Mental Health Counsellor - Single Session

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers seeks a mental health counsellor to deliver single-session therapy and initial assessments to students on campus. You will join a multidisciplinary team including social workers, psychologists, nurses, and graduate students at North Campus, Edmonton.

Beyond direct clinical work, you will facilitate psychoeducational workshops, contribute to program development and evaluation, and may assist with hiring, training, and supervision of graduate students as part of CCS

Responsibilities

• Deliver single-session therapy and first-session assessment and intervention to students at the University of Alberta.
• Facilitate psychoeducational workshops and skills-based programming.
• Contribute to program development and evaluation alongside CCS leadership.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Help shape how students access care through a responsive, single-session therapy model.

Reporting to the Director of Counselling & Clinical Services (CCS), the mental health counsellor delivers single session therapy and first-session assessment and intervention to students at the University of Alberta. This is a chance to practice within a responsive system that prioritizes rapid access. You’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, doctoral residents, and master's practicum students.

Beyond direct clinical work, the role includes facilitating psychoeducational workshops and skills-based programming, and contributing to program development and evaluation alongside CCS leadership. The counsellor may also assist with hiring, training, and/or supervision of graduate students.