Assistant Director Counseling & Mental Health Care

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director Counseling & Mental Health Care at Texas A&M University’s University Health Services helps lead counseling and mental health services in an integrated health setting. The position oversees clinical outreach, including mental health awareness and suicide prevention programming; develops and delivers training and postvention initiatives; and builds collaborative partnerships to enhance student wellbeing and campus resilience.

The role provides leadership and administrative oversight, supervises assigned staff, and participates on University Health Services and Counseling and Mental Health Care leadership teams. Clinical work includes individual, couple, and group counseling; crisis intervention; consultation; and supervision of trainees or unlicensed staff. The position also contributes to professional development, applied research, outcome assessment, and evaluation related to college counseling services.

The position is based in College Station, Texas. An occasional flexible schedule may be required for evening and weekend outreach or crisis response. The employee may handle personally identifiable information and protected health information and must complete recurring FERPA and HIPAA training.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Counseling, Educational or Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a related field, or a master’s degree in one of these fields or a related field.
• With a doctoral degree: three years of full-time post-independent-licensure experience in a college counseling center or related setting.
• With a master’s degree: five years of full-time post-independent-licensure experience in a college counseling center or related setting.
• Independent licensure as a mental health professional (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LP).
• Must obtain Texas licensure within one year of employment.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Knowledge of career counseling theory, learning theory, and vocational assessment.
• Crisis intervention, consultation, presentation, and general counseling skills.
• Skills in counseling, consultation, supervision, psychoeducational presentations, applied research and evaluation, and program coordination and development.
• Must comply with applicable policies and regulations for handling personally identifiable information and protected health information and complete recurring FERPA and HIPAA training.

Nice To Haves

• More than five years of full-time post-licensure experience in a college counseling center.
• Three years of administrative experience.
• APA-accredited internship.
• Board certification through the National Board of Certified Counselors or the American Board of Professional Psychology in Counseling or Clinical Psychology.
• Administrative and supervisory skills.
• Sensitivity to and knowledge of effective ways to assist students with varied presenting concerns and from a variety of programs and backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboratively in support of University Health Services’ vision and mission.
• Motivate others to deliver effective, outcome-driven mental care in an integrated health setting.
• Promote a collaborative, respectful, team-based, quality-driven counseling and mental health service environment.
• Oversee the assigned area and train, evaluate, and supervise assigned staff.
• Provide input to hiring and termination processes and assist the Senior Director with general administrative tasks.
• Serve on the University Health Services Leadership team and the Counseling and Mental Health Care administrative team.
• Provide individual, couple, and group counseling.
• Provide crisis intervention and consultation to faculty, staff, and students.
• Supervise trainees and/or unlicensed staff and provide clinical consultation to University Health Services staff and Texas A&M faculty and staff.
• Represent University Health Services, Counseling & Mental Health Care, and other functions as requested by the Senior Director.
• Attend University Health Services and University meetings and serve on committees as appropriate and approved by the Senior Director.
• Maintain affiliation with relevant professional organizations and participate in continuing education and professional association activities.
• Engage in leadership development and applied research, outcome assessment/evaluation, and dissemination of data related to mental health and college counseling services.
• Handle personally identifiable information and protected health information in accordance with applicable university and federal policies; complete required recurring FERPA and HIPAA training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, and long-term disability insurance; Texas A&M contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 12–15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs and release time for health and wellness.
• Free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support for conferences, workshops, and other professional development.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while employed by Texas A&M.
• Living Well employee wellness program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director