PT Mental Health Counselor

Responsibilities

• Actively assist students with applying for local, state, and federal benefits.
• Provide career, mental health, and crisis counseling to students.
• Develop, foster, and maintain relationships with community agencies and organizations to connect students with services.
• Work with specific at-risk populations to create pathways for success.
• Plan and implement mental health awareness, social services, and educational events for students.
• Deliver classroom presentations and facilitate workshops for students.
• Provide academic advising and registration assistance, as needed.
• Work cooperatively with counterparts on other campuses to achieve the College’s annual goals and objectives.
• Represent the College with outside educational institutions, internal departments, and professional organizations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related discipline from a regionally accredited college/university. Degree must prepare applicant to perform mental health and crisis counseling.
• Minimum of one (1) year of work experience providing counseling.
• Experience with creating and fostering student or client success.
• Experience in individual, short-term counseling, crisis intervention, minority concerns, learning styles/study skills.
• Functional knowledge and use of Banner Student Information System.
• Outstanding customer service skills and ability to work with multiple projects and within deadlines.
• Knowledge of and responsiveness to FERPA law and regulations.
• Availability for occasional nights and weekend activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.), National Certified Counselor (N.C.C.), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (L.M.F.T.), and/or Licensed Master Social Worker (L.M.S.W.).
• Experience with community college counseling services.
• Experience with administering and evaluating college-level assessments, including computerized tests.
• Experience with creating and fostering student success, retention, and completion.
• Experience with administering and evaluating career and/or mental health assessments.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (L.P.C.-A), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (L.M.F.T.-A), and/or Licensed Master Social Worker (L.M.S.W.) seeking independent clinical licensure.

Skills

• Facilitate timely, professional communication and problem resolution strategies.
• Maintain processes and systems that improve the quality of customer support services.
• Coordinate, plan, and implement targeted events and activities on campus.
• Conduct individual and group counseling.
• Provide career testing, exploration, and counseling services.
• Maintain counseling records as required by federal and state professional counseling regulations.

Work Environment

• Office environment.
• Sitting for periods of time.
• Walking for periods of time.
• Lifting up to 25 pounds.

Pay

Salary is based on the Board-approved salary schedule for the current fiscal year. See Salary Schedule.

Schedule

Limited opportunity for remote work arrangements with appropriate approvals. Must be available for occasional nights and weekend activities.