Care Coordinator

University of Missouri-Columbia; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Educational fee discounts

Job summary

The University of Missouri-Columbia seeks a Care Coordinator within the Dean of Students Office to guide students toward self-care, self-management, and self-advocacy. You will handle crises, coordinate referrals, and maintain a caseload while promoting wellbeing across campus.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data-informed reporting, and privacy protection as part of non-clinical student support services. Evening/weekend hours may be required on occasion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master's degree preferred in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and crisis intervention skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-clinical student case management and crisis intervention.
• Coordinate referrals to health services, academic support, and campus/community resources.
• Maintain an active caseload and document responses to student needs.

Skills

Emergency response

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Privacy (FERPA)

Team collaboration

Communication

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Higher Education Administration or related field

Job description

Hiring Department

The Dean of Students' office is committed to helping students connect to the resources needed to be successful at Mizzou. Our office plays a central role in overseeing programs and services that promote student thriving and engagement outside the classroom. We encourage growth and exploration, provide care and promote accountability.

Job Description

Primary responsibilities of this position will be to support all students toward appropriate self-care, self-management, and self-advocacy. The Care Coordinator works with students experiencing varying levels of crisis and concerns that include, but are not limited to, academic, personal, financial, mental and physical health, and family issues. This position is highly collaborative and plays an active role in non-clinical student case management, developing and implementing both long- and short-term response plans. This position is part of the Office of the Dean of Students within the Division of Student Affairs.

Essential Functions:

Student Services

• Serve as primary resource for managing student issues related to crisis intervention and coordination with other university departments.
• Manage referrals of distressed students from administration, faculty, staff, and other members of the university community; provide feedback to referral agents.
• Following referral receipt, gather additional information from a variety of sources regarding student of concern.
• Outreach to students to schedule initial meetings with appropriate team members.
• Maintain an active caseload, regularly assessing and responding to changes in student risk levels to ensure appropriate support throughout the duration of each case.
• Coordinate and connect students with health services, academic support, and other campus and community resources to promote overall wellbeing.
• Provide support in accessing and securing basic needs resources, including food, housing, medical, transportation, and emergency financial assistance.
• Provide short term/triage case management and crisis intervention.
• Respond to alerts generated by student interactions with campus chatbot; document response.

Conflict Resolution

• Help students improve communication skills and clarify expectations in a safe, non-threatening environment, so there will be increased acceptance of outcomes.
• Listen to student concerns regarding campus life in and out of the classroom, to include roommate disputes, conflict with faculty members, confusion over advising, and appeals.

Operations

• Participate in creating a professional setting that values understanding, mutual respect, and the development of interpersonal skills to effectively engage with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
• Improve operations and implement systems which will better track services and referrals to aid MU students.
• Maintain files, records, and databases that are protected for student privacy.
• Assist with caseload audits and data review by generating reports from database analytics, as requested by supervisory staff.

Outreach/Educational Programming

• Participate in campus outreach and educational initiatives designed to enhance student awareness of available resources. These efforts also aim to inform faculty, staff and campus partners of resources available to students.
• Contribute to the development of engaging educational materials.
• Enhance and strengthen working relationships throughout the campus community.

Shift

Monday - Friday

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This position may require evening and weekend hours supporting activities and programs within the department. Occasionally division and campus projects may require additional hours outside of your normal schedule.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a closely related field is preferred.

Two to four years of progressively responsible full-time experience in student affairs practice in higher education or related field.

The successful candidate should have some combination of knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Emergency response/crisis intervention
• Experience in counseling/social work
• Commitment to students' rights to privacy
• Knowledge of college student development theory, risk factors, and current trends in student support services
• Conflict resolution
• Understanding legal issues related to student affairs and Student Code of Conduct
• Effective collaboration with a diverse constituency
• Working effectively under pressure
• Working as a member of a team and independently
• Strong work ethic
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Well-developed interpersonal relations
• Knowledge of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (or FERPA)
• Ability to speak in front of audiences of varying compositions and sizes

Anticipated Hiring Range

Range: $19.25 - $30.00 per hour

Grade: GGS-008

University Title: Student Service Coordinator I

Internal applicants can determine their university title by accessing the Talent Profile title in myHR.

Sponsorship Information

Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/departments-staff/human-resources/benefits-retirement

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.