Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Job Post –Mental Health Counselor
Position Title: Mental Health Counselor
Department: Department of Student Affairs
Report to: Director
Subordinate: 1
Type of Position: Full-time
Number of Hiring: 1
Post Number: SA-2024027
Position Description
Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Mental Health Counsellor within the Department of Student Affairs. The incumbent will be responsible for providing comprehensive mental health support to students on campus.
Duties and Responsibilities
1.Lead the mental health team to take care of GT students' mental health wellbeing mandated by the governments at different levels
2.Formulate and improve GT mental health regulations and systems according to the requirements of government departments
3.Supervise the mental health team members and provide members with professional development opportunities
4.Organise events and activities to help raise GT students' mental health awareness
5.Independently manage routine student counselling cases to address the diverse mental health difficulties faced by the students
6.Manage psychological crisis and provide emergency intervention. Develop campus intervention protocol in dealing with campus mental health emergencies.
7.Provide guidance to the Students' Psychological Club.
8.Other administrative tasks assigned by the Director of the Department of Student Affairs
Required Job Specifications
1. Qualified education with professional certificates such as the Registered Psychologists of the Chinese Psychological Society. Candidates holding a mater or doctoral degree in psychology or closely related subjects from internationally recognized universities are preferred.
2.Strong leadership skills including communication skills and administrative skills.
3.Sufficient knowledge structure for mental health work and familiar with university mental health work. Prior work experience in tertiary education sector is essential.
4. Enthusiasm for a career in mental health education and practice, with strong personal integrity, strong work ethic, passion to help students cope with different mental health challenges
5.Fluent in both English and Chinese.
6.Proficient in various office software.
Required Job Competencies
· Language ability: Fluent in both written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua) and English.
· Strong professional and organizational skills.
· Good interpersonal and communication skills to work in an international, cross-cultural work environment.
· Strong sense of responsibility and good professional and academic ethics.
· Ability to handle mental health related emergency cases.
Application Information
Interested candidates are requested to submit their cover letter, English and Chinese CVs, and any other materials demonstrating their fit for the position to hr.recruit@gtiit.edu.cn. Please use the format "name + position" in the subject line. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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