Director, Counseling Center

University of Dayton•Dayton, OH

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Dayton is seeking a visionary, innovative, and collaborative leader and strong clinician to serve as the Director, Counseling Center within the new Health and Wellbeing Center, opening in fall 2026. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, Student Health and Wellbeing, and serving as a member of the Student Development Leadership Team and the Health and Wellbeing Team, the Director of the Counseling Center is responsible for general oversight within an IACS accredited college counseling center and training site for burgeoning practitioners. Through a hybrid care model of prevention, education, treatment, and crisis care, the Counseling Center’s mission is to provide a positive impact on the mental health, wellbeing, and academic success of all students through services that promote resiliency and capacity building and facilitate optimal student development and growth. This position is responsible for the assessment of counseling staff clinical competencies, evaluating intake and other protocols, ensuring appropriate treatment planning and documentation, providing crisis intervention and management, expanding outreach initiatives, and developing a strong referral network. The ideal candidate will provide leadership and articulate an aspirational vision for the Center; the ideal candidate will also have experience and strong skills in financial management, policy formation, assessment, and strategic planning to enhance the delivery of comprehensive mental health initiatives, psychological services, substance misuse intervention and treatment services, and collegiate recovery initiatives. The successful candidate must be dedicated to reducing barriers to care that exist for students of color, LGBTQ students, and students from other marginalized groups. The new Director will exemplify excellence in the delivery of mental health services and support the professional growth of personnel. The Director will cultivate a culture of innovation that incorporates new ideas, modalities, and operational models that address the growth in demand and increasing complexity of students’ mental health needs. Further, the Director will be called upon to regularly inform University leadership on mental health issues that affect University of Dayton students in an environment that embodies Catholic Marianist values, is primarily residential, and encompasses traditional age students. The Director will develop a broad institutional perspective and work collaboratively with other departments and campus partners.

Requirements

Masters degree in counseling, psychology, social work, clinical mental health or related field.
Must have or obtain Ohio licensure within six months of start date and maintain license throughout duration of employment.
Seven years of relevant and progressive professional clinical experience in administering mental health services.
Expert knowledge of the mental health needs and concerns of young adults.
Active experience in crisis intervention and emergency management operations.
Minimum two years of experience supervising professional staff.
Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with various constituents.
Articulated passion for promoting holistic wellbeing and enhancing student learning.
Experience with a multifaceted budget, including general financial management and accountability, database systems, and spreadsheets.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives, programs, and responsibilities while ensuring clinical excellence in the provision of direct services.
Demonstrated integrity, dependability, sound judgment, teambuilding, and resourcefulness to establish and maintain collaborative, positive, and effective working relationships with multiple constituency groups.
Ability to thrive in an environment that values high expectations, accountability, service in leadership, and balanced lifestyles, while possessing exceptional verbal communication skills, enthusiasm, positive attitude, and being a self-starter with the ability to instill the same in others.
Proven success working with a range of culturally and ethnically diverse populations, and evidence of commitment to fostering equity, inclusion, and a collaborative multicultural environment.
Excellent written, oral, and digital communication skills.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

PhD or PsyD in counseling, psychology or related field.
Experience administering mental health services including crisis intervention and emergency management in a university setting.
Four years of successful supervisory experience in a clinical setting with knowledge of best practices in staff development, group dynamics and leading organizational change.
Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing strategic plans.
Demonstrated analytical skills to identify problems, assess alternatives, and render consistent, logical decisions.
Ability to write concise, logical, and persuasive reports.
Capacity to independently manage a variety of tasks with frequent interruptions and shifting priorities.
Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Suite and EMR systems.

Responsibilities

General oversight of an IACS accredited college counseling center and training site for burgeoning practitioners.
Assessment of counseling staff clinical competencies.
Evaluating intake and other protocols.
Ensuring appropriate treatment planning and documentation.
Providing crisis intervention and management.
Expanding outreach initiatives.
Developing a strong referral network.
Providing leadership and articulating an aspirational vision for the Center.
Enhancing the delivery of comprehensive mental health initiatives, psychological services, substance misuse intervention and treatment services, and collegiate recovery initiatives.
Reducing barriers to care for students of color, LGBTQ students, and students from other marginalized groups.
Exemplifying excellence in the delivery of mental health services.
Supporting the professional growth of personnel.
Cultivating a culture of innovation that incorporates new ideas, modalities, and operational models.
Informing University leadership on mental health issues that affect University of Dayton students.
Developing a broad institutional perspective.
Working collaboratively with other departments and campus partners.
Ability to work on an on-call basis as a part of a 24/7 crisis response system that may require the person to respond to campus or a hospital/mental health facility after hours.