Mental Health Counselor

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Position Details

Position Title Mental Health Counselor Position Status Full-Time

Budget Summary

Base Pay $56,000

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Under the direction of the Director of the Student Wellness Center, the Mental Health Counselor will provide short-term individual and group counseling and education to students on a variety of issues which may impact the student's academic success or quality of life.

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Responsibilities

Responsible to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration and active support of the University's Mission and Catholic and Lasallian higher education.

• Provide short-term individual and group counseling to students on a variety of issues impacting the student's academic success or quality of life.
• Support care coordination of students, connection to resources with service partners and referral resources.
• Maintain appropriate clinical documentation for client, consultation and group services.
• Provide mentoring and support for Graduate Assistants on projects and programming.
• Serve on the Wellness Committee. Support the design and implementation of issue-based, evidenced-based psycho-educational outreach programming to students. Collaborate with Student Wellness Center staff, Project Director for Prevention, Student Life Committee and Wellness Committee on programming to support students.
• Provide BASICS/CASICS and substance use assessment, education, referral and care coordination support for Student Conduct, Athletics and referrals from Student Wellness Center.
• Participate on campus committees as assigned.
• Participate in weekly or bi-monthly individual and group supervisory meeting/s.
• Provide consultation with collaborating campus departments, faculty and staff.
• Assist in planning for present and future clinical mental health services and utilization of best practice and evidence-based treatment models and initiatives.
• Participate in emergency preparedness planning/training as required.
• May serve in confidential advising role as directed and in compliance with the Illinois Higher Education Act to students who are victims of gender-based violence.
• Adhere to policies of the Center and University.
• Adhere to ethics of the American Counseling Association.
• Provide other assigned functions that contribute to the service offerings of the Center and mission of the University.
• Must maintain appropriate malpractice and liability insurance.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is 100% in-person, 11 months (working part-time in June and July) and will have responsibility to support students at all campus locations. Evening and weekend hours required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completed graduate degree program in Counseling or related discipline. Minimum of two years of clinical mental health counseling experience. Current second level licensure, i.e., LCPC under the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation is required.
• Must present demonstrated competence with a diverse student population.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of college student development theories and practice. Demonstrated experience providing clinical experience with a wide range of presenting issues, including assessment, managing risk and treatment of serious mental health concerns (i.e., suicide risk assessment).
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in the area crisis intervention, trauma informed response to gender-based violence, program development, consultation, and outreach. Must present demonstrated competence with multicultural and other diverse populations. If requested to serve as campus confidential advisory role for Title IX - must complete approved 40-hour training in sexual violence pertaining to role.
• Familiarity and experience with public health/socio-ecological approach to prevention.
• Spanish speaking.

Essential Duties Work hours

This is a salaried position, full-time exempt for 10 months - two days/week in June and July. Evenings/weekends may be required. Additional service may be indicated in case of an emergency or crisis situation. The position will support students at all locations.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S01766 Posting Date Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions Summary

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have a current LCPC license in Illinois?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have experience providing counseling services to adolescents/young adults?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have experience providing clinical supervision to graduate level counseling intern students?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Other Documents
• Transcripts

Optional Documents