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    Term / Part-time Student Counsellor
    Youth College
     
    Department / Section : Student Development Office
    Ref. no : O/YC-SDO/Term_PT SC/09/24
     
    Major Duties :
    (a) To provide guidance and individual counselling services to students;
    (b) To design, organise, implement and evaluate student developmental programmes;
    (c) To provide career counselling service and liaise with prospective employers for job placement;
    (d) To provide training and professional consultation to student organisations;
    (e) To assist in matters related to student finance and other administrative work;
    (f) To support Structured Whole Person Development Programme, Discipline-wide projects, and strategic initiatives of the Vocational Training Council;
    (g) To assist in the development and review of the quality assurance works of the Student Development Office; and
    (h) To serve in various boards / committees and other academic / management committees and work groups.
     
    Requirements :
    (a) A recognised degree in Social Work or a relevant discipline, and registered under the Social Workers Registration Ordinance Chapter 505;
    (b) At least 3 years’ relevant experience in the provision of student services in education sector and / or youth work in social work setting;
    (c) Substantial experience in personal / career counselling to the youth, organising youth activities and developmental programmes;
    (d) Experience in working with youth-at-risk and students with special educational needs will be an advantage;
    (e) Proficiency in both English and Chinese; and
    (f) Good interpersonal, planning and problem-solving skills, and able to work under pressure.
     
    Notes:
    (1) The post is at the rank of “Student Affairs Officer”.
    (2) The appointee is required to perform duties outside normal office hours.
    (3) The work location will be in Youth College (Tseung Kwan O) / Youth College (Kwai Fong) / Youth College (Kowloon Bay).
    (4) In support of the Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) Scheme launched by the Hong Kong Police Force, all prospective appointees will be requested to undergo the SCRC at the advanced stage of the employment process.


    Application Procedures:
    Interested applicants should apply for the post via email.  A completed application form [VTC-1 (Rev. 6/2024)], together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to yctko-cs@vtc.edu.hk
     
    Candidates should take note of the following:
    (1) Completed application form (VTC-1) and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
    (2) The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Tai-man.pdf”.
    (3) For the email subject, please cite Application for Term / Part-time Student Counsellor (Ref. No.: O/YC-SDO/Term_PT SC/09/24)”.
    (4) Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request.
       
    Closing date for application: 20 September 2024
     
    Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.
     
    The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).
     
    Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.


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