Counselling & Student Wellness - Counsellor

Application deadline: January 21, 2025

Job Number: J0125-0176
Status: Permanent
Open Positions: 1
Salary Scale: Academic Support Faculty Scale
Hours/Week: 35
Salary: $70,437.00 - $112,872.00

Job Summary
The Counselling department invites applications for one (1) 100% full-time permanent Counsellor. This position will be based on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses. All Counsellors are required to serve all campuses as necessary.

As a member of the Counselling Department within Student Services, the Counsellor will provide clinical counselling in the areas of career, personal, crisis, student success and study skills. The Counsellor will also provide workshop facilitation and other support services to traditional and non-traditional UFV students on an individual and group basis. The Counsellor will share in other departmental duties as required.

Qualifications
The successful candidate must have:

• A minimum of a completed Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology or equivalent, including one year of supervised clinical counselling training
• Experience as a Counsellor in a post-secondary environment will be considered an asset, with preference given to those with 1+ years of career, personal, crisis and student success counselling at a post-secondary institution within the past five years
• Formal training or coursework and experience in personal counselling, crisis counselling, and cross-cultural counselling. Career counselling experience and training will be considered an asset. 
• Experience working with multi-and cross-cultural issues, with preference given to those have this experience in a post- secondary setting
• Experience in organizing and facilitating workshop

Apply here:  https://shorturl.at/Qavsf 

About UFV
The University of the Fraser Valley is located on the traditional territory of the Halq'eméylem-speaking peoples. We express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in Stó:lo Tém:éxw (Stó:lo Land; Stó:lo World). In all that we do, UFV strives to support and honour the Stó:lo peoples goals of self-determination and well-being on these lands. A commitment to Indigenization and Reconciliation is core to our institutional Vision and Integrated Strategic Plan: IYAQAWTXW — which means House of Transformation. This commitment includes the goal of centering Indigenous ways of knowing throughout our organization, recognizing our responsibilities to community, and a multi-year plan to increase the number of Indigenous faculty, staff, and administrators working at UFV.

UFV has four campus locations within the beautiful Fraser Valley in British Columbia. Recognized as one of BC's top employers, UFV offers a combination of career and lifestyle benefits. Join a team of 1,400 passionate professionals who value integrity, inclusivity and excellence. At UFV, you will serve a vibrant community, and shape the future of 15,000 students.

Indigenization, equity, and diversity are essential to our work as a university. A diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been historically underrepresented and marginalized. At UFV, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we proudly serve. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, members of groups that experience discrimination due to race, colour, place of origin, ancestry, and/or religion, persons who identify as women and 2SLGBTQ+, and persons with disabilities. We invite applicants to complete a confidential self-identification survey as part of the application process. All questions are voluntary, with an option to decline to answer.  Information will be used to support efforts to broaden the diversity of the recruitment process, and results are not shared with the selection committee.  Inquiries about the survey may be directed to [email protected].  Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In an effort to be both environmentally and fiscally responsible, UFV will contact only candidates receiving an interview. We thank all applicants for considering UFV for employment. Shortlisted applicants may be required to undergo a criminal record check and/ or a verification of their education credentials. 

UFV is committed to the principle of equity in employment.