Primary Location:391 Country Club Road, Wylie, Texas, 75098We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Job Summary:Provide mental health counseling to students, including crisis intervention, assessment and community referrals for the emotional, psychological and situational issues that impact academic success.
Required Qualifications:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide personal counseling services to Collin students and provide referrals based upon sound clinical and ethical judgment.
Provide individual short term psychological counseling to students presenting a multitude of therapeutic issues within appropriate scope of practice.
Triage students for appropriate level of care including crisis intervention, suicide risk, individual counseling, referral for community resources and psychological evaluation based on sound clinical judgment.
Provide crisis counseling on campus as necessary.
Maintain confidential clinical progress notes for case load of students receiving mental health counseling.
Consult with faculty regarding student's developmental, psychological and emotional concerns.
Collaborate with social service agencies and community resources in order to offer resources and information that will complement and support student needs as necessary
Collaborate with academic and student development departments in order to support, enhance, and partner in programs that further a student's educational success.
May assume responsibility of the counseling department including clinical supervision, crisis response, consultation and daily operations during Associate Dean's absence.
May supervise part-time departmental staff.
May need to work evening hours occasionally.
Supplemental Functions
Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform all duties to maintain all standards in accordance with College policies, procedures, and core values.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of counseling resources and best practices
Knowledge of career assessment instruments
Knowledge of holistic approach to helping students determine an appropriate career path
Knowledge of human relations and problem solving methods
Knowledge of human behavior, individual differences in abilities, personality, and interests; learning and motivation, and the assessment of DSM-5 disorders
Knowledge of methods and procedures for assessment and treatment of mental illness
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, ethical standards, and college code of conduct
Knowledge of local social service agencies and referral/resource information
Knowledge of job search skills and resources
Crisis management skills
Clinical assessment skills
Verbal and written communication skills
Networking skills
Presentation skills
Creativity skills
Observation skills
Ability to establish rapport, trust and non-judgmental theoretical approach to counseling individuals
Ability to make sound decisions
Ability to apply professional and ethical principles and practices
Ability to build positive collegial relationships
Ability to work with a diverse student population
Ability to create presentations
Ability to utilize the web-based notes/scheduling platform called Titanium
Ability to keep student's records confidential
Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Little physical effort required.
Requirements
Master's degree from an accredited institution required. Two (2) years of work related counseling experience. Experience with college counseling preferred.
Licenses and Certifications
Current LPC or other mental health licensing required.
**This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.**
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College in its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required & Preferred Qualifications (if applicable): The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations. ***This is a Security Sensitive position. Therefore candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.*** Compensation Type:Salary
Employment Type:Full time
Salary Minimum
$56,880.00
Compensation is determined based on experience
**Deadline**
Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.