Career Counsellor - Mississauga, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Mississauga, Canada

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Description

Date Posted:06/07/2023

Req ID: 31576

Faculty/Division:
University of Toronto Mississauga

Department:

UTM:
Career Centre

Campus:
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada's top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario's booming Peel Region—is one of the world's great catalysts of humanpotential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care.

We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship.

Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery.

We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside theMissinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

We're thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

The UTM Career Centre is a student-focused service whose mission is to help students develop career management skills that they can use throughout their life.

The staff operate as a team, each contributing via their specific role and by supporting others in Centre goals.

The International Education Centre strives to be an innovative, collaborative and globally significant leader in the internationalization of the student experience.

Through a student-centered approach, we support both international a new to Canada student development during their time at UTM and beyond as well learning abroad for all students.

The Career Counsellor - International is part of a team of career counsellors and employment strategists in the Career Centre and the International Student Advising team in the International Education Centre.

Under the supervision of the Career Centre Assistant Director and the International Education Centre Director, the Career Counsellor - International provides career counselling services to students and recent graduates in both individual and group formats.

The Career Counsellor - International develops and facilitates workshops, including working with campus partners to provide tailored programming.

The role develops and updates career materials and participates in cross-functional teams within and external to the Career Centre and the International Education Centre to fulfill the Centre's goals and mandate.

This position will have a focus on international students and global careers.

Your responsibilities will include:

Counselling students on careerrelated matters by discussing options and consequences while incorporating personal circumstances and an understanding of an individual's background
Probing for information from students to identify barriers they might be experiencing
Advising and coaching students on developing careerrelated goals
Advising and coaching students on work search strategies and skills
Facilitating educational workshops and seminars
Consulting with instructors, administrators and student groups on the development of tailored programming needs
Developing learning outcomes for workshops and/or services
Conducting a detailed analysis of student feedback and learning outcomes to inform program planning activities

Essential Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology, Adult Education or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
Minimum five years experience providing career counselling services, include both working on an individual basis and group work development and facilitation, in both career planning and job searching issues
Strong experiential background in student transition; particularly, experience working with diverse communities and understanding international student transition issues
Exceptional intercultural competency awareness; experience working with diversecommunities and cultures and an understanding of antioppression and equity practicesare required.
Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering learning outcomes in group programming, for both in person and virtual delivery.
Sound knowledge of career development theory as well as occupations and professions.
Extensive knowledge of labour market conditions and opportunities for work.
Demonstrated familiarity with students' multilingual skills and multinational experiences
Awareness and familiarity with international markets and career opportunities outside o