Demo

Resident in Counseling

Inside Higher Ed
Harrisonburg, VA Part Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025 CLOSED ON 1/4/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident in Counseling position at Inside Higher Ed?

Job Title: Resident in Counseling

Department: Student Life

Supervisor: Lead Counselor

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Schedule: Regular, 9mo., PT (15-20 hours)

Job Summary

The resident counselor will provide short-term individual, group, and crisis counseling; consultation services and outreach programming; initial assessments and after-hours emergency coverage for EMU undergraduate and graduate students.

Duties/Responsibilities

Establish open lines of communication for individuals with mental or emotional issues.

Offer assistance to individuals with substance abuse issues.

Provide brief psychotherapy and or prevention-oriented therapy.

Implement and review treatment plans.

Collaborate with additional treatment providers and placement agencies.

Ensure all documentation is completed in a timely manner.

Responds to professional or clinical feedback.

Participate in organizational and clinical staff meetings and other university-wide meetings as appropriate.

Perform other duties as assigned.

  • The resident will also participate in organizational and clinical staff meetings and other university-wide meetings as appropriate.

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Well-developed skills in providing brief psychotherapy for a student population.
  • Interest in and commitment to university counseling work and college student
  • development
  • A collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues
  • Interest in working within the program's developmental-practitioner model
  • A willingness and ability to explore one's sense of self, have the capacity to self-reflect,
  • and use one's self-awareness effectively to further personal and professional growth
  • Awareness and practice of ACA professional ethical standards and practices
  • Energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of a challenging caseload while
  • maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships
  • Self-motivation, self-direction, and commitment to high professional ideals
  • An appreciation for and experience with working with students from traditionally
  • underrepresented groups and issues pertinent to these populations
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Dedication to the exploration of diversity variables in professional and personal settings

Education And Experience

Completed all requirements for their master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from a CACREP-accredited graduate program OR their doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology from an APA-approved graduate program, prior to the start of residency.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Hourly Wage Estimation for Resident in Counseling in Harrisonburg, VA
$31.00 to $38.00
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Resident in Counseling?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Resident in Counseling career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$85,667 - $113,931
Income Estimation: 
$109,419 - $133,557
Income Estimation: 
$109,419 - $133,557
Income Estimation: 
$132,029 - $171,450
Income Estimation: 
$68,757 - $85,089
Income Estimation: 
$85,667 - $113,931
This job has expired.
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Inside Higher Ed

  • Inside Higher Ed Providence, RI
  • Assistant Coach, Men'S Ice Hockey Brown University To view the full job posting and apply for this position, go to: https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Inside Higher Ed Washington, DC
  • The Talent Acquisition department hires qualified candidates to fill positions which contribute to the overall strategic success of Howard University. Hiri... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Inside Higher Ed Washington, DC
  • The Talent Acquisition department hires qualified candidates to fill positions which contribute to the overall strategic success of Howard University. Hiri... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Inside Higher Ed Washington, DC
  • The Talent Acquisition department hires qualified candidates to fill positions which contribute to the overall strategic success of Howard University. Hiri... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Resident in Counseling jobs in the Harrisonburg, VA area that may be a better fit.

  • Horizon Behavioral Heal Lynchburg, VA
  • Hours: full-time (37.5 hours per week) Location: Lynchburg VA, 24501 Compensation dependent on experience Position Summary The MST Clinician provides Multi... more
  • 1 Month Ago

  • Thrive Counseling, LLC Lynchburg, VA
  • THIS POSTING IS FOR INTERNAL REFERRALS FROM EXISTING THRIVEWORKS EMPLOYEES. ANY APPLICATIONS RECIEVED NOT FROM EXISITING THRIVEWORKS EMPLOYEES WILL NOT BE ... more
  • 14 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!