Director, Health, Counselling, and Accessible Learning
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The Opportunity
Position: Director Health Counselling and Accessible Learning
Department: Student Services
Position Type: AUPAT 8 Full-time Permanent
Date Posted: June 10 2025
Application Deadline: July 11 2025 at 11:59 pm
Competition #: 25-21-AU
Salary: To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $85143 - $100169 per annum.
Benefits: Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan health and dental plan Telemedicine with Greenshield Health health spending account life insurance optional life insurance AD&D insurance long-term disability insurance employee and family assistance program tuition discount for employees and their dependents free gym facility membership 4 weeks vacation increasing with years of service university paid holidays including winter break closure.
What youll do
Responsibilities
Acadia University invites applications for the position of Director Health Counselling and Accessible Learning. This leadership role is responsible for the strategic direction and delivery of integrated student wellness services including the Counselling Centre Health Centre and Accessible Learning Services. With a strong commitment to trauma-informed anti-oppressive care the Director plays a key role in shaping student health and wellness initiatives across campus.
Reporting to the Executive Director Student Services the Director provides leadership in program development policy design clinical supervision budgeting and staff development. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and compassionate leader who understands the intersectional needs of post-secondary students.
The Director leads the integration and delivery of services that support student health wellness and accessibility. They coordinate data collection ensure compliance reporting and evaluate performance measures. They are responsible for developing and assessing policies programs and strategic initiatives that support student success and overall wellness. The Director also supervises trains and supports a multidisciplinary team and provides clinical supervision to interns. Representing Acadia at local and provincial working groups they play a central role in the advancement of Healthy Campus initiatives.
The Director also provides short-term personal counselling for students and coordinates referrals to appropriate campus or community resources. They are expected to engage in ongoing professional development remaining current with research and best practices in student health wellness accessible learning and inclusive care.
What youll need
Qualifications
- Masters degree in Counselling Social Work Psychology.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive leadership experience preferably within a post-secondary or interdisciplinary team setting.
- Member in good standing with the appropriate provincial and national regulatory bodies.
- Proven experience (minimum 5 years) and knowledge in trauma-informed care anti-oppressive practice and inclusive health and wellness services.
- Expertise in primary healthcare accessibility legislation and population health approaches.
- Strong decision-making skills especially in high-pressure or crisis situations.
- Excellent communication collaboration and relationship-building skills with a broad range of stakeholders.
For further information or to request a detailed job description please contact Keilani Tupper at emailprotected
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Core Skills
A little bit about us
Acadia University
Acadia University located in Mikmaki the ancestral territory of the Mikmaq nation is one of Canadas leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 185 years Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadias faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged and your ideas are welcomed.
Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotias beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle outstanding recreational opportunities internationally acclaimed restaurants a healthy economy and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. Its a place that people love to live and those who do not live here love to visit.
To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice please visit our website at .
Are you interested
Work With Us
TO APPLY: To apply for this opportunity click on the Apply Now button and upload your cover letter resume and references.
Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people African Nova Scotians persons with disabilities visible minorities women and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity. Consistent with the principles of employment equity the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the afore-mentioned groups and who wish to have the application considered as such are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.
The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities including accommodation that takes into account an applicants accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process please contact emailprotected
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Director
Employment Type
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