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Director of Counseling

Employer
Missouri Western State University
Location
Missouri, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Jun 11, 2021

Job Details

Posting Details

Position Title

Director of Counseling

Job Description

The Director of Counseling directs staff and services within the Counseling Center to provide quality counseling services to Missouri Western State University students, and provide mental health education to the Missouri Western staff, faculty, and student populations through a variety means.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :
• Direct and supervise counseling center personnel, services, activities and budgets.
• Provides individual and group counseling and supervision.
• Available for after hours consultations and response to student mental health emergencies.
• Provides needed educational programs and presentations for students with ongoing assessment of efforts. Gives academic presentations as requested on topics related to mental health.
• Represent Missouri Western State University with Partners in Prevention. Conduct regular assessment of alcohol and drug use on campus. Develop programming, presentations, and plans to reduce alcohol and drug use on campus.
• Conduct assessments and provide reports on number of clients served, and other relevant data.
• Recruit practicum students from area university graduate counseling and social work programs.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or psychology,
• Five years of progressively responsible supervisory experience; or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed.

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker ( LCSW ) or Licensed Professional Counselor ( LPC ). Must be licensed in the state of Missouri.

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

Sedentary Work; exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly 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.

FLSA

Exempt

Additional Demands

Supervises:
•Counseling Center employees
•Student Health Center employees

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Confidentiality issues and legalities surrounding FERPA, HIPPA, Title IX, VAWA, etc.
• Management (budgeting, public relations and supervision)
• Counseling
• Standard office computer software applications
• Communication, as applied to interaction with students, coworkers, supervisors, and the general public.

Hours of Work

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Posting Number

S217P

Open Date

06/11/2021

Priority Deadline

06/30/2021

Open Until Filled

Yes

Company

Missouri Western State University

At Missouri Western, Griffons Succeed!

Missouri Western State University has a proud tradition of providing a high quality, affordable education to students in the state of Missouri and beyond. We are a four-year, state-supported institution providing a variety of degree programs and offering professional master’s degrees, four-year baccalaureate degrees, two-year associate degrees, pre-professional transfer programs and one-year certificates. In addition, the University offers seminars, conferences and workshops suited to the needs of the community.

Students come from throughout the United States and more than 25 countries. And our alumni live and work around the world. From its humble beginnings in 1915, Missouri Western continues to deepen its impact on the community, region, nation and world.

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