Student Counsellor

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Head: Student Services

**IIE MSA**, since April 2019 we are part of The Independent Institution of Education (The IIE), a leader in the higher education sphere. The IIE is internationally recognised by the British Accreditation Council. IIE MSA, located on a 100-hectare campus in Ruimsig, Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng. In addition to domestic (South African) students, IIE MSA is home to a diverse of cultures of students from 50 African countries.

**The IIE MSA, Ruimsig Campus in Roodepoort has a vacancy for a Student Counsellor.**

**Job Purpose**:
The Student Counsellor is responsible for providing emotional and mental wellness support to The IIE MSA students inclusive of counselling services when required. As part of their role the Student Counsellor is also responsible for designing and managing education and awareness programmes based on the identified needs of the students.
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**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Provision of Student Emotional and Mental Counselling Services**:

- Provides individual primary counselling to students and explores/determines if the student should be referred for secondary counselling and unpacks their referral options if appropriate.
- Provides students with coping techniques and skills to deal with life challenges.
- Receives the signed consent form from the student prior to the commencement of the first counselling session.
- Establishes trustworthy relationships with students that opens channels for communication between the campus and students.
- Establishes a referral network for secondary counselling as the primary counsellor on campus. Refers students to the secondary counsellor on campus in the event of an emergency / conflict of interest / dual relationships.
- Creates awareness campaigns surrounding universal social and emotional issues and sources relevant guest speakers to add value to the campaign and address students on relevant topics.

**Creation, Rollout and Monitoring of Awareness Campaigns**
- In collaboration with the academic, academic operations and student experience teams, sets a bi-annual calendar for the following semester of awareness campaigns to promote and enhance awareness of mental health challenges.
- Identifies key NGO's / stakeholders, suggests possible campaigns and plans awareness campaigns accordingly.
- Upskilling / training / collaboration with campus staff stakeholders to create awareness on important wellness related matters.
- Designs, develops, implements and manages awareness programmes and campaigns and includes and oversees the assistance from the student committee in marketing and creating awareness for these campaigns.

**Planning, Rollout and Monitoring of Community Engagement Programmes**
- Facilitates engagements between campus staff, students and Non-Government Organisation (NGO's) and identifies opportunities for Community Engagement projects.
- In collaboration with the academic, academic operations and student experience teams and the student wellness manager, assists in planning a bi-annual community engagement calendar of events.
- Assists with marketing sustainable community engagement outreach programmes and encourages student participation in these programmes.
- Creates awareness amongst students regarding social and environmental issues.
- Assist the Student Wellness Manager with the logistics and implementation plans for the successful rollout of community outreach programmes.
- Empowers students with a sense of citizenship and encourages students to get involved in activities for community engagement projects in their area (e.g. by donating blood, donation drives and outreach projects).
- Provide volunteer opportunities for students to give back, participate in community outreach programmes and create awareness opportunities for students to engage and interact with various stakeholders.
- Co-ordinates communication and visibility of campaigns (including sharing posters on the WhatsApp community groups).
- Assists the student wellness manager with Identifying beneficiary organisations with students for community outreach programmes.
- Facilitates, drives and organises the National CSI - KHUMO project on campus. Ensure collaboration with Academics, Academic Operations / Student Experience team and students.
- Assist the Student Wellness Manager by identifying a KHUMO school in need and determine the school's needs analysis before the commencement of various projects at a school.
- Establish sustainable and strong relationships with identified school and ensure projects are maintained over a 4 year period.
- Manages the KHUMO budget and keeps track / records of the events / involvement with the KHUMO school and tracks spend allocated and utilised for various projects.

**Bursary and Budget Management**
- Ensures assistance from the Student committee with the rollout of awareness campaigns and marketing the student counsellor services on campus.
- Manages the Student Counse