Augustana Counsellor - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

SS Augustana Student Services:

Competition No.

Closing Date

Aug 15, 2023
This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.

This position will be up to 14 hours per week from Aug 15, 2023 to May 15, 2024, with a possibility of extension and hourly rate of $60.00 per hour.

Location - Augustana Camrose. This role is in-person.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

**Working for the Department/Faculty

The Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta enrols approximately 1000 undergraduate students in baccalaureate degree programs on a picturesque residential campus in the city of Camrose, 90 kilometers southeast of Edmonton.

The Faculty is committed to building on its reputation for high-quality teaching in the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences, academic rigour, and extensive opportunities for students in the areas of undergraduate research, community service learning, and international study.

Augustana provides a distinctive undergraduate experience characterized by close student-faculty relationships and numerous opportunities for student participation in athletics, clubs, and campus organizations.

Students benefit from the advantages of a small campus while earning a degree from one of Canada's leading universities.

The Dean of Students supports all students — undergraduate and graduate — in the pursuit of academic and personal success. The Dean of Students collaborates with faculties, offices, and services across all campuses to deliver effective programming and provides leadership on university policies and initiatives.

The Office of the Dean of Students coordinates many services that strive to create diverse and inclusive support in all stages of the student experience, including: academic resources, career and professional development health & wellness services, and community resources.

**Position
Use your expertise to make a difference for university students.

The University of Alberta is hiring a Counsellor to support students at the Augustana campus as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of a university education.

Reporting to the Augustana Manager Student Life, the Counsellor is responsible for providing mental health services to the student population at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta (U of A)

Services include:
the provision of short term counselling and therapy; the provision of psychoeducational workshops and other skills based programming.

Duties

Provide limited session individual/couple/family/group counselling modalities, which would include assessment and sessionlimited treatment of a variety of mental health concerns
Address client developmental concerns; fostering resiliency, social and life skills, developmental transitions, stress management, and identity issues (such as gender identification, sexual orientation, culture, and acculturation)
Support international students with cultural adjustment/conflicts, displacement from home countries because of conflict/war, acculturation, adjustment, etc.
Integrate client identity, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, spirituality and religion, culture, and neurodevelopmental differences, into counselling and treatment planning
Develop, deliver, and assess a variety of psychoeducational workshops
Ensure that confidential client records are properly maintained, protected, and shared in accordance with professional codes of conduct, provincial legislation, and university information privacy policies

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in a related discipline such as, but not limited to, Counselling or Clinical Psychology; Master's degree in Social Work, clinical designation; Master's degree in Occupational Therapy with mental health focus
Registered or Licensed mental health professional, and member in good standing, within a regulated professional body including but not limited to: College of Alberta Psychologists, Alberta College of Social Workers, and/or the Alberta College of