Director of CARE Center

Metropolitan State University • Brooklyn Park, MN

4d • $34 - $51 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides leadership and management to the CARE (Counseling, Advocacy, Resources, and Empowerment) Center, including but not limited to student-specialized group programming, food pantry, administrative specialist, counselors, mental health therapists, social workers, student conduct officer, volunteers, and interns. Provide strategic planning, assessment, scheduling, budgeting, and continuous quality improvement. The work in this position is highly collaborative, working with academic affairs and student affairs departments. As part of the College’s student affairs leadership team, the director collaborates to plan, guide, and implement the college's strategic priorities. This position will work with community organizations, non-profits, and other social service entities to understand, collaborate on, and address the mental health and basic needs of college students.

Requirements

• Three years of professional experience or a combination of years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related fields.
• Professional and/or student supervision experience or proven progressive leadership experience.
• Experience with crisis response or management.
• Application must include: Letter of interest, Resume, Transcript(s)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an educational setting in K-12 or higher education
• Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related fields, and/or Licensure in related fields
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion by working with diverse populations, student success initiatives, and/or basic needs.
• Knowledge of regulations and laws pertaining to nondiscrimination, sexual or general harassment, and sexual violence.
• Experience in the college systems, particularly two-year colleges, articulations, and collegial relationship development
• Current knowledge of laws, trends, and practices related to student complaints and conduct investigations.
• Experience with or familiarity with computer database formulation and record keeping.
• Ability to conceptualize, evaluate, and implement new programming and programming enhancements.
• Demonstrates an ongoing understanding of cultural fluency. Incorporates culturally responsive practices and actively engages in antiracism professional development learning opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and responding to emotional and behavioral situations in a higher education or similar setting, including experience with referrals to mental health professionals, crisis intervention, and collaborating with internal and external support services to address student needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to the CARE (Counseling, Advocacy, Resources, and Empowerment) Center
• Provide strategic planning, assessment, scheduling, budgeting, and continuous quality improvement
• Collaborate to plan, guide, and implement the college's strategic priorities
• Work with community organizations, non-profits, and other social service entities to understand, collaborate on, and address the mental health and basic needs of college students.

Benefits

• Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc.
• We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees