Mental Health and Psychosocial Counselor

Basic Functions:

Provides comprehensive professional counseling services to students to maximize their personal and professional effectiveness. Duties include mental health counseling and support, group and individual counseling, behavioral change consultation, series of group presentations and workshops, providing psychological support and training to scholars on various related topics.

Minimum Requirements:

• MA in Clinical Psychology.
• Must have an official license to practice the profession.
• At least three years counselling experience. Previous experience with young adults and in an academic setting as counselor or support personnel is an asset.
• Motivated to work and actively engage with university students.
• Understand health holistically: physical, mental, social, spiritual, and academic.
• Pleasant, engaging, empathic, non-judgmental.
• Inter-culturally competent.
• Comfortable and competent to work in groups and collaborate with different people.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Flexible enough to step out of the role of traditional counselor in order, such as to give trainings, and workshops, engage students in social settings, and to engage in outreach activities
• Very good knowledge of English and of Arabic is required.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Must possess time management skills.

Within the framework of Lebanese Law, the American University of Beirut is an equal opportunity employer.