Staff Counselor (Temporary)

Lindenwood University; St. Charles (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindenwood University seeks a Staff Counselor to deliver clinical services and crisis management for students. The role involves education/outreach, building rapport with students, faculty, staff, and partners, and supervising counseling interns.

The position emphasizes confidentiality and evidence-based interventions within a university setting. Responsibilities include evaluating student needs, developing treatment plans, providing individual and group therapy, and collaborating with external

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, social work, or mental health counseling.
• LPC or LCSW designation in Missouri.
• Two years’ experience providing evidenced-based psychotherapy (individual and group).

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical evaluations to determine student needs and establish individualized treatment plans and goals.
• Provides culturally sensitive individual and group counseling to a diverse student body with various challenges.
• Provides crisis intervention and assesses students in crises with appropriate therapeutic strategies.
• Maintains psychotherapy records and upholds confidentiality in the electronic health records system.
• Collaborates with community mental health providers and provides outreach education and consultation.
• Teaches coping strategies and skills to help students manage academic and life transitions.
• Oversees and supervises counseling interns and assists with policy implementation.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Interpersonal communication

Confidentiality

Education

Master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, social work, or mental health counseling

Job description

Welcome to Career Opportunities at Lindenwood University.

Job Title: Staff Counselor

Division: Student Affairs

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

This is a temporary 12-week position, working 40 hours per week, beginning in August.

Job Summary

The staff counselor is responsible for providing clinical services, crisis management, and education/outreach related to mental health and substance use to Lindenwood University students. The staff counselor also builds rapport and relationships with students, faculty, staff, and campus/community partners.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Provides clinical evaluations to determine student needs and establish individualized treatment plans and goals

• Provides culturally sensitive individual and group counseling to a diverse student body that presents with a variety of challenges including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders, trauma, suicidal ideation, grief, personality disorders, and academic/family-related stressors

• Provides crisis intervention; assesses students in crisis; maintains working knowledge of diagnostic criteria; provides appropriate, effective therapeutic crisis intervention strategies

• Maintains timely and accurate psychotherapy records in the electronic health records system; upholds confidentiality

• Collaborates with community mental health providers, when appropriate, and provides outreach education and consultation

• Teaches relaxation, coping strategies, positive self-talk, and skills training to help students maintain academic goals and enhance and manage their college experience and transition into adulthood

• Provides oversight and supervision to interns of the counseling center and University program

• Assists the director with overseeing the administration of SCRC policies and procedures

• Maintains an active role in the development and implementation of the SCRC’s objectives and goals

• Develops marketing materials for the SCRC and Wellness Center; assists with strategic marketing to students, faculty, and staff

• Monitors and posts information to social media sites

• Participates in continuing education by attending conferences, seminars, and reading current scholarly articles

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence

• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values

• Maintains best practices for counseling a diverse student body

Communication, Teamwork, and Collaboration

• Works independently and collaboratively on a professional team

• Acts as a liaison to campus groups, offices, and faculty as needed

• Communicates any duty to warn issues

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.

• Master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, social work, or mental health counseling

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) designation in the state of Missouri

• Two years’ experience in providing evidenced-based psychotherapy (individual and group), preferably in a college/university counseling center setting

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures and presenting with a variety of diagnoses and needs

• Strong professional integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality

• Competency in individual and group psychotherapy and outreach programming

• Ability to communicate effectively with students, administrators, faculty, and staff

• Knowledge of the unique mental health issues of diverse clients, including individuals from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds, individuals representing varying sexual orientations and gender identities, and international students

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively on a professional team with strong clinical leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

• Knowledge of counseling and psychotherapy theories, evidence-based psychotherapy interventions, crisis intervention techniques, strong conflict resolution skills, and ability to assess and manage ethical dilemmas

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood University’s flexible work designation descriptions.

• General office setting

• Non-Standard Flex

Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time

• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.