Director of Counseling Services

LaGrange College; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

LaGrange College is seeking a Director of Counseling to provide vision and leadership for its counseling services, supervise staff, and ensure high-quality care for students.

The role requires a Master’s degree in counseling and an LPC license, with several years of clinical experience and program coordination in higher education.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling or closely related field; LPC license required.
• Three years of professional clinical counseling experience; 1–2 years coordinating programs.
• Georgia licensure or eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision for counseling center staff.
• Ensure triage, intake, scheduling and documentation of clinical encounters.
• Coordinate on-call schedule for 24/7 counselor availability.
• Manage Counseling Center budget and resources.
• Analyze and report on programs, utilization and strategic goals.
• Ensure compliance with laws and confidentiality of records.
• Provide workshops and cultural enrichment events.
• Develop handbooks and oversee social media for job searching guidance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the VP.

Skills

Counseling

Leadership

Program coordination

Clinical supervision

Documentation

Emergency response

Education

Master’s degree in counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Job description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Experience, the Director of Counseling is a key member of the senior leadership team for the Division of Enrollment Management & Student Experience. The Director is responsible for the College’s counseling programs, providing vision, leadership, and supervisions for staff in the delivery of services.

Job Duties (but not limited to):

• Provides leadership and supervision for counseling centerto continuously improve student counseling services support.
• Ensures effective practices for triage, intake, scheduling and documentation of individual clinical encounters, therapy and support groups.
• Establishes on-call schedule and shares on-call responsibility with other Center clinicians for 24/7 counselor availability for urgent/emergency needs during the year.
• Manages the Counseling Center budget.
• Provides periodic and annual analysis and reporting on Center programs, operations, clinical utilization, strategic plan and goals.
• Facilitates timely response to urgent requests for psychological intervention during regular office hours, after-hours and for phone consultation only during break periods in the academic calendar.
• Coordinates the delivery of quality counseling services to meet student needs. Ensures compliance with laws, ethical rues, and regulations. Develops and maintains sound counseling policies and procedures. Utilizes electronic counseling records management system and ensures the confidentiality of counseling records.
• Provides workshops to classes, groups of students, academic departments, and student organizations; develop, organize and execute Cultural Enrichment events, workshops, and presentations.
• Composes and update handbooks, guidebooks, and other sources to assist the job searching process, including oversight of the social media platforms.
• Other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, counselor education, social work or a closely related field, doctorate preferred. Must bea licensed professional counselor (LPC). Three years of professional clinical counseling experienceand one to two years coordinating counseling programs. Counseling experience in higher education strongly preferred.Possession of or ability to readily obtain Georgia professional counseling licensure.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of counseling theory, techniques, approaches, and best practices. Knowledge of the regulations governing the practice of professional counseling in the State of Georgia.
• Ability to work with a variety of candidates that includes freshman students to 5th+ year seniors, veterans, alumni ranging from entry level to senior level talent, career changers/retires and non-degree seeking LaGrange College students.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with community organizations, public/private agencies, faculty, staff, and students.
• Proven record of being able to utilize effective time management, organization, prioritization, and attention to detail while performing multiple duties, often under stress.
• Proven record of innovative and strategic thinking as well as a passion for building and adapting programs to meet the changing needs of today’s students.

LaGrange College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.