Counselor

Mississippi University for Women; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi University for Women seeks a Counselor to provide individual and group counseling to students, offer crisis intervention, and deliver wellness programming. The role includes on-call duties, program development, and collaboration with faculty and staff to support student wellbeing.

Qualifications include a Master’s in Counseling, licensure as LMFT/LPC/LCSW in Mississippi, and at least three years of counseling experience. Ability to work evenings/weekends as needed is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling from an accredited program.
• Licensed Mental Health Therapist: LMFT, LPC, or LCSW and licensed in Mississippi.
• Minimum of three years of counseling experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling to students.
• Crisis intervention and consultation services to students.
• Develop developmental, wellness, and educational programming for students, faculty, and staff.
• Organize campus programs and workshops and serve in on-call rotation for emergencies.
• Refer students to appropriate services and collaborate with campus departments.

Skills

Program development and workshops

Diversity and inclusion

Student development perspective

Confidentiality and discretion

Communication skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Master’s degree in Counseling

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LPC, or LCSW)

Licensed in the state of Mississippi

Minimum of three years of counseling experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Proposed Annual Salary, Hourly Rate or One-time payment

• Provide brief, free and confidential mental health counseling for individuals and groups.
• Maintain client appointments and clinical case files in accordance with legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Evaluate programs and client progress.
• Serve in a three-person rotation for on-call for emergency situations.
• Conduct psycho-educational programming and workshops for academic programs and student services.
• Organize on campus programming events (Ex: Alcohol Awareness Week, Safe Spring Break Week, Wellness Fair, Suicide Awareness Walk, etc).
• Responsible for developing small group counseling sessions.
• Refer students to professional counseling agencies, student health center, or hospital when necessary.
• Target at-risk students and provide specialized services.
• Provision of consultation and training of students, faculty, administration, staff and other campus personnel regarding psychological development and behavioral health issues.
• Serve as a member of the Mississippi University for Women Behavioral Intervention Team.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the Director of the Counseling Center.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Counseling from an accredited program
• Licensed Mental Health Therapist: LMFT , LPC , or LCSW
• Licensed in the state of Mississippi
• Minimum of three years of counseling experience

Other Skills, Abilities and Qualifications

• Experience in programming and educational workshops and the ability to work effectively with a diverse population within the university community is essential
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, positive, and collaborative relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Demonstrated commitment to student service and engagement, with an understanding of and ability to apply a student development perspective
• Also desirable is specialized interest, training and experience working with issues related to depression, anxiety, family functioning, eating disorders, and substance abuse
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive mental health issues with confidentiality and discretion
• Excellent oral and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Possess time-management, planning and organization skills
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed. Flexible scheduling may be available when possible to accommodate required after-hours work.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands or arms; and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to work in outdoor weather conditions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The noise level is moderate.

Job Description Summary

The Counselor reports to the Director of the Counseling Center and is responsible for providing individual and group counseling to students as well as providing crisis intervention and consultation services to students. Additionally, the Counselor will also offer developmental, wellness, and educational programming to students, faculty, and staff.

Hours of Availability

Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
  • MUW Departmental Announcement
  • MUW Human Resources Office
  • MUW Website
  • Mississippi Employment Service
  • Local Newspaper
  • In-state Newspaper
  • Out-of-state Newspaper
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • HigherEdJobs.com
  • Friend
  • Journal/Periodical
  • Off-campus Recruitment
  • Women/Minority Publication
  • Contacted by department and invited to apply
  • Other
  • The Academic Network (TAN)
• * Are you currently authorized to work in the United States? (Proof of Citizenship or Immigration status will be required upon offer of employment)
  • Yes
  • No
• * If hired, would you need sponsorship or work authorization to work for MUW now or in the future? (NOTE: MUW does not sponsor employment visas.)
  • Yes
  • No