full or in part, on short notice. When the Policy and Program on COVID-19 Vaccination are paused, persons entering Laurentian’s campus will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination in order to attend campus.
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