"Counselor"

Job Summary

Counseling Services provides short-term professional counseling and psychiatric services to GCSU students to promote student success and academic retention.

Responsibilities

Counseling - 80

• Provide individual, group and/or couples counseling to students to address personal, academic and career concerns
• Engage in crisis intervention to address mental health emergencies
• Maintain appropriate documentation.

Outreach - 5

• Develops and leads structured groups, workshops, presentations, and other prevention and psychoeducational outreach programming.
• Assesses needs and concerns of the student population that could be addressed appropriately through groups, workshops, and presentations.
• Utilizes professional literature and clinical experience to plan groups, workshops, and presentations.
• Helps to promote outreach opportunities, and screen potential participants as appropriate to the situation.
• Conducts group counseling and psychoeducational activities in accordance with accepted professional standards.
• Evaluates effectiveness of achieving group goals and adapts future planning as appropriate to address results of evaluations.

Liaison - 5

• Consults with faculty, staff and other off-campus constituents (e.g., parents, mental health professionals, physicians, etc.) about the developmental and mental health needs of students.
• Develops and updates knowledge of professional policies associated with the consultation process.
• Maintains current knowledge of local resources, and avenues to seek assistance in understanding other resources that could benefit students.
• Consults, as requested and appropriate, to help others understand and take advantage of resources to assist students.

Collaboration - 5

• Work individually and on committees with faculty or staff, and external agencies for the benefit of students and the institution.
• Determines the most appropriate and needed areas of focus to benefit students and the institution and seeks opportunities to become involved in those areas.

Other - 5

• Perform other duties as assigned

All employees within the Division of Student Life will assist with at least three (3) student events/programs per semester that occur outside of regular business hours. Examples of events/programs which satisfy the event service requirement include but are not limited to: Fall - Week of Welcome, Move-In days, Family Weekend Spring - Homecoming, Spring Concert, Family Day, preview days, and Junior Day. The specific list of eligible events/programs for each semester will be maintained and communicated by the Office of the Vice President for Student Life.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Master's Degree in Mental Health Discipline

Other Required Qualifications

• Licensure in a mental health discipline in Georgia or ability to obtain licensure within three months of hire (associate licensure acceptable).
• Familiarity with electronic medical records and scheduling systems, preferably Titanium Schedule
• Ability to respond to mental health emergencies outside of normal office hours.

Required Experience

At least one year of experience

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Licensure as a psychologist in Georgia or approval to work in postdoctoral supervision under a psychologist licensed in Georgia

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Doctorate in Mental Health Discipline

Preferred Experience

Three or more years of experience in college counseling setting

Required Documents to Attach

• Transcripts
• List of References

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will be required to drive. This role is considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

Background Check

• Criminal Background Check
• Education Verification
• Drug Screening