Counselor

Coastal Carolina University; Conway (SC); On-site; USD 53,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC is seeking a full-time Counselor to provide mental health counseling to undergraduate and graduate students through Counseling and Psychological Services.

The role includes crisis response, outreach to promote emotional health, supervision of provisionally licensed counselors and counseling graduate interns, and collaboration with faculty and staff to meet student needs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in human services or related field.
• Independently licensed or license eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in SC.

Responsibilities

• Counsel individuals/couples/groups with psychological, developmental, career, and educational concerns.
• Administer and interpret assessments; provide crisis intervention during business hours.
• Advance campus outreach and consultative services for student well-being.
• Supervise LPCA/Master's interns and review caseloads; coordinate referrals.
• Participate in program development and professional development activities.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Public outreach

Consultation skills

Cultural humility

Education

Master’s degree in human services

LPC supervisor licensure eligibility (SC)

Job description

Classification Title: Human Services Coordinator II

Classification Code: GA60

Pay Grade: GEN09

Subject to Drug/Alcohol Testing Guidelines: No

Subject to Credit Check: No

Internal Title: Counselor

Department: Counseling and Psychological Services

Position Type: PCLS - Slotted Classified

Full or Part Time: Full-Time

Basis: 12 mo.

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week

Normal Work Schedule: M-Th 8am-5pm, F 8am-12:30pm

Job Details

Coastal Carolina University is currently accepting applications for the following full-time position: Counselor in Counseling & Psychological Services. This position will participate in Counseling Service’s effort to develop a healthy campus community by providing mental health counseling to undergraduate and graduate students, responding to student mental health crisis requests, providing community outreach to promote emotional health, assisting with supervising provisionally licensed counselors and counseling graduate interns, and consulting with faculty and staff to best serve the needs of students.

Duties

• Counsel individuals/couples/groups who are experiencing psychological, developmental, career, and educational concerns.
• Administers, scores, and interprets psychological assessments and on call crisis intervention to students who are experiencing psychological, developmental, career, and educational concerns on a rotation basis during business hours.
• Advances campus outreach and consultative services on the prevention, recognition and treatment of psychological and behavioral problems for students, faculty, and staff.
• Advise LPCAs/Master level interns on the appropriate level of care and diagnosis by actively reviewing caseloads, providing guidance for critical cases, approving client’s referrals to campus partners, and signing off on all necessary documentation for each assigned LPCA/Master Level Intern.
• Participates in program development, campus partners committees, and continued education to stay current on trends related to assisting student’s professional, academic, and personal growth.

Human Services Coordinator II (GA60/61122004/FTE-S01209P), full-time position with benefits.

Salary range: $53,142.00 - $71,706.00 (midpoint).

Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Must be flexible to meet the special scheduling needs of the university.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other "protected veteran," as defined by law. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

Required Qualifications

A Master’s degree and professional experience in human services or social services programs. Independently licensed or license eligible as a licensed professional counselor supervisor or related field in the state of SC.

Preferred Qualifications

Two (2) years of related experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor. Demonstrated record of successful performance in and commitment to the practice of counseling with both individuals and groups.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Assessment and interventions for a wide range of psychological disorders and developmental problems. Individual, couples and group counseling. Public presentations and community outreach methods. Consultation skills. Crisis interventions skills. Cultural humility. Ability to engage in continued learning to stay abreast of changes in counseling/psychology field.

Posting Number: FTE-S01209P

Number of Vacancies: 1

Desired Start Date: 12/01/2026

Job Open Date: 10/13/2026

Job Close Date: 10/23/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Quicklink for Posting: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122916