Director of Counseling and Wellness Services
Position Title
Director of Counseling and Wellness Services
Department
Student Experience
Reports To
Vice President for Student Experience
Employment Type
Full-time, 12-month, Exempt
Position Summary
The Director of Counseling and Wellness Services is a central member of the Student Experience team with primary strategic direction for the areas of providing individual counseling and crisis intervention for students experiencing serious psychological distress. The position also has budget oversight and departmental supervision.
The Director of Counseling and Wellness Services will establish collaborative relationships with the campus community and provide training and consultation on the prevention and identification of mental health problems which may jeopardize students’ academic success or compromise the safety and well-being of the campus community.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for administrative and clinical responsibility for the Counseling and Wellness Center, including managing the operating budget.
- Establish and maintain the policies and procedures for the delivery of mental health and wellness services.
- Provide individual counseling and crisis intervention for students experiencing serious psychological distress.
- Establish collaborative relationships with the campus community and provide training and consultation on the prevention and identification of mental health problems which may jeopardize students’ academic success or compromise the safety and well-being of the campus community.
- Collaborate with students’ families, college faculty and staff, and other providers or relevant parties as appropriate, in cases involving seriously distressed students.
- Participate in college-wide committees to help support and improve the student experience and retention.
- Provide referral and consultation services for mental and physical health/wellness needs.
- Develop and implement outreach programs with an emphasis on topics related to emotional, mental, and physical health and wellness.
- Provide regular campus-wide training and workshops as needed, with an emphasis on educating faculty, staff, and students on making appropriate referrals to the Counseling and Wellness Center.
- Supervise peer counselors and counseling interns.
- Complete all annual programming requirements and collaborate with other staff members on programs. 30% of the roles time should be focused on program development and execution.
- Develop and maintain emergency protocol manuals.
- Gather data that identifies the problems and risk factors common amongst Culver-Stockton College students, and plan prevention screenings, and intervention programs to address those problems. Manage all programs and educational opportunities related to prevention and intervention.
- Work closely with the Residential Life and Student Experience staff to identify and intervene with students in need.
- Serve in an on-call rotation to respond as needed to nighttime or weekend emergencies.
- In partnership with the Administrative Assistant, Coordinate and oversee the online form of student health history and immunization record information within HIPAA guidelines.
- Maintain current clinical notes, monthly statistics, and any other necessary clinical forms for reporting purposes.
- Prepare reports as requested by the Vice President for Student Experience or President of the College.
- Participate in programming and events such as new student recruitment open houses, Hilltop Days, new student orientation, residential life staff training, ACE events, etc.
- Maintain affiliations with professional organizations related to college student mental health and wellness.
- Attends and participates in continuing educational programs designed to keep abreast of changes in the profession.
- Work with appropriate staff members to ensure all billing is processed in a timely and accurate manner.
Qualifications
- A master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, or social work.
- Must have a current counseling license for the state of Missouri
- 3 years of experience in professional counseling.
- Collaborative working ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with members of the college community.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Technology skills including, but not limited to, word processing and spreadsheets, knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Internet and e-mail.
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