Counsellor

Job Purpose:

The Counsellor is responsible to provide professional counselling service and support to students and employees who are experiencing a wide range and degree of emotional and psychological difficulty in order to ensure student retention, academic achievement and progression.

Areas of Responsibility:

· Responsible for the development and maintenance of effective counseling systems to identify at-risk students

· Provide educational and vocational counseling, assessment, career guidance and job placement assistance to students.

· Compile and study occupational, educational and economic information to aid students in making and carrying out educational objectives.

· Assist students to understand and overcome social and emotional problems.

· Provide assistance and guidance to students on choice of subjects, course, career opportunities and other matters relating to their course of study.

· Provide personal counseling to students with problems of non-academic nature.

· Coordinate and assist in providing counseling pertaining to disciplinary issues for the students.

· Assist in developing and coordinating development and skill enhancement programmes/ workshops/seminars for students.

· Provide support and assistance in all coordination, administration and operation work to ensure the success of projects and university organized events such as Induction, Graduation Ceremonies, student activities and others.

· Attend to enquires on courses and participate in exhibition/educational fairs if required.

· Coordinate and conduct evaluation in gathering feedback from students pertaining to overall academic & non-academic issues and provide statistical report to Management.

· Update the contents of counseling policies/procedures and to propose updated information to be included in lecturer/student handbooks.

· Provide job placement services to graduating students and enhance student employability by organizing workshops, seminars and talks by industry professionals.

· Perform any other duties that may assigned by the Management from time to time.

Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree in Counselling/Psychology or other related discipline with specialisation in Counselling

· Must be a registered Counsellor with Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia

· At least 3 years of related work experience in counselling

· Knowledge and understanding of counselling principles, methods and techniques

· Ability to listen attentively and comprehend with empathy and understanding without prejudice or judgement

· Knowledge of and skill in using computer software e.g. Microsoft software applications

· Ability to work with minimal supervision

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to communicate comfortably with students and employees in a courteous and professional manner

· Possess a good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia

· Possess good planning, coordinating, presentation and time management skills

· Creative, resourceful, customer focused, self motivated and results oriented

· Good interviewing and psychological/developmental evaluation skills

· Ability to maintain emotional stability

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM2,500.00 - RM4,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Maternity leave
• Professional development

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Petaling Jaya: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Counselling: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Registered Counsellor Cert with Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia (Required)

Expected Start Date: 08/30/2022