Director, Counseling Services & Regional Behavioral Health

Wayne State College; Wayne (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne State College is seeking a Director – Counseling Services & BHECN Northeast Co-Director to lead counseling services, enhance student success, and strengthen the behavioral health workforce regionally.

In this dual-role, you will bridge graduate counseling programs with clinical training, coordinate experiences, ensure accreditation compliance, and build partnerships across education, healthcare, and community organizations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, behavioral health, higher education, or a related field.
• Doctoral degree preferred.
• Experience in counseling, behavioral health, graduate education, or program administration.
• Experience with graduate students and clinical training programs preferred.
• Knowledge of accreditation, compliance, clinical education, or higher education processes.
• Strong communication, organization, collaboration, and project-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit the next generation of behavioral health professionals.
• Train and develop the behavioral health workforce.
• Retain talented professionals in the region.
• Build partnerships across education, healthcare, behavioral health, and community organizations.
• Identify workforce needs and create solutions.
• Represent BHECN Northeast as a regional leader.

Skills

Counseling experience

Program administration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree in counseling or related field

Doctoral degree preferred

Job description

Wayne State College is seeking a Director – Counseling Services & BHECN Northeast Co-Director to lead counseling services, enhance student success, and strengthen the behavioral health workforce regionally.

In this dual-role, you will bridge graduate counseling programs with clinical training, coordinate experiences, ensure accreditation compliance, and build partnerships across education, healthcare, and community organizations.