Senior Counselor

Serves as a lead counselor in the design and implementation of mental health programs for the campus community including the provision of individual and group counseling to students, assessment, referrals, and consultation with faculty and staff around issues related to the developmental and psychological needs of college students. Collaborates with the Director of Health Services to provide direction to staff in the absence of the Director of Counseling Services. Provides services using developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and student-centered practices that recognize the range of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, abilities, identities, and needs represented within the campus community. The Senior Counselor is expected to provide regular evening and weekend presence in the Residence Halls, including working one evening each week and one to two weekend days per month. Specific days and schedules will be determined in coordination with the incumbent, the needs of the Residence Halls, and the overall responsibilities of the position.

• Provides assessment, individual counseling, group counseling, and case management services to students seeking assistance for a wide range of mental health concerns, including personal, social, educational, and vocational concerns. Uses developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive practices and considers relevant aspects of each student's background, lived experience, values, abilities, family and community context, and circumstances in assessment, treatment planning, intervention, and referral, while applying consistent professional and clinical standards. This may include being assigned more complex and difficult cases.
• Performs crisis intervention and consults or refers to psychiatric and/or medical resources as needed. Demonstrates the ability to assess and respond to crisis while recognizing that culture, disability, communication differences, previous experiences with institutions or systems, and other individual circumstances may affect how distress presents and how students seek or receive assistance.
• Assists with departmental response to mental health related emergencies involving students.
• Develops and facilitates training and educational programs with staff, faculty, and/or students that promote interpersonal skills, academic success, well-being, help-seeking, healthy relationships, and effective communication across differences.
• Recommends and designs educational programs to assist students in their development. Programs should reflect an understanding of the varied experiences, circumstances, and barriers that may influence student development, belonging, well-being, and access to support.
• Provides consultation and resources to faculty, staff, administrators, students, and families regarding the developmental and mental health needs of college students, including factors that may affect students' access to, comfort with, or use of counseling and other support services.
• Assists with development and facilitation of initial and on-going training of residence hall and other appropriate staff. Training may include recognizing and responding effectively to differences in communication, behavior, help-seeking, disability, cultural experience, and other factors that may affect student interactions and well-being.
• Supports specialized programs and services responsive to identified student and campus needs, as assigned by the Director of Counseling Services
• Assists in processing student withdrawals, leaves of absence, and re-admissions as directed.
• Assists in the development and implementation of department/unit policies and procedures.
• Assist with onboarding and clinical supervision of new clinical staff as appropriate.
• Researches relevant and emerging college mental health and student-development issues and uses evidence-informed practices to support departmental programming and services.
• Participates in enrollment and retention initiatives such as open houses, orientation, and other events.
• Participates in assessment efforts of the Counseling Center. including assessment of service utilization, barriers to access, student needs, program effectiveness, and opportunities to improve student engagement and outcomes.

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work or closely related field.
• NYS licensed or license eligible to practice mental health counseling. (LCSW, LMHC, LMSW, Licensed Psychologist).
• One (1) year of clinical experience.
• Generalist clinical skills and experience in assessing and intervening with a range of disorders, concerns, and degrees of pathology in treatment.
• Demonstrated cultural responsiveness and ability to provide effective counseling services to students with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, lived experiences, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives.
• Demonstrated ability to establish therapeutic relationships characterized by respect, curiosity, trust, and effective communication with students whose experiences, perspectives, values, or identities may differ from the counselor's own.
• Awareness, knowledge of and skills to provide services to members of marginalized populations.
• Commitment to a developmental philosophy toward clients and a proactive student development perspective involving an active relationship with the campus community.
• Ability to handle a busy caseload in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to handle spontaneous work demands while undertaking projects that require advance planning.
• Outstanding interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and ability to work effectively and cooperatively with a team of professionals.
• Ability to maintain up to date and accurate documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing counseling, outreach, education, or consultation to college students representing a broad range of backgrounds, abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
• Experience in crisis intervention.
• Experience with electronic medical records.
• Experience giving presentations, and leading group discussions.
• Experience providing training and education to students, faculty and staff.

• Starting date: ASAP
• Work schedule: Calendar year,11-month position with a non-obligation period in June or July, to be determined in consultation with the hiring manager.
• Salary: $63,000-$68,000
• Reports to: Director of Counseling Services
• Budget Title: Senior Counselor, SL-4
• This position offers full New York State UUP (FT) benefits which are among the most comprehensive in the country with an excellent fringe benefits package
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