Students Counselor at Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology (MMUST)

Job Details

• Applicants must possess a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, Psychology, Guidance and Counseling or Psychiatry with six (6) years working experience three (3) of which as Senior Assistant Students Counselor Scale 11 or its equivalent

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Counseling Psychology, Psychology, Guidance and Counseling or Psychiatry with twelve (12) years working experience, three (3) of which as Senior Assistant Students Counselor Scale 11 or its equivalent.
• Applicants must be registered with relevant professional body and be ICT Competent.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Dean of Students the successful candidate will

• Participate in the development and regular review of departmental policies for smooth running of the departmental activities.
• Develop departmental annual work plan to enable effective running of activities and management of resources.
• Prepare departmentalreports on quarterly basis for management and decision making.
• Supervise subordinate staff in the department on a daily basis to ensure service delivery is of high quality.
• Coordinate counseling activities in the department on a daily basis for facilitation of student welfare.
• Liaise with other counselors from other Universities to address diverse challenges faced by clients and provide support on how to overcome the issues.
• Maintain accurate up to date and systematic records of counseling sessions for compliance with the service’s code of confidentiality, professional standards for current and future decision making.
• Respond to emergencies and consultation requests from staff regarding students who are experiencing mental health crises and escalate to qualified specialist.
• Organize workshops in the University to sensitize the student community about addiction and behavior disorders and develop strategies to cope with those problems.
• Evaluate students’ mental and physical health, addiction, or problem behavior and assess their readiness for treatment.
• Conduct outreach programs within the University to help students identify the signs of addiction and behavior disorders as well as to steps to take to avoid such behavior.
• Organize regular training for peer counselors to assist the Counseling Unit in providing counseling services to student community as and when required.
• Participate in disciplinary sessions for the students especially where clients are involved to ensure that a specialist advice is made to the Disciplinary Committee for appropriate verdict.