Te Whare Hauora o UC | UC Health Centre
Located in Otautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand
Part-time 22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
Continuing (permanent) position
Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities
Kia hiwa ra, kia hiwa ra!
He hiahia, he pukenga nou ki te mahi a te Counsellor ? Naia te powhiri na Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te turanga nei.
Au Mahi | What You Will Do
Utilising your considerable experience in counselling a wide variety of clients, you will be responsible for providing prompt counselling services within professional standards and ethical practices to students to enhance student success. Such services would provide a variety of counselling interventions including a focus on brief intervention and/or seeking consultation with other health professionals as appropriate. You will promote education and awareness of counselling services to students and wider UC Community and participate in the development and delivery of programs, services and may be asked to deliver educational workshops.
Mou | Who You Are
Ideally you will have a bachelor's degree and higher qualification in a relevant discipline such as Counselling or Social Work as well as holding a current registration or professional membership. Along with this you will have:
A commitment to contributing to improving health equity
Excellent record keeping, case note and report writing skills
Interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a consultative and team environment
Have knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations
Experience using a medical database such as MedTech would be helpful.
An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.
Mahi Ngatahi | Who You Will Work With
The Health Centre is a clinic devoted to providing excellent Medical, Counselling and Related Services to the Students and wider community of the University of Canterbury, enhancing the identity and wellbeing of that Community and comprises doctors, nurses, counsellors, health coach services.
For more information about our clinic, please visit us at the UC Health Centre
Nga Painga o UC | Why UC
Nga Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our akonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Nga Uara | Our Values visit us here.
We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.
We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/ . For more information about Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/
The closing date for this position is: 14 November 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.
Pehea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.
Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to ******
You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.
Job Details
Reference #
22795
Posted on
31 Oct 2024
Closes on
14 Nov 2024 23:59
Location(s)
Christchurch
Expertise
Health
Job level(s)
Experienced
Work type(s)
Continuing (Permanent) part-time
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