Job Description
Assistant Student Counselor Grade 11 (1 Position)-UOK/AC/9/10/23
Requirements for Direct Appointment
i. Masters degree in Guidance & Counseling, Education, Counseling
Psychology or Social Sciences with a Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance &
Counseling Sciences
ii. Nine (9) years working experience with students at a tertiary institution and at
least three (3) years at the level of an Assistant Student Counselor II Grade
9/10 or its equivalent
iii. Computer literate
Duties and Responsibilities
i. Provide individual and group counseling services
ii. Assist in orientation of new students
iii. Provide family life education in conjunction with the Health Unit
iv. Plan for and oversee public lectures, seminars on issues of social and
psychological concern
v. Coordinate, in conjunction with partners, the training of Peer Counselors and
Peer Educators
vi. Supervise Peer Educators/Counselors
vii. Plan in-reach activities with Peer Educators and Peer Counselors
viii. Coordinate crisis interventions
ix. Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned by the section head