Counsellor/Therapist - Student Housing and Residence

Date Posted: 03/04/2025

Req ID: 41871
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Health & Wellness Centre
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Position Number: 00044080

Description:

About us:

The University of Toronto Scarborough is a place of energy, enthusiasm and passion. Our commitment to inclusive excellence attracts the brightest learners, scholars and employees from around the globe. Our success has been made possible by the opportunity given to us by our Indigenous hosts to operate on their territory, and we cherish our continuing partnerships with these communities. The University of Toronto Scarborough is an exciting campus with unlimited potential. Join us on our journey.

Your opportunity:

The Health & Wellness Centre at the University of Toronto Scarborough provides health promotion, primary care and counselling services in an interprofessional shared care model. The team delivers student-focused care and support that is compassionate, culturally responsive and evidence-based and supports students in achieving their goals and potential by inspiring hope, promoting healthy choices and supporting the healing process. The team strives to enhance services to students through collaborative partnerships across campus and in the community. Our goal is wellness for EVERY student and our vision is Transformative Inclusive Care. Thriving Community. Weare guided by our values including compassion, empowerment, empathy, support, and inclusion.

The Counsellor/Therapist is a member of Health & Wellness Centre’s Counselling Services team and is embedded within Student Housing & Residence Life. Working under the direction of the Team Lead, Counselling Services and leadership of the Directors the incumbent provides personal counselling using solution/goal focused psychotherapy to students living in residence at the University of Toronto Scarborough. The Counsellor/Therapist is responsible for providing one-at-a-time/single session therapy, brief counselling to individuals, and running psycho-educational workshops and therapy groups.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing the mental health of clients
• Liaising with the health care team to facilitate appropriate internal resources referrals for students in crisis
• Developing components of treatment plans based on appropriate therapeutic approaches
• Providing clinical counselling and psychotherapy to individual students and/or groups of students and making referrals to appropriate resources
• Facilitating psychoeducational workshops that promote the development of coping strategies and skills
• Fostering positive relationships with campus resources and community health services providers
• Following rules and procedural processes related to Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
• Exercising extreme care to prevent serious physical or emotional injury or harm

Essential Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in counselling psychology or social work or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. Must be in good standing with applicable professional college.
• Minimum five years of post-graduate experience in a community mental health setting and/or outpatient mental health unit performing brief or short-term counselling to individuals and groups.
• Extensive experience with mental health and illness, behavioral issues, anger management, and conflict resolution.
• Experience working with post-secondary students and knowledge of community mental health resources.
• Extensive experience providing clinical counselling to emerging adults.
• Experience with addiction assessment and treatment in individual and group settings.
• Must show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with staff and senior administrators about issues facing students in crisis and make recommendations.
• Knowledge and competency in maintaining confidentiality of client information according to FIPPA and PHIPA legislation.
• Strong knowledge of community mental health resources.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to students, staff and faculty in ways that build confidence and trust.
• Able to work in a highly diverse community with students from varied backgrounds and a variety of age groups, presenting with a range of difficulties and personal issues.
• Good judgment, sensitivity, flexibility, discretion and resourcefulness.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work professionally and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Formal training/certification in two or more types of psychotherapy (e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, internal family systems, acceptance and commitment therapy, etc.) and in dual diagnosis/concurrent disorders.
• Trauma informed counselling experience, life coaching, mindful based therapies and alternative evidenced based therapies.
• Post-graduate experience developing, facilitating, measuring, and evaluating mental health groups and workshops.
• Experience working with post-secondary students and knowledge of university mental health resources.
• Fluency in a second language.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Diplomatic
• Organized
• Patient
• Problem solver
• Resilient
• Team player

Note: 

• Hours of Work: 8:45 AM to 5:00 PM for 3-4 days a week and 11:45 AM to 8:00 PM for 1-2 days a week
• During non-peak periods, there may be remote work 1 day per week (on-site 4 days). During peak periods, the incumbent will be expected to work on-campus 5 days per week. This expectation aligns with the demand from students for in-person health care services.
• A copy of the full job description is available upon request from the UTSC HR Office.

Closing Date: 03/17/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 15 -- $95,627. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $122,290. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Health & Wellbeing
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.