Part-time Counsellor

Durham College•Oshawa, ON

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Durham College (DC) is a leading post-secondary institution that supports students to develop career-ready skills for the ever-changing job market. With a focus on experiential learning, led by expert faculty, through field placements, applied research, co-ops and other hands-on opportunities, DC grads are known for having the skills and knowledge they need to adapt to the ever-changing workforce. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Durham College offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, media, art and design. Our modern campuses in Oshawa and Whitby offer 145 programs – including six bachelor’s degrees and 11 apprenticeship programs – to more than 11,000 full-time post-secondary and nearly 3,000 apprenticeship students. In addition, we have more than 16,000 student registrations in professional and part-time learning. More than 120,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world. DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region and is proud to be an active and engaged member of the communities we serve by contributing resources and expertise to enhance social and economic well-being through partnerships, investments and collaboration.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in Social work, Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Education or a related discipline from an accredited program.
Registration with a recognized regulatory college/body in good standing; under the Regulated Health Professions Act able to perform the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy.
Superb judgement, interpersonal and time management skills required.
Demonstrated commitment to putting the student experience first.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including students, faculty, support staff, administrators and community stakeholders.
Understanding of the Ontario college system.

Nice To Haves

1-3 years relevant experience working with students in a post-secondary environment.
Experience working with psychological assessments is an asset in order to understand the differential diagnosis of LD and AD/HD and mental health diagnoses.
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing development of equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging competencies as well as wholistic, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing practices within a counselling environment.

Responsibilities

Provides individual counselling support through the Access and Support Centre (ASC) to support students with disabilities/exceptionalities, mental health, personal and academic/vocational concerns.
Conducts assessments, utilizing screening tools to screen students with suspected learning disabilities, ADHD, ASD and emerging mental health concerns.
Implements short-term counselling and psychotherapeutic interventions while maintaining clinical records in accordance with relevant legal and privacy standards.
Reviews and interprets individual psycho-educational assessment reports or medical documentation in order to identify processing strengths and weaknesses and academic impacts.
Assists students with learning disabilities to identify and develop compensatory strategies and tools needed to reduce functional impacts in the academic environment and promote academic success.
Supports students in understanding their functional limitations and how it impacts their learning in order to promote self-awareness, self-advocacy skills.
Offers evidence-based, brief therapeutic interventions from various modalities such as CBT and Solution Focused Therapy.
Administers screening tools, conducts assessments, including risk assessments in order to make appropriate recommendations for support, treatment and referrals.
Develops, communicates and assists in the implementation of individual learning strategies support, in order to develop the student’s general academic and metacognitive skills.
Provides consultation to ASC staff and to faculty on individual student needs, relating to accessibility.