Wellness Counselor (Coordinator of Health Services), Wellness & Accessibility Services

Job Description

MCCC Unit Professional position, Grade 6

Campus Location: Lynn

Work Schedule: 37.5 hours per week

SALARY: Anticipated starting salary is $80,066.00 - $83,000.00. Actual salary will be commensurate with education and experience in accordance with the MCCC/MTA collective bargaining agreement. Full time benefited employees at North Shore Community College are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package offered through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Click HERE for a highlight of these benefits.

At this time, the College is not providing sponsorships for Visas.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Wellness Counselor will provide programmatic and individualized support to the NSCC student population. This includes, but is not limited to, support services that address the life experiences of first-generation, low-income, Black, Queer, and Latine student populations. The Wellness Counselor will provide consultation, psychoeducational opportunities to promote student wellness, crisis intervention, and debriefing services to encourage, foster and support the well-being of NSCC students, as well as specific opportunities for our diverse student population. The individual will work collaboratively with faculty, staff and other well-being services in a holistic manner while committed to diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of their work.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Uses an equity-minded and culturally responsive lens to provide psychoeducational training to enhance the personal, professional, and educational development of students
• Provides wellness support to students utilizing a solution-focused and trauma-informed paradigm.
• Assesses individual student needs utilizing a range of mental health or wellness screenings for a diverse range of behavioral health concerns.
• Responds to reports of student wellness concerns, working to assist students in finding resources that will help them persist and complete coursework.
• Assists with behavioral health awareness and/or substance use prevention efforts for the campus community.
• Records all student interactions and provides wellness and safety planning as necessary.
• Prepares summaries and reports of aggregate data to enhance the services rendered by the department.
• Coordinates and consults with community partners and social service providers, when necessary, to support student wellness.
• Assists with professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and students as it pertains to wellness and behavioral health.
• Assists with the de-escalation of a student in crisis, on campus, and works collaboratively to seek a resolution.
• Maintains and promotes the highest ethical and professional standards and works collaboratively with departments across campus to address coordinated student support while adhering to federal, local, and state guidelines.
• Help coordinate and refer students who are food and home insecure to community resources.
• Serves on the Student Outreach and Support Team SOS and/or related teams to support the wellness of our students.
• Serve as a member of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training team on campus.
• Develops and delivers psychoeducational wellness programming for our general population students
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Executive Director of Wellness & Accessibility Services

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or closely related field; with 10 years' experience in psychological counseling or case management
• Independent license in the state of Massachusetts for Social Work or Mental Health Clinician.
• Experience working with underserved populations in addressing mental health and wellness matters.
• Demonstrated knowledge of case management systems and experience with referrals, documentation, and active follow-up.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including both oral and written communications.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic background of the student population.
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or National background check as a condition of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of mental health and wellness issues in the community college student population.
• Knowledge of risk management strategies and approaches and how to apply them in a college setting.
• Experience working with distressed individuals within a higher education or community setting.
• Bilingual in Spanish.