Vacancy title:
Student Counsellor

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
The Copperbelt University

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 14 2025

Duty Station:
Zambia | Kitwe | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 31 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

• To provide effective counselling and support services to students in order to enhance their wellbeing.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in the counselling of students with psychosocial and academic problems in order to provide effective guidance on how to deal with the problems;
• Prepares, conducts and facilitates talks, tutorials and seminars on different aspects of the socio-cultural and academic life of students, including study skills, time management, examination preparations and rules and regulations;
• Interview students or clients and investigates the nature, extent and causes of the problem, taking into account social, economic environmental, medical, psychological and other potentially relevant factors;
• Investigates the personal and social backgrounds of students or clients suffering from mental disorders or psychological maladjustment to discover factors relevant to diagnosis and treatment;
• Provides guidance to students on the change of quota and appropriate course combinations in their programmes of study;
• Represents the unit on various academic boards of studies at the school level;
• Liaises with Deans and Directors of respective Schools and directorates regarding students whose performance is affected by the psychosocial problem to effect corrective measures;
• Liaises with families of students experiencing psychosocial and academic problems;
• Ensures that students admitted at respective health centres receive appropriate emotional and psychosocial support with a bias towards academics;
• Arranges and facilitates referral of students to other relevant sections or agencies involved with student welfare;
• Participates in the preparation of the sectional budget;
• Develops and submits quarterly reports to superiors for management action; and
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Full Grade 12 or Form V Certificate (or its equivalent) with 5 ‘O’ levels including English Language and Mathematics;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Counselling or Social Work;
• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in counselling clients from a cross-section of society;
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body.

Reporting Relationships

• Immediate Supervisor: Head – Career Guidance and Counseling
• Salary Scale: PSS 05

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested applicants meeting the above requirement should submit signed application letters, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, ZAQA validated copies of Academic Certificates, certified Professional Certificates, copy of National Registration Card (NRC), proof of membership to a professional body and three (03) names of referees, two (02) of whom must be Professionally acquainted with the applicant.

The applications in hard copies should be submitted to the undersigned no later than Thursday, 14th August, 2025 or soft copies (as a single pdf file) to jobs@cbu.ac.zm. The application should be addressed to:

The Registrar
The Copperbelt University
Plot 4692, Jambo Drive, Riverside
P O Box 21692
KITWE

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