Department Chair of Professional Counseling

Monmouth University • West Long Branch, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Monmouth University seeks a full-time, open-rank faculty member to serve as Department Chair of Professional Counseling in the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a 12-month, in-person, on-campus, non-remote position, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The initial chair term is five years, subject to review and renewal.

The Department offers a 60-credit Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program accredited by CACREP. The program prepares mental health professionals to address wellness, personal growth, and pathology in a diverse population, and meets academic requirements for New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure, with additional opportunities to pursue LCADC. The Department expects graduates to contribute to and lead their field through practice, education, and professional excellence.

The Chair leads the Department’s academic, administrative, and fiscal operations; oversees accreditation, assessment, program development, faculty and staff supervision, and daily operations; and contributes to teaching, scholarship, and University and professional service. The Chair teaches three graduate credits per semester, with stated course-load reductions for scholarship and the Chair role. The position is 36.25 hours per week over 52 weeks, with a variable work schedule.

The expected compensation is a faculty base salary of $94,500 under the CBA, plus a $10,000 annual stipend and 12 credits of course release time per academic year for Chair responsibilities.

Requirements

• Doctorate in counselor education and supervision with a focus in mental health from a CACREP-accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Counselor in the current state and eligible for LPC licensure in New Jersey.
• Five years of teaching experience in a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, including graduate-level teaching responsibilities.
• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching in-person graduate-level courses.
• Demonstrated scholarly productivity commensurate with the rank of Associate or Full Professor; advanced assistant professors with sufficient scholarship for promotion may also apply.
• Demonstrated academic leadership, including experience with budgeting and resource allocation, academic program assessment, and hiring, developing, and supervising faculty and staff in a student-centered educational environment.
• Experience supervising curriculum.
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor faculty and develop talent, and ability to advocate effectively for excellence in teaching, service, and scholarly activity in a collective bargaining environment.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with faculty and lead group initiatives within and across departments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CACREP standards.
• Demonstrated success in program assessment and development.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supervising clinical field placement personnel.
• Academic or research interest in ecotherapy, spirituality, children or adolescents, alcohol and drug counseling (LCADC), or couples and relationship counseling.
• Experience supporting students in academic and clinical remediation.
• Experience with membership and/or leadership in ACA (and/or its divisions) and/or AMHCA.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Professional Counseling Department, including administration, fiscal management, continuous review and analysis, planning, program development and execution, accreditation, faculty hiring and scheduling, and coordination of daily operations.
• Oversee maintenance of CACREP accreditation.
• Contribute to and lead faculty and staff in preparing data and authoring and disseminating accreditation reports in accordance with accreditation requirements.
• Lead program assessment, outcomes analysis, continuous quality improvement, and preparation for internal and external program reviews.
• Oversee faculty hiring and supervise, mentor, and evaluate faculty and staff to support excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Engage in scholarly activities and service to the University, School, program, profession, and community.
• Cultivate excellence in research and scholarship, teaching, and service, and encourage collaborative research and scholarly experiences for faculty and students.
• Manage faculty oversight of student progress, advising, professional behavior expectations, and complex student issues in collaboration with faculty and administration.
• Teach three credits of graduate courses per semester.
• Maintain disciplinary currency and contribute to the Department’s scholarship agenda.
• Submit an annual report to the School Dean, Associate Provost, and Provost.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Tuition remission for the employee upon hire.
• Tuition remission for a spouse or civil-union partner and IRS dependent after one year of full-time continuous employment.
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability.
• Employer-sponsored life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), telehealth, and additional benefits.
• Course release time of 12 credits per academic year for Department Chair responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree