Counsellor chez Kwantlen Polytechnic University

COUNSELLOR
POSITION TYPE: Regular (80%)
POSITION START: October 1, 2025

FACULTY OVERVIEW:
Counselling Services at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is seeking applications for a permanent part-time (8.0 FTE) counsellor working Monday-Friday (28 hrs/week) commencing October 2025. This position will be situated at the KPU Surrey campus.

Department environment:

• Collegial team of counselling practitioners.
• Case consultation provided within the team.
• Opportunities to engage with the larger KPU community through outreach/interaction/collaboration.

We strongly encourage applications from professionals who:

• Identify as IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, People of Colour) and have knowledge and understanding of cross-cultural clinical practices. 
• We especially encourage/welcome applications from professionals with lived experience of South Asian or East Asian cultural identity, local community knowledge and traditions.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
The successful candidate will have skills, experience, and knowledge in:

• Individual and group counselling;
• Assessment and triage;
• Treating a range of mental health/psychosocial/emotional concerns;
• Trauma-informed practice;
• Issues related to development across the lifespan;
• Counselling young adults and people in transition;
• Cross-cultural clinical practice;
• Crisis intervention and management and suicide assessment;
• Community resources and ability to make appropriate referrals;
• Ethical issues as they relate to personal counselling in a university setting.

Travel between campuses is required.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member is outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology (MA/MEd) or Social Work (MSW) from an accredited university; 
• Registration with the relevant professional body as required (BCCSW, BCPA) or certification with either the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (RCC) or the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCC); and
• Five years of relevant counselling work/clinical practice and/or equivalent experience (such as a combination of clinical practice with adults, social work, addictions counselling, child and youth care). 
• Experience in successfully navigating and engaging with institutional systems, services, and support within a post-secondary institution is preferred.
• Fluency in a locally spoken language in addition to English is an asset.

For more information about Counselling Services at KPU, see kpu.ca/counselling

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates are asked to submit:

• A cover letter.
• A curriculum vitae describing relevant professional experience.

This competition is for a maximum FTE of 80% (Regular). When possible, priority will be given to the candidate(s) who can maximize the FTE either individually, or collectively, as such please indicate on your application your preferred workload percentage. This competition could also be used to add candidates to our Qualified Faculty List, therefore also please indicate on your application if you are interested in being added to this list.  

*SALARY INFORMATION:
Placement on the salary scale will be dependent on level of education and relevant teaching experience.  Advancement up the pay scale is based on FTE and employment status.