Assistant Student Welfare Officer at Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

REF - KeMU/ADM/STW/1/9/2022

Responsible to the Director Mombasa Campus for the smooth running and coordination of all the activities involving students.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

•  Careers: provide assistance and information on careers, employment opportunities, further studies and training. The career service also works closely with academic departments in helping students to acquire the necessary skills and experience for their future professional lives.
• Registering students’ clubs and societies and supervising annual elections for each of them.
• Supervising and coordinating University extracurricular activities programme as it pertains to social organization, societies clubs and special programmes.
• Maintaining records that are appropriate to the fulfillment of students’ personnel services.
• Provide advice and assistance to all students on welfare related issues before and after arrival.
• Participating in the orientation of new students.
• Actively publicize support and welfare services to all students and staff.
• Maintaining records of students’ movements on and off campus and equally coordinating visits to campus by other institutions.
• Student’s counselling: Offer a responsive counselling and referral service to all students experiencing a wide range and degree of emotional and psychological
• difficulties. Maintain accurate, confidential records of counselling sessions and ensure compliance with professional standards
• Information sharing and Networking: Actively participate in external and internal networks to build, develop and maintain best practice. Ensure student welfare
• issues are shared and fed into departmental planning to encourage continuous student support and ongoing development within the Department.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned to him by the Dean of Students from time to time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Education, Psychology or equivalent qualification from a recognized University with at least five (5) years working
• experience in students’ services and handling of student welfare matters preferably in Educational Institution.
• Counsellor Supervision Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks
• Trainer of Facilitation Course in Psychological Counselling lasting not less than two (2) weeks.
• Computer literacy
• Registration with the Kenya Counselling Association (KCA).
• Ability to keep confidentiality of clients’ information