Career Guidance and Counselling Officer job at Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute

Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute

Career Guidance and Counselling Officer job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 05 March 2023

Hiring Organization: Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute

Job Details:

Salary Scale : HTTI-4
Reports to : Dean of Students

Job purpose
To aid students in building future education or career path and assist them learn how to job hunt including associated activities.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Guides students to determine their interests and abilities
2. Counsel individual students
3. Conduct career guidance workshops.
4. Support and guide students to overcome academic and personal challenges
5. Plan and publicize the career service programs and events
6. Help students craft a long term plan to reach their career objectives.
7. Collaborate with department, staff and other students’ division to achieve the Institute’s goal

Person specifications
Academic Qualifications
Honors Bachelor’s Degree in, either Guidance and Counseling, Counseling Psychology, or Social Sciences from a recognized university/institution Or Any Other Honors Bachelor’s Degree with a post graduate Training in Guidance and Counseling from a recognized Institution

Experience
At least three years working experience in Counselling

Competencies
Technical
1. Bahavioural Psychology
2. Guidance and Counseling,
3. Financial management,
4. Human resource management,
5. Computer literacy,
6. Report writing.

Behavioural Competencies
1. Good communication and interpersonal skills
2. Concern for quality and standards
3. Confidentiality
4. Fidelity
5. Veracity
6. Empathy
7. Reliability and self-confidence
8. Ethics and integrity
9. Public relations and customer care
10. Time Management

Application procedure

a) Visit the UHTTI website https://www.uhtti.ac.ug and read the approved job descriptions and person specifications before applying.
b) Apply using the UHTTI job application form which is available on UHTTI website https://www.uhtti.ac.ug
c) Candidates must apply for ONLY ONE position.
d) Attach all relevant documents (O'level, A'level, Degree and professional transcripts and certificates, copies of letters of previous employment and National Identity Card) under one PDF file and send to info@uhtti.ac.ug

Please note that:
a) Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
b) In case of any inquiry, contact +256 0434121954
Chairperson, Board of Directors
The Institute seeks to recruit suitably qualified Ugandans to fill available vacancies in the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Institute (UHTTI) structure. Applications should be filled and submitted physically or online under one pdf file to the Chairperson Board of Directors not later than 5th March 2023. The email address for the online submission is info@uhtti.ac.ug