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Office of Student Affairs
Counselling Assistant (carrying the job title of Student Development Counsellor)
The appointee will work in the Wellness and Counselling Centre of the Office of Student Affairs, and will be responsible for (a) providing counselling services to the University's students (b) conducting individual needs assessments for those registered with the SEN Service, vetting supporting documents, and facilitating their welfare and learning plans (c) liaising with relevant academic departments and/or university units on students support arrangements (d) offering consultation to staff on accommodating students needs (e) offering in-house training and developing educational materials for staff and students and (f) performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor(s).
Applicants should have (i) a good Bachelor's degree in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, Special Education or a related discipline (ii) received further training in counselling, psychological or mental health areas (iii) at least 3 years post-qualification relevant professional experience (iv) an excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua) (v) the eligibility of membership of the relevant professional bodies and (vi) strong communication skills, a self-motivated work attitude with initiative, and good team spirit. Prior work experience with university students and/or youths with high-functioning SEN will be advantageous.
Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for up to 2 years (with contract-end gratuity for a 2-year contract), renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement.
The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit .
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Shatin, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university and was founded as a federation of three existing colleges – Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College – the oldest of which was founded in 1949.
CUHK is organized into nine constituent colleges and eight academic faculties, and remains the only collegiate university in the territory. The university operates in both English and Chinese, although classes in most colleges are taught in English. Four Nobel laureates are associated with the university, and it is the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong with recipients of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal and Veblen Prize sitting as faculty in residence.
Job ID: 129385473
