Counselor

SUNY Oswego Counseling Services (CS) offers multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and diverse services to students that enable them to be more successful in their academic, personal, and career pursuits. CS is IACS accredited and hosts masters-level graduate trainees and counselor education doctoral-level trainees for clinical internships from accredited education programs.

CS's efforts focus on helping students reduce psychological symptoms, cope with life events and developmental tasks, improve interpersonal skills and relationships, and increase self-knowledge and problem-solving ability. CS promotes equity and respect for individual and cultural differences and offers consulting services to the entire University community. CS is part of the Division of Student Affairs, which contributes to and facilitates critical learning and development within healthy, inclusive, and supportive communities.

Reporting to an Assistant Director of Counseling Services, the Counselor contributes to the center's goal of making mental health services accessible for all students and is responsible for: conducting individual counseling for students, offering programming for students to aid in their adjustment to the college and life skills development, providing crisis intervention to the college community and referrals when necessary, serving as a mental health consultant to other college services units, and in general, being a cooperative and supportive staff member.

Posting Date: July 14, 2026

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: SL Level: 3; Salary levels, Minimum salary for 10 month position is $59,000; salary will be commensurate with experience. For more information, visit: https://www.suny.edu/hr/compensation/salary/

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. For more information, visit: https://www.suny.edu/benefits/

Date of Appointment: August 17, 2026 (negotiable)

Description of Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical services, including intake assessments; individual and group counseling/therapy through both in-person and tele-mental health services; crisis intervention; case management; consultation with staff, faculty, families, and students.
• Participate in and support department outreach initiatives for the university community to promote wellbeing including interpersonal and academic skills.
• Provide assistance to special programs or to particular student groups as identified by the leadership of the department.
• Provides faculty and staff consultation and resources in their work with students and encourages their participation in providing students both individual and group assistance;
• As clinical load permits, attend meetings, workshops and training programs that will benefit the university, the Division, the department and/or will promote the professional development of the counselor.
• Participate in the routine office/administrative operations of Counseling Services including maintaining up to date treatment plans, clinical records; carrying out pertinent correspondence; and developing and maintaining a cooperative working relationship with department colleagues and other university and community groups.
• Provide other clinical/counseling related services and activities as assigned.
• Serve on university, division, and department committees as requested.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a mental health related field required.
• Licensed or license eligible as a mental health provider in New York State. New graduates and out-of-state applicants must hold a provisional license within 3 months of start date, and a full NY State license within 3 years of start date.
• Commitment to providing culturally responsive counseling to marginalized and underserved campus communities.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and cooperatively with a team of professionals.
• Ability to maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators and families.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of clinical experience.
• Experience with providing counseling and therapy in a university/college mental health setting.
• Experience in providing group services in a clinical setting.
• Excellent communication, decision-making skills and the ability to work autonomously within a team atmosphere.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills and an ability to provide outreach and training to groups of people.
• Experience providing risk assessments and crisis intervention.

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)