Student Counsellor Jobs - Aga Khan University (AKU)

Organisation: Aga Khan University (AKU)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Director Student Experience

The

Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, not-for-profit, international

University first established in 1983, with 13 teaching sites in 8 countries. It

is a non-denominational institution open to all, irrespective of religion,

ethnicity, gender or national origin. AKU has offers academic programmes in

nursing, medicine and education for and in countries in East Africa.

Job Summary: The Student Counsellor will provide an effective

counseling service for students at the Aga Khan University in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The applicant will provide effective and
  
  confidential counselling service (usually short-term) to students;


• Actively promote positive mental health and
  
  emotional wellbeing by organizing relevant workshops for students and
  
  staff;


• Refer students to other support services as
  
  appropriate;


• Conduct research in areas relevant to student
  
  development and wellness, which may be in collaboration with other
  
  professionals where appropriate


• Produce assessments and other reports as
  
  required by the University;


• Update and maintain records and statistics in
  
  line with the University’s Confidentiality of Data Protection policy;


• Actively participate in monitoring and
  
  evaluation of the counselling service within the University;


• Supervise and support, where appropriate, the
  
  work of other staff working with students.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must possess a Honours
  
  Degree in Psychology/ Counselling Psychology/ Educational Psychology


• Possession of a post-graduate doctoral level
  
  training in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology


• A minimum of four to five years’ experience
  
  as a counsellor with administrative and substantial experience of offering
  
  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT-], Cognitive Analytic Therapy [CAT] or
  
  another cognitive approach, preferably in a comparable setting.


• Proven ability to use complex methods of
  
  psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring
  
  sustained and intense concentration


• Ability to maintain a high degree of
  
  professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications

together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone

contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be

sent to,

The

Human Resources and Administration Officer,

Aga

Khan University -School of Nursing Studies Programme,

P.O.

Box 8842, Kampala Uganda.

Deadline: 29^th April 2016 by 5:00pm