Director of Counseling & Wellness

Job Description

Director of Counseling & Wellness

SUMMARY

The Director of Counseling and Wellness Services is responsible for overseeing the student counseling center operations, providing individual and group psychotherapy to students, coordinating campus-wide prevention and wellness efforts, delivering training and programming to campus community members related to student wellness and mental health, and consulting with faculty and staff on issues related to mental health, crisis intervention, and student wellness.

Must relate well to all students and work comfortably with culturally diverse populations, parents, medical and professional personnel, faculty, and other members of the CCAD community. The ability to evaluate and diagnose students and to maintain appropriate confidentiality is essential. Experience with crisis intervention as well as generalist therapy skills are expected, as are knowledge and skills in counseling adolescents and college-aged young adults.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

Supervision, Operations, Administration, and Clinical Case Management (50%):

Assumes primary responsibility for coordinating and implementing student counseling services on campus

Provides consultation in dealing with students who present a danger to themselves and/or others and shares necessary communication when ethically and legally appropriate

Creates and monitors policies related to counseling services

Oversees and manages appointments, including caseload strategy, system, management, and communication

Oversees protocol and maintenance of student files and case histories

Ensures counseling operation is compliant with FERPA and other regulations

Supervises activities of contractors, vendors, and/or other professionals or paraprofessionals providing services to students

Develops assessment plans and performs ongoing assessment of programs and services

Manages and monitors operational budget for the Counseling & Wellness Center

Provides supervision services, as appropriate, for clinical staff who are not yet independently licensed with the state

Manages applicable grants, as needed, that support the counseling center's operations

Direct Clinical Services (40%)

Provides appropriate personal counseling services to students, including urgent crisis session, ongoing psychotherapy, group therapy, among other therapeutic modalities

Refers students to external support services when appropriate

Assists other staff in responding to student crises, including serving as a member of the pro-staff on-call team for after-hours crisis situations

Campus Programming and Outreach (10%)

Oversees the coordination and implementation of campus programs/workshops/presentations to students, faculty and staff related to student mental health

Collaborates with other staff to deliver wellness education and health-related programs and services to students

Serves on campus committees and takes a leadership role in representing the Counseling & Wellness Office to other campus units

Participates in campus efforts to promote student success

Consults with faculty and staff with regard to student mental health, behavioral concerns, and wellness issues

Serves as a member of the campus Behavioral Intervention Team

Performs other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises activities and performance of the clinical counseling team. Ensures that all professional and paraprofessional staff perform their duties in accordance with the counseling center's mission and policies with regard to scope of practice. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, supervising, and training counseling staff; planning, assigning, and monitoring work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Demonstrated history of clinical experience, preferably with college students

Broad awareness of current challenges, trends, and initiatives of collegiate mental health, including best practices and innovative strategies to managing increasing utilization and demand for services

Strong crisis assessment and crisis management skills

Ability to be flexible and adapt to complex situations

Proven ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated leadership and management skills; ability to influence others with positivity and innovation

Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with students, parents/family members, faculty/staff and the public

Demonstrated understanding of ethical and legal issues in mental health practice

Ability to work as part of a team in a stressful environment and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Effective organizational and time management skills and ability to motivate

Knowledge of crisis screening and ability to follow professional referral protocol

Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development

Knowledgeable in the dimensions of wellness and approaches to upstream prevention

Established track record of collaboration with campus and community partners

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Essential: Master's degree in Counselor Education or related field from an accredited four-year college or university; possession of a currently valid Ohio license as an LPC, LPCC, LSW, LISW, or Psychologist; and member in good standing with the Ohio Board or another such state agency which maintains appropriate licensure.

Preferred: Supervision credentials; three years of psychotherapy experience with college student populations in a college counseling center; experience in managing a counseling center; experience and training in trauma-focused therapy; certification in EDMR; experience counseling clients with varying gender identities, sexual orientation, and other identity based groups.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occurring in an open space with standard office equipment noise, as well as scattered conversation

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