The Staff Counselor provides appropriate counseling or referral services for students, with a focus on student health and well-being.
Duties include:
Engages in appropriate professional practice as outlined by legal and ethical standards.
Participates in the development and delivery of proactive psycho-education programming initiatives as needed.
Participates in the after-hours and on-call rotation.
Provides general and clinical supervision services as needed.
Develops and maintains strong relationships with campus colleagues in order to provide services that meet the assessed needs of the campus.
Provides consultation and training services for the campus community regarding the social and emotional needs of students.
Provides administrative duties as requested or assigned.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Experience providing clinical counseling services to a college-aged population is required. Experience in providing crisis intervention services is required. Experience in developing and providing psycho-educational programming for a college-aged population is required, as are strong interpersonal, oral, and writing skills. The successful candidate will have a master's degree in counseling or social work and be licensed or license eligible as a LCMHC or licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina. Once licensed, NC licensure must be maintained to remain eligible for employment.
At least 3 years of experience providing counseling services within a college counseling center setting is strongly preferred. Experience with administration, clinical supervision, progressive outreach programming, and campus consultation services is strongly preferred. Professional association involvement is strongly preferred. Additional expertise in at least one other area, including but not limited to multicultural concerns, groups, outreach, developmental issues, mood management, mind-body principles, crisis management, substance abuse, clinical training, supervision, technology, or data/records management, is highly desired.
Required Certifications or Licensure:
N/A
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:
Provides general counseling (individual, relationship, and/or group), development and delivery of outreach programming, consultation, crisis intervention, referral services; Provides general and clinical training and supervision as appropriate to the needs of the Counseling Center.
College/School Information:
Student Affairs staff members are dedicated individuals known for their passion and commitment to implementing programs and services that affect student development over the course of a lifetime. Student Affairs provides excellent delivery of student services that are responsive to student needs and promotes the quality of life and education both inside and outside the classroom.
We build institutional traditions and lifelong affiliations through creative programs, vibrant student organizations, and a living/learning environment built on core values and uncompromising principles. The Division is a leader and primary spokesperson for students.
UNCW's Counseling Center provides Individual and group counseling via in person and telehealth format, development and delivery of outreach programming, consultation, crisis intervention, referral services; provides general and clinical training and supervision as appropriate to the needs of the Counseling Center.
To learn more about UNCW's Counseling Center click here.
Applicant Instructions:
The Counseling Center is recruiting to fill two (2) Staff Counselor positions
The Maximum salary for listed positions: $63,261
This posting will close at 11:59 PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date of June 29, 2023.
To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the 'Work History' section, before you apply for this position. Failure to answer all required questions will cause the system to disqualify your application.
AA/EEO Statement:
At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents – except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.
About The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.