Counselor Outreach Coordinator

Position Title

Counselor Outreach Coordinator

Job Duties

• Manage the public impression of CTC and mental health services available to students.
• Conduct mental health assessments (intakes), urgent care (crisis) assessments, triage assessments, and professional counseling services (including individual, couples, group).
• Provide referral, consultation, in-service training, and outreach services.
• Participate in crisis intervention services and public relations services to campus and community members.
• Function as a strong generalist conducting mental health assessments and providing professional counseling services.
• Engage in timely collaboration and consultation with various university departments and offices, as appropriate, to support and advocate for students.
• Engage in and conduct applied research, needs assessment, and evaluation of counseling and outreach services.
• Contribute to Counseling & Testing Center training/clinical staff seminars as presenter and consultant.

Professional Development & Administrative Activities

• Maintain timely and accurate records of evaluation, treatment, consultation, and correspondence (case management).
• Maintain and improve clinical competence through ongoing professional development activities and education, including reading of professional journals and books.
• Attend and participate in local, state, regional and national professional conferences and continuing education workshops.
• Maintain memberships in professional organizations.
• Maintain appropriate licensure.

University Service & Other Miscellaneous

• Perform other duties and projects assigned by the director.
• Share responsibility for creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all university students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Communicate with the director regarding absences, program ideas, concerns, projects, etc.
• Serve on staff, student affairs, and university committees and/or task force groups as appropriate.

Outreach Coordination

• Organize, coordinate, develop, and implement CTC outreach functions, including management of presentation requests from the campus community.
• Provide administrative supervision to a marketing specialist (when funding for such a position is available).
• Administer CTC social media accounts, create and maintain written and electronic materials, and support mental health promotion activities.
• Coordinate with other staff with related health promotion and psychoeducation responsibilities (such as the Director, Crisis Coordinator, web editors, group facilitators, and other campus partners) to ensure consistent and effective messaging.
• Chair an internal committee related to the coordinator’s area (when active).
• Assist with administrative and fiscal planning as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Independently licensed in Wisconsin as a LPC, LCSW, or LMFT, or independently licensed in another state and eligible to apply for a WI license by reciprocity immediately upon hire.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with public speaking, teaching, or providing psychoeducational programming.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of experience as a licensed mental health professional (if licensed as LPC) or possesses the equivalent necessary to provide clinical supervision toward state licensure for counselors in training.
• Experience in providing mental health services in a higher education setting to culturally and diagnostically diverse college students.
• Experience designing outreach programming, presentations, training, and/or workshops relevant to college students.
• Two or more years of post-graduate clinical experience, with significant experience conducting brief therapy with emerging adults for a wide range of presenting concerns.
• Experience with solution-focused (SFBT) and other brief treatment models is desired.
• Experience conducting assessment and providing treatment for adults in one or more of the following areas: disordered eating, body image, expressive arts therapy, crisis management, and concerns related to neurodiversity.
• Commitment to providing group counseling (psychoeducational/skills, support, and therapy groups).
• Experience with crisis intervention and risk assessment.
• Experience with clinical supervision.
• Experience with Electronic Health Records and computer applications used for telehealth services.

How To Apply

To apply, submit a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications, resume, and contact information to Crystal Champion at cchampion@uwlax.edu. Applications received by May 25, 2026, are prioritized and reviewed until the position is filled. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the search committee.