Description

At Westminster College, we believe in immersive and enriching experiences that inspire creative thinking and problem solving. We believe in creating opportunities for several different paths to success over a lifetime and the potential to make an impact from wherever you are. For our students, we do this by providing real-world, hands-on learning opportunities, small class sizes, and talented professors dedicated to the individual. Our employees often remark that our tight-knit community creates an atmosphere fostering campus involvement that adapts to all interests. As a result, Westminster continues to be recognized for its excellence in higher education as one of the best small liberal arts colleges in the Midwest.

Under the direct supervision of the Executive Director of the Wellness Center, the Director of Counseling Services will supervise counseling services, provide direct mental health services to students, coordinate prevention outreach events on campus, supervise doctoral practicum counselors, serve on campus and community committees, and collaborate with other departments on campus. The Director of Counseling Services position is a 10-month position and serves as a vital role in maintaining a healthy campus climate and provides services that directly impact student’s academic engagement and retention. Additionally, this position is responsible for developing and providing multicultural outreach programs to the campus that address healthy behaviors that may impact student success and wellness. The Wellness Center works closely with other departments on campus and therefore is often consulted with by faculty and staff regarding student’s well-being. In addition to counseling and outreach efforts, this position provides individual supervision to practicum students. The Wellness Center serves as a practicum site for doctoral students in clinical and/or counseling psychology. The Director of Counseling will maintain relationships with graduate programs that offer practicum and help recruit qualified master’s and doctoral students to provide counseling services. Additionally, this position will directly supervise practicum counselors which includes reviewing and approving client documentation, individual meetings, group/case conference consultations. This position is also responsible for coordinating on-call after hour counseling/crisis response rotation shared by the current full-time counselor. This is a very rewarding and challenging full-time position (August through May). 

Requirements

Essential Functions:

• Manages The Wellness Center counseling services by creating policies and procedures, delegating and potentially supervising counseling staff, and managing electronic confidential counseling records (Titanium). 
• Provides leadership to The Wellness Center in coordination with the Director of Health Services. 
• Provides supervision to 3-5 counselors. 
• Assists with leadership to assigned programs and serves on campus and community committees, including but not limited to Partners in Prevention, CARDV/William Woods sexual assault task force meeting, Peer Health Educators (or other student organizations), Student Persistence Team, and other outreach programs. 
• Keeps the Executive Director informed by preparing semi-annual reports as required by the college and by communicating formally and informally with them regarding counseling/wellness related issues. 
• Assists with the hiring, training and support of The Wellness Center counseling staff. 
• Provides individual, couples, and group counseling to students who are experiencing personal, family, health, educational or career challenges. Makes appropriate referrals for long-term services as needed and assist with hospitalization/follow-up care upon release. Preferred experience with alcohol/substance abuse and working with survivors of trauma/sexual assault.
• Prepares required clinical documentation and progress notes/case reports in a timely manner and in compliance with state statues and guidelines.
• Assists with coordinating and providing BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening Information for College Students), which is a two-session consultation process that utilizes motivational interviewing techniques to assess students’ attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors related to alcohol and/or other substances.
• Provides prevention outreach/programming by developing and implementing awareness activities/events related to alcohol/substance abuse, body image/eating disorders, diversity/multicultural awareness, sexual assault prevention, sleep/stress management, and suicide prevention.
• Assists students and organizations with health/wellness promotions by creating activities, campaigns and media strategies, and providing leadership to individual students and student organizations for campus activities. 
• Supports resident advisors and mentors by designing and implementing training activities, assisting the VP/Dean of Student Life with supervision and consultation. 
• Coordinate after-hours and weekend on-call consultation and crisis intervention services, including sharing rotation of on-call duties as needed. 
• Supervises the counseling practicum, including recruiting practicum students from area doctoral and master’s level counseling related programs, providing training and supervision to practicum counselors, and maintenance of the practicum training policy and procedure manual. 
• Participates in group supervision, case conference, staff meetings, and other essential meetings. 
• Provides consultation to and serves a resource to students, faculty, and staff regarding referrals to counseling within the limits of confidentiality.

Job Requirements:

Education: Minimum of master’s degree in counseling, social work or other mental health field. 

Licensure: Candidate must have state and/or national licensure as a counselor, psychologist or clinical social worker. 

Experience: Five years of counseling or student development experience in higher education preferred. 

Skills: Short-term, developmental and solution-focused counseling skills; counseling and consulting with individuals, couples and groups; excellent verbal and written communication skills; creating, planning and implementing innovative prevention and education programs; ability to maintain professional and confidential demeanor in a busy and dynamic office environment; time management skills; ability to work well with a variety of staff with different work styles; intervening in individual, group or campus crises situations; proven track record establishing and maintaining positive and effective work relationships professional and clinically. 

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision options
• Health Savings Account and/or Flex Spending Account
• Supplemental options: Short-term disability, Hospitalization, Accident, and Critical Illness
• Stand-alone EAP program
• Life, AD&D, and long-term disability
• Retirement 403(b) plan
• Tuition remission or exchange programs
• Sick and Vacation time
• Paid Holidays (15 each year)

Westminster College encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The College is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The College does not discriminate in access to, treatment of, or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, disability, or genetic information.

Inquiries about compliance with this prohibition should be directed to:

Associate Vice President & Chief HR Officer/Title IX Coordinator

501 Westminster Ave, Washington West, 2nd floor

Fulton, MO 65251

HR@Westminster-mo.edu

573-592-5226