As student counsellor, you work in the Counselling, Advice & Study Abroad (CASA) Team that is part of the Dean’s Office at EUC.  

CASA’s mission is “to facilitate the best possible intrinsic development of our students in a safe environment, allowing them to maximize their performance”. CASA also infuses the students of the importance of our IPP-ethos, meaning that students are expected to be Informed, to be Prepared and to be Proactive.

 Our counsellors give students 1-on-1 guidance and counselling, in both personal and academic issues, for example preparing students for the requirements of various transitions over the course of their studies at EUC (i.e. starting up, the binding study advice, declaring a Major, considering an exchange, preparing for the Capstone project).

The counsellors help designing and implementing relevant EUC policies, and signal and respond to the needs of the student cohorts (i.e. by identifying & sharing academic best practices, giving workshops and/or talks on relevant topics). They can advocate for a student when needed.

The work is done in close cooperation with the colleagues of the CASA-team, as well as with other colleagues within both EUC (such as the Office of Student and Educational Affairs, the Student Life Officer, the Examination Board and the Heads of the academic departments) and EUR (Student Psychologists and study advisers from other faculties) where necessary.

Ideally, you already have extensive experience as a student counsellor within an Institute of Higher Education, or similar experience in counselling, preferably students. You are flexible regarding work days, as you fully understand the need to have at least one Student Counsellor from the CASA-team on duty every day of the week, as well as sharing at least one fixed weekday that all Student Counsellors are available for work meetings and peer counselling.

We require that you:

• have a Bachelor’s degree or academic qualification, as well as formal training in individual counselling;
• have demonstrable post-graduate experience in guiding people (such as counsellor, psychologist, advisor, coach) and you are passionate about working with students;
• are verifiably empathic, culturally sensitive and open-minded;
• have a hands-on and result orientated mentality, you excel in teamwork and you are passionate about working with people;
• have excellent communication skills and you are highly proficient in the English language (either English is your native language, or you are at least certified at C1 level in the CEFR, though C2 level is much preferred);
• are proficient in the use of office software (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel & MS Outlook) and familiar with using information systems such as OSIRIS;
• are looking forward to becoming a proactive member of a stimulating academic and international community that is the hallmark of a university college.

Fixed-term contract: temporary employment for one year, with the possibility of extension with one year.

The initial appointment will be for 0.7 fte (28 hours) in temporary employment for one year, with the possibility of extension with one year. The conditions of employment at Erasmus University Rotterdam correspond with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). Salary ranking is based on education and experience, and is set at CAO NU scale 10 with a minimum of € 2,709 and a maximum of € 4,274 gross per month, on a fulltime basis of 38 hours per week. Within this range, your salary will depend on knowledge and experience.

 Erasmus University offers attractive employment conditions, including a holiday allowance of 8%, a year-end payment of 8.3% and 41 annual leave days in case of a full work week. In addition, EUR takes part in the ABP pension scheme, and we also offer partially paid parental leave.Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a tax break, and for their international spouses we have set up a dual career programme.

Moreover, EUR staff members are allowed to make use of the EUR facilities, including the Erasmus sports centre and the University Library.

 We value diversity and believe that a diversity of talents contributes to our vision and strategy to excel as a university on research and education. This means that we are looking for a person who can complement our team well.

Erasmus University College

Erasmus University College (EUC) is EUR’s internationally orientated and selective undergraduate college, offering a Bachelor’s degree programme in Liberal Arts and Sciences based on intensive multi-disciplinary education in four areas of study: Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Humanities and Life Sciences. The college and its city campus are in the centre of metropolitan Rotterdam. The residential character of the college contributes to a safe academic community whose students live and study together. EUC is part of the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

To learn more about the Erasmus University College please visit our website at http://www.eur.nl/euc.