Union/Affiliation:

Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)

Pay range:

$49,932 to $59,574 annually

SFU Department Descr:

Health & Counselling Services

Position Grade:

12

of openings:

2

Biweekly Hours:

36

Who We Are

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

The Counsellor, School of Medicine, is responsible for providing anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, personal counselling for medical learners within SFU’s School of Medicine (including MD students and residents). The role reports to Health & Counselling Services (HCS) and undertakes primary responsibility for supporting medical learners while functioning as an integrated counsellor within the School of Medicine.

About the Role

The Counsellor, School of Medicine, is responsible for providing anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, personal counselling for medical learners within SFU's School of Medicine (including MD students and residents). The role reports to Health & Counselling Services (HCS) and undertakes primary responsibility for supporting medical learners while functioning as an integrated counsellor within the School of Medicine. The role regularly engages with the HCS clinical team for the purposes of supervision, professional practice, collegial support and collaboration, while working closely with School of Medicine staff and faculty to support the well-being ecosystem for medical learners. The role provides individual assistance, counselling, values-based career counselling, workshops and outreach services that support personal wellbeing and professional development within medical training. The role collaborates with the Physician Health Program and other external wellbeing supports to facilitate referrals and coordinated care for learners requiring specialized or longer-term service. The role provides counselling within a structured model, while maintaining flexibility to respond to clinical needs, service demand, and the evolving needs of the medical learner population. Delivers focused counselling interventions, offers consultation and guidance to faculty and staff supporting learners in distress, and contributes to crisis response as required.

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