Student Counselor

Aims Community College; Greeley (CO); On-site; USD 74,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Aims Community College is seeking a counselor to provide personal counseling services to students, develop wellness programs, and supervise interns. The role requires a Master's degree in counseling or social work and relevant experience. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

100% employer provided medical & dental coverage

85% employer provided coverage for family

Voluntary vision insurance

Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees

Access to the PERC (Aims gym)

Free parking on all campuses

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in counseling required.
• Mental health professional licensure is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal counseling services to Aims students.
• Develop prevention/wellness programming and support groups.
• Supervise counseling interns and oversee crisis response services.

Skills

Active listening

Emotional intelligence

Cultural humility

Communication

Patience

Trustworthiness

Adaptability

Education

Master's degree in Clinical Counseling

Master's degree in Social Work

Job description

Are you a current Aims Employee, Temporary Worker? If so, to help avoid future access issues, please apply through your Workday account using "Browse Jobs" in the in the Workday search field located on the top center of the screen.

Are you a current Aims Student? If so, to help avoid future access issues, please apply through your Workday account using the Aims Jobs app on your Workday home page.

Are you both an Employee and a Student? If so, to help avoid future access issues, please apply through your Workday account using "Browse Jobs" in the in the Workday search field located on the top center of the screen.

For assistance, please contact the recruitment team at 970-378-3720.

Minimum Hiring Annual Salary:

$74,836.00

Maximum Hiring Annual Salary:

$78,578.00

To attain the maximum annual salary, employee must meet all minimum qualifications plus:

• 5 (five) years of additional applicable work experience and/or degrees higher than minimum qualification degree. Degrees higher than the minimum qualification degree can be used in combination with additional work experience.
• Acombination of related education, on-the-job work experience, certifications and/or licenses that results in a candidate successfully meeting the minimum qualifications of the position, may be considered.

The stated salary amounts are not guaranteed in the event employment ends with Aims during any fiscal year.

Included with Aims Full-time Employment is a generous package of Benefits, most are listed below:

• Benefits are effective immediately
• 100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
• 85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
• 17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
• Summer schedule: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
• Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance premiums
• Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
• Tuition waiver for dependents
• PERA employer (see www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Free parking on all campuses

Job Description:

Aims Community College actively supports an environmentthat embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environmentand have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position. The primary purpose of this position is to provide personal counseling services, including crisis counseling, primarily to Aims students on the Greeley campus, with an expectation of providing support to students on other campuses in-person and virtually as needed. The position also develops prevention/wellness programming and psycho-educational support groups for students, and training/workshops for staff and faculty. This position is required to develop community connections and partnerships with non-profit agencies to maximize outside referrals in the Northern Colorado area. In addition, the position supervises counseling interns who provide personal counseling services to students on campus; oversees crisis response services for Aims students by developing departmental protocols and serving as lead crisis response person based on institutional policy. This position requires occasional travel.

Greeley Campus Support :

• Assist the Executive Director with the administration of student services functions on the Greeley Campus.

• Attend campus-based staff meetings and relevant training.

• Serve as Counseling Team liaison to Greeley based faculty.

• Develop partnerships with academic/career programs.

Programming/Training:

• Implement comprehensive strategies and outreach programs at Greeley campus to promote mental health awareness on campus and provide preventive and responsive education to stakeholders regarding health.

• Plan and implement preventative and educational curriculum for programs and workshops related to mental health and working with students in distress/crisis.

• Coordinate and develop curriculum for workshops to students on mental health topics at Greeley campus.

• Be involved with educational efforts on a variety of need based topics (suicide prevention, mental health, resource access, problem solving, resiliency)

• Execute wellness tactics on the college strategic plan specifically for Greeley campus.

Counseling & Crisis Response :

• Conduct individual counseling sessions in areas of academic problems, personal, interpersonal relationships, family, social, and psychological issues.

• Establish support groups on campus to assist students with coping strategies related to common issues (e.g. grief/loss, single-parent, self-harm, suicidal/homicidal ideation, abuse, etc.)

• Support development of departmental procedures for crisis response manual based on crisis response policy.

• Serves as the lead crisis response point person for Counseling Services at Greeley Campus.

• Meet with referred students and help them to gain emotional stability. Assist the student in the problem solving process to make well-informed decisions regarding alternative choices.

• Lead psycho-educational support groups specifically focused on the needs of students and academic cohorts at Greeley campus.

• Coordinate relevant training on crisis response for staff on Greeley campus.

• Support the Dean of Students and Behavioral Intervention Team with management of CARE cases that include mental health concerns and/or diagnosis by providing appropriate interventions and support.

• Provide outside referral resources when needed.

• Maintain currency in best practices and emerging theories in the field.

• Maintain annual professional development and continuing education credits for licensure.

• Maintain student records in an electronic health record system according to professional standards.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Clinical Counseling, Social Work or closely related degree,

• Plus One (1) year of experience in counseling.

• Mental health professional licensure: Examples: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW

• Maintenance of required number of Continuing Education Credits annually

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years counseling experience in a college setting

• Two (2) years career counseling experience

• One (1) year with case management

• Active listening – truly hearing what students say (and don’t say) without interrupting or judging.

• Emotional intelligence – recognizing and managing one’s own emotions while being attuned to others'.

• Cultural humility – respecting and being open to students’ diverse backgrounds and worldviews.

• Communication – clearly conveying thoughts, asking the right questions, and providing feedback with compassion.

• Patience – allowing the therapeutic process to unfold at the student’s pace.

• Trustworthiness – maintaining confidentiality and building a strong therapeutic alliance.

• Adaptability – being flexible with approaches to meet each client’s unique needs.

All Applicants:

• Compare your previous work experience to the job duties listed on the job positing under job description. Enter the job duties you have performed under the "Work Experience" section on your job application. We evaluate your experience based on this information.
• Please make sure you state whether work experience (aka work history) is part time or full time employment by listing the average number of hours worked per week. This information is used to determine your new annual salary.
• Be sure to upload all the required documents listed at the above in "Additional Job Description" section. This can be uploaded as part of your application materials in the "My Experience" section. If there are missing documents, your incomplete application will not be considered. Per the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, you may redact information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

For information on our hiring practices, please visit our resource page: https://www.aims.edu/departments/human-resources/hiring-process .

Aims Community College is an equal opportunity employer. Selection will be based solely on merit and will be without discrimination based on age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or veteran's status. All application materials must be submitted by the closing date posted and become the property of Aims Community College. The screening committee will select finalists for interviews. The goal of Aims Community College is to enhance the diversity present in the district we serve. To comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, if hired, you will be required to provide documents within three (3) business days of hire date to show your identity and your authorization to work. This law applies to all persons hired.

Screening/Selection:

To be considered, please provide a thorough and complete application. Initial screening will be conducted by a committee based on completed application materials.

Employees in these positions may be asked to participate in temporary assignments lasting less than nine (9) months (such as curriculum development, short term projects, meetings and substitute duties) which could amount to additional temporary pay.

Upon hire, all positions at Aims Community College require a criminal background check and may require industry specific screenings such as an MVR, physical and/or drug screen. Keep in mind, a conviction does not automatically preclude candidates from being employed. The nature of a conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the position.