Assistant Director, Counseling Center

Georgia State University; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia State University is actively seeking an Assistant Director of Crisis and Suicide Prevention for their Counseling Center. This pivotal role involves leading urgent care, providing individual consultations, and ensuring continuity of care during campus emergencies, all while fostering a supportive environment for students in crisis. The position offers generous benefits, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing center in an academic setting.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Generous health, dental, and vision benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

Professional development opportunities

Mentorship programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of related counseling experience.
• Required National Board & State Certification.
• Experience with diverse populations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead urgent care and suicide prevention services.
• Ensure accurate documentation and stakeholder communication.
• Provide short-term counseling and crisis follow-up.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Suicide Prevention

Leadership

Empathy

Cultural Sensitivity

Education

Master's degree

National Board Certification

State Certification

Tools

Electronic Record-Keeping Systems

Job description

The GSU Counseling Center is seeking an experienced and compassionate Assistant Director of Crisis and Suicide Prevention to lead and supervise urgent care and suicide prevention services. This pivotal role involves overseeing critical documentation, stakeholder communication, referrals for follow-up care, and campus-wide service assessment. The Assistant Director will provide individual consultation to students, offer short-term counseling, and ensure seamless administrative coverage for campus emergencies during both day and after-hours shifts.

WHAT MAKES The Counseling Center A GREAT PLACE?

• A flexible work environment
• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO:

1. Leadership and Supervision: Provide effective leadership and supervision for urgent care and suicide prevention services, ensuring a compassionate and responsive approach to addressing the needs of students in crisis.
2. Documentation and Communication: Ensure accurate and comprehensive documentation within the electronic records database for all interactions and services provided. Facilitate clear and timely communication with stakeholders, including referring faculty, staff, families, and other relevant parties.
3. Referral and Follow-Up: Collaborate with the clinical team to ensure timely and appropriate referrals for follow-up care for students in crisis. Maintain a streamlined process for ensuring continuity of care beyond urgent interventions.
4. Campus-Wide Assessment: Coordinate and conduct assessments of urgent care and suicide prevention services to identify areas for improvement and inform ongoing enhancements to campus-wide crisis response protocols.
5. Training: Provide workshops and seminars for students and the campus community, including training seminars for doctoral interns and post-doctoral fellows in crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
6. Individual Consultation: Provide expert consultation to students seeking services, offering guidance, support, and appropriate recommendations to address their mental health needs.
7. Crisis Follow-Up: Facilitate follow-up care for students, faculty, staff, or students who have engaged in urgent care services, ensuring a smooth transition to ongoing care within the counseling center or external resources.
8. Counseling Services: Provide short-term individual and group counseling to students, applying evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address a range of mental health concerns.
9. Emergency Coverage: Serve as backup administrative coverage for campus emergencies, participating in a rotation with the Director to provide support during after-hours and daytime emergencies.

Qualifications

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:

• Master's degree and three years of related counseling experience or a combination of education and experience.
• National Board and State Certification required.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

• Significant experience in crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and providing mental health services to diverse populations.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills, with the ability to guide a team of clinicians in high-stress situations.
• Proficiency in electronic record-keeping systems and ability to maintain meticulous documentation.
• Empathetic and culturally sensitive approach, with the ability to connect with students and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Knowledge of ethical and legal standards related to mental health practice and confidentiality.