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Assistant Student Counsellor

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Name:Machakos University
Industry: Education Management
Website: http://www.mksu.ac.ke/
Description: MANDATE The core mandate of Machakos University is to Teach, Train, conduct Research, Innovate, Collaborate, generate new knowledge and Community Service. IDENTITY STATEMENT Machakos University is an academic institution committed in transmitting knowledge, skills and attitude through science, Techn… MANDATE The core mandate of Machakos University is to Teach, Train, conduct Research, Innovate, Collaborate, generate new knowledge and Community Service. IDENTITY STATEMENT Machakos University is an academic institution committed in transmitting knowledge, skills and attitude through science, Technology and Innovation for the benefit of humanity. VISION STATEMENT A preferred University of Scholarly Excellence MISSION STATEMENT Provide scholarly education through Training, Research and Innovation for Industrial and socio-economic transformation of our communities. PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT The Philosophy of Machakos University is to provide transformative leadership in Teaching, Training, Research, Innovation, Industrial and Technology transfer for wealth creation.. CORE VALUES The University is guided by the following Core Values and Competencies which form the corporate culture of the University. 1. TEAM WORK- To actively work together to achieve common goals 2. INTEGRITY- To honestly deliver our promises to our stakeholders 3. PROFESSIONALISM- To be committed to high standards of training and service delivery 4. INCLUSIVITY- Respect for diversity 5. CREATIVITY- Determination to continually improve ROAD TO CHARTER AWARD Machakos University was founded in 1957 as a Technical Rural Training School by the then colonial Government. It was converted into Machakos Technical and Trade School in 1958, Machakos Technical School in 1967, and Machakos Technical Training Institute in 1987. The Institution was upgraded to Machakos University College through Legal Notice No. 130, on 16th September, 2011. The journey towards achieving a full University status started in earnest right at the inception. The University College had six degree programmes across its five initially constituted Schools, namely the School of Engineering & Technology, School of Education, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, school of Hospitality & Tourism Management and the School of Business and Economics. The University College embarked on a focused and sustained growth agenda involving recruitment of highly trained thematic leaders in various disciplines and expansion of infrastructure. This has seen the number of students grow from 2500 at inception to 6250 currently. The number of Schools has increased from the initial five to seven. The new Schools are: School of Agriculture & Natural Resource Management and the School of Pure & Applied Sciences. The Commission for University Education has made three inspection visits to the institution and their reports have shaped the developments of the University to full-fledged status. Recently, The Commission approved twenty seven programmes ranging from undergraduate, masters to PhD levels. Located at the heart of the Lower Eastern Region, and situated only a Kilometre away from Machakos City along Machakos/Wote Road, the University is destined to continue its growth trajectory to World Class status in the near future. View more View less
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Job Details

Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Qualification: Diploma
Job Experience: Mandatory
Job Location: Machakos County, Kenya
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Salary: KES Unspecified / month
Other Pay: Benefits
Job Category: Education

Job Description

Assistant Student Counsellor - Grade 9/10 – MKsU/ASC/01/26  (1 Position)
Applicants should meet the following requirements:

  • Must have an earned Master's degree in Counseling Psychology, Education Psychology or equivalent.
  • Registered with relevant professional body.

OR

  • Must have an earned Bachelor's degree in Counseling Psychology, Education Psychology or equivalent. Six (6) years working experience, three (3) of which in student counseling.
  • Registered with relevant professional body.
  • Must be Computer literate.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide counseling services to University Students.
  • Organize the students’ orientation exercise to familiarize them with counseling services at the University.
  • Keep an accurate record of counseling sessions with the students.
  • Coordinate peer counseling activities.
  • Supervise staff under them.
 

Applicants must:
Submit three (3) hard copies and one soft copy of the following documents:

  • Application letter
  • A duly filled and signed Job Application Form (available on the University website)
  • Academic certificates and testimonials
  • An updated Curriculum Vitae detailing academic and professional qualifications, work experience, current salary, publications.

These should be addressed and sent to:

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Administration, Planning and Finance
Machakos University
P.O. Box 136–90100
Machakos

Update your individual Google Scholar account to include all your publications (where applicable).

Show evidence of membership to professional bodies (where applicable).

Submit one (1) soft copy of the complete application as a single merged PDF document via email to [email protected], with a copy to [email protected], to be received no later than 19th August, 2026

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