Manager- Student Life (Wellness Program)

GITAM Deemed University; Visakhapatnam; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GITAM Deemed University in Visakhapatnam seeks a counselling psychologist to provide confidential one-on-one support to students and staff. You will conduct assessments, manage crisis cases, and maintain confidential documentation while promoting mental health awareness across the campus.

The role includes coordinating with faculty and external providers, delivering orientation programs, and developing counselling guidelines to enhance the overall student experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology/clinical psychology/counselling psychology (mandatory).
• 3–5 years of work experience in counselling/mental health roles.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; regional language proficiency is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential one-on-one counselling to students with emotional, academic, or relational concerns.
• Support students or staff for short-term personal counselling and assessments.
• Conduct psychological assessments and identify risk levels.
• Handle red-flag and crisis cases with coordination from parents, faculty and other professionals.
• Maintain accurate, confidential case documentation.
• Be accessible and responsive to urgent student support needs.
• Design and conduct campus-wide mental health awareness campaigns.
• Manage orientation programs to familiarize new students with wellness initiatives.
• Implement counselling guidelines and development programs for student experience.
• Maintain relationship with external mental health service providers.
• Conduct sensitization programs for staff to identify early warning signs.
• Provide periodic reports on trends and preventive strategies.

Skills

Counselling

Crisis intervention

Confidential documentation

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in psychology/clinical psychology/counselling psychology

Job description

• Provide confidential one-on-one counselling to students experiencing emotional, academic, relational, or any other psychological concerns.
• Provide support to students or staff for short-term personal counselling.
• Conduct psychological assessments and identify risk levels
• Handle red-flag and crisis cases in coordination with parents (when appropriate), faculty and other mental health professionals.
• Maintain accurate and confidential case documentation in line with professional ethical standards.
• Be accessible and responsive to urgent student support needs.
• Design and conduct campus-wide mental health awareness and emotional wellness campaigns.
• Manage the implementation of student orientation/induction programs within the campus with the aim to familiarize new students with the wellness initiative and enable students, faculty and staff to understand the importance of mental health.
• Manage the implementation of student counselling guidelines and development programs to help students in their overall experience.
• Manage the Directorate of Student Life's ongoing relationship with external mental health service provider.
• Help conduct sensitization programs for faculty, academic mentors, residence management team and other staff to help them identify early warning signs.
• Provide periodic reports on trends and preventive strategies.

Qualification & Experience:

• Master's degree in psychology/ clinical psychology / counselling psychology (mandatory)
• 3-5 years of work experience in Counselling and mental health roles (preferably in a youth-focused setting).
• Criteria for experience can be relaxed if the quality of experience is good and organization where experience is gained is relevant.
• Strong understanding of crisis intervention and ethical counselling practices.
• Fluency in English is mandatory (additional regional language proficiency is an advantage).