The Campus Life department of Jacobs University in Bremen invites interested candidates to apply for the next possible date as a Psychological Counselor and Intercultural Education Officer (m/f/d) (Full-time or 2x part-time, limited for 24 months) Job ID 21~03.
The goal of the Counseling Center is to actively assist students in resolving existing problems, preventing potential problems, and developing new skills that will enrich their lives and help them cope with challenges. Counseling services include individual counseling, group counseling, workshops, outreach activities, referral services, and self-help materials among many others.
The Counseling Center is part of the Campus Life department and, therefore, particularly committed to developing and maintaining a positive psychological climate on campus as well as to fostering respect for cultural pluralism within the Jacobs University community. Consequently, the job candidate should ideally not only have experience in psychological counseling but also in an intercultural field, such as training, consulting, or research.
Your responsibilities:
- Providing counseling services for young adults from very diverse backgrounds; this includes individual counseling, couples counseling, group counseling, and emergency intervention.
- Developing and conducting workshops and trainings for a variety of topics of interest, such as Self-Management, Stress-Management, Self-Esteem, Communication, Presentation Skills, Decision Making, etc.
- Developing and conducting outreach activities and awareness campaigns for topics of interest, such as Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders, Depression & Suicide Prevention, Stress, etc.
- Developing and conducting intercultural training and promoting Intercultural Competence on and off campus.
- Designing, conducting, and analyzing surveys on topics of interest, such as intercultural competence, and others.
Your qualifications:
- Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in psychology, counseling or related field. Clinical training and/or extensive work experience desired. Extensive training in a non-Western healing approach is considered a plus.
- Experience in the intercultural field, experience with train-the-trainer, be it as trainer, coach, consultant, or researcher. Expatriate experience is a plus.
- Extensive knowledge of or life experience in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Eastern Europe is a plus.
- Extensive experience with quantitative and/or qualitative research methods and profound knowledge in SPSS.
- Comfort with and openness to new communication approaches, such as social media, podcasting, etc.
- Passion for working with people; willingness to “go the extra mile”, community orientation, stress resistance.
- Independent, highly committed, service-oriented working style
- Excellent English skills required; German skills are desired; any additional languages are a plus.
Your application:
For further information regarding this position, please contact René Wells, Head of Campus Life, phone +49 421 200-4323
Please send your application stating your availability and your salary expectations as a pdf document by using the attached form.
The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
