Counsellor - Student Wellness Services

Position Description
The University of Calgary Student Wellness Services, Student and Enrolment Services, is seeking a 13-month Contingent Term Counsellor (with strong possibility of extension) to provide individual and group counselling to University of Calgary students.
Student Wellness Services is the collaboration of Student Health, Mental Health Services and Health Promotion to provide wellness in body, mind, and spirit to support academic and personal success. We support the University of Calgary by providing integrated and expanded health and wellness services promoting the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of students within a supportive community. Mental Health Services’ mission is to support positive mental health by providing students direct care and connection to accessible services through collaboration and consultation with other campus and community partners.
This Academic position reports to the Associate Director (Counselling). The Counsellor provides individual and group counselling to undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Calgary to meet their personal, career and academic counselling needs. The Counsellor must work effectively with a diverse inter-professional Wellness Services team and must build relationships with a diverse community of students, faculty, other Student and Enrolment Services units and external stakeholders. This Academic position is also required to contribute scholarly professional knowledge through publication and presentations and maintain competency through research and professional development.
Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people using an intersectional lens
• Designation as a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) will not be considered for this position
• Experience in single session and brief counselling format is preferred
• Graduate Degree in Counselling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or Clinical Social Work
• Highly developed oral, written and presentation skills
• Professional designation as a Registered Psychologist or Registered Social Worker in Alberta is required
• Minimum five years of counselling experience required
• Experience in one or more of the following would be an asset: counselling in a post-secondary setting working with trauma in a brief context, and/or addictions counseling

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Counsellor provides services primarily in the areas of personal counselling and academic success.
Workload assignment:

• Guidance and direction on scheduling and coordination of counselling services procedures are provided by the Associate Director, Counselling to support consistent client experiences and operational coverage for the Center’s needs.
• Please note that workload expectations for this role can change overtime aligned with our collective agreement (see the link below) and the needs of students.
• The emphasis/weightings of duties and responsibilities of individual Counsellors (Instructor) are set at 80% Counselling, 10% Scholarship, 10% Service.
• Reporting to the Associate Director, Counselling, Student Wellness Services, the primary purpose of this Counsellor (Instructor) position is to provide Counselling/Teaching through one-on-one or group counselling to students.
• The clinical time dedicated to Counselling/Teaching will be 4 sessions per day

Counselling (80%):

• Function as an independent, responsible professional in accordance with professional codes of ethics, and consult and collaborate with Student Wellness Services staff and faculty/staff on campus within an inter-professional model.
• Provide clinical supervision for graduate trainees in practicum and internship experiences within Student Wellness Services (Counselling).
• Respond to requests by members of the campus community for participation in specialized educational activities (e.g. workshops, seminars).
• Show diplomacy and good judgment in interpreting various aspects of university policy and procedures to clients, members of the campus community and the general public.
• Provide individual and group counselling for undergraduate and graduate students. Demonstrate range, depth and flexibility in responding to client needs for preventative, developmental or therapeutic counselling within a brief counselling model, including single session format. Issues might include educational, vocational, personal, interpersonal and social concerns.
• Respond to urgent mental health situations, as appropriate.
• Provide information to students to facilitate the appropriate use of on-campus and off-campus resources.

Scholarship (10%):

• Scholarship shall be defined as compilation, dissemination, evaluation, creation, and organization of material.
• Examples of traditional approaches include: the presentation of seminars, colloquia, workshops, talks or papers for academic/professional audiences; abstracts, reviews, reports and papers published in the academic/professional literature; the publication of books or monographs; addition to data bases, computer programs; the publication of manuals or handbooks; participation in research or program evaluation; or activity as an editor, referee, program or conference chairperson.
• Scholarly activity includes the creation, organization and dissemination of knowledge to peers in the academic/professional community. Scholarship may take many forms and the nature of student enrolment services work calls for scholarship, which combines traditional approaches with innovative and culturally sensitive strategies.
• Within Student Enrolment Services the development of workshops, websites, outreach and programs, as well as the development of research and grant/project proposals, will be considered scholarly work.

Service (10%):

• Service activities can include participation on institutional committees, policy consultation, unit process development, external professional and community outreach, internal hiring committees among a variety of other activities.
• Service activities should not exceed the prescribed allocation throughout the academic year. Should there be concerns about workload assignment distribution, service commitments and ability to deliver counselling services, you will connect with the Associate Director, Counselling to discuss further.
• Faculty members are expected to do their share of service, internally within departments, Student Enrolment Services, and the University and externally, where appropriate, in professional organizations and the community. The University is a collegial system, and it depends on the participation and contribution of its members.
• Service shall be measured by the academic appointee’s record of active participation in academic governance and development in matters relevant to the progress and welfare of the department or unit, the Faculty, and the institution.

Salary and Benefits:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience, at the Counsellor (Instructor) level.
For salary and benefits information, please refer to Schedule A of the Collective Agreement (pg. 146) at: www.ucalgary.ca/hr/tucfa-ca
Application Procedure:
Interested individuals must submit:

• Curriculum vitae
• Applications without all 4 of the above documents will not be considered.
• Cover letter
• The names of three referees through the online HR portal via the 'Apply Now' button.
• A 1-page statement of counselling and scholarly interests

Please note only a maximum of 4 attachments can be uploaded to your application.
Application Deadline: September 1, 2023, or until a suitable candidate is found.
The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High , committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.
As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ( [email protected] ) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources ( [email protected] ).
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In this connection, at the time of your application, please answer the following question: Are you a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada? (Yes/No)
Additional Information
To view a listing of all available academic opportunities and to find out more about what the University of Calgary has to offer, please visit our Academic Careers website .
The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
About The University Of Calgary
The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca .
About Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders - in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from a growing number of world-class dining and cultural events and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.