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Counselor
Western Illinois University - Moline, IL
posted 3 days ago
About the position
This is a 10-month appointment, with an expected start date of January 1, 2025. The position involves providing personal counseling services via time-limited individual, crisis, and group modalities that support emotional and academic development of all students, particularly focusing on students holding one or more of these identities: Black/African American, Indigenous/First Generation. Responsibilities include providing educational/prevention programming, documenting sessions in accordance with legal and ethical standards, participating in committee work, maintaining a current knowledge base and Illinois clinical license, and providing consultation services for faculty, staff, parents, students, and others.
Responsibilities
- Provide personal counseling services via time-limited individual, crisis and group modalities.
- Support emotional and academic development of all students, focusing on students holding specific identities.
- Provide educational/prevention programming during regular office hours and occasionally after hours.
- Document sessions accurately in Electronic Health Record system.
- Participate in committee work and special projects as needed.
- Maintain a current knowledge base and Illinois clinical license through continuing education.
- Provide consultation services for faculty, staff, parents, students, and others.
Requirements
- Hold a master's or higher degree in Counseling, Psychology or Clinical Social Work prior to employment start date.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical and therapeutic skills and foster positive therapeutic relationships with a diverse population.
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical theories, diagnoses, interventions, and referral services.
- Experience providing group counseling.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice.
Nice-to-haves
- Multicultural competence, including experience working with students of color, lower income backgrounds, first generation students, and LGBTQ students.
- Understanding of social, developmental, and psychological issues faced by diverse populations in higher education.
- Experience with public speaking.
- Experience working in a University Counseling Center.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including domestic partner benefits.
