Counselor

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. The University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations.

About the role

This position will participate in Counseling Service’s effort to develop a healthy campus community by providing mental health counseling to undergraduate and graduate students, responding to student mental health crisis requests, providing community outreach to promote emotional health, and consulting with faculty and staff to best serve the needs of students.

Responsibilities

• Counsel individuals, couples, and groups who are experiencing psychological, developmental, career, and educational concerns.
• Administer, score, and interpret psychological assessments and provide on-call crisis intervention to students on a rotation basis, both during business hours and after hours.
• Advance campus outreach and consultative services on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of psychological and behavioral problems for students, faculty, and staff.
• Determine appropriate level of care and diagnosis by actively managing caseload, staffing critical cases, referring clients to campus partners, and completing all necessary documentation for each client according to legal and ethical guidelines.
• Advise and serve as a liaison with assigned campus and community partners to provide research-informed collaborative care and referral networks.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree and professional experience in human services or social services programs.

Qualifications

• Independently licensed or license-eligible as a professional counselor or related field in the state of South Carolina.
• Two (2) years of related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated record of successful performance in and commitment to the practice of counseling with both individuals and groups.

Skills

• Assessment and interventions for a wide range of psychological disorders and developmental problems.
• Individual, couples, and group counseling.
• Public presentations and community outreach methods.
• Consultation skills.
• Crisis intervention skills.
• Cultural humility.
• Ability to engage in continued learning to stay abreast of changes in the counseling/psychology field.

Pay

Salary range: $52,100.00 (minimum) – $70,300.00 (midpoint).

Schedule

Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Must be flexible to meet the special scheduling needs of the university.

Full-time position with benefits.