Health Professions Counselor

Brigham Young University•Provo, UT

5d•$73,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Professions Counselor position in the PreProfessional Advisement Center (PPAC) at BYU counsels BYU undergraduate and graduate students and alumni that are desiring to pursue a health professions career by; assessing each student’s individual efforts and outside factors relating to the student’s possible success or lack thereof, and then, with the student, develops a strategic plan about what is necessary, facilitates referrals to resources or opportunities that may be valuable, and assists in problem-solving and strategic presentation of the person’s experiences to be successfully admitted to their desired school. This position requires significant follow-up with students throughout the application time period, depending upon the students’ needs to eventually be adequately prepared. This position also teaches STDEV learning courses, as assigned, and will contribute to program and policy development, training, and research within the PreProfessional Advisement Center. This position also serves on committees and functions as a liaison with other offices as requested.

Requirements

Master’s Degree required
4 or more years relevant advisement experience or 4 or more years of experience in a relevant helping profession, or health professions profession.
Must possess advanced helping skills (listening, empathy, etc.) and expertise in helping university students with life planning, decision-making, information gathering, networking, and major/career selection.
Excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism, including the ability to communicate well with students and other individuals from a broad range of education and experience backgrounds, as well as the ability to apply various advisement paradigms.
Understanding of typical obstacles, challenges, and causes of success and failure for those pursuing these types of professions.
Ability to work in a face-paced environment while managing and prioritizing multiple responsibilities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and /or knowledge or ability to learn other relevant computer applications.
Ability to meet effectively with students through Zoom or other video-conferencing software.
Demonstrated competencies and experience with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Ability to present to groups and teach classes.
All Staff positions require a resume.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in advisement, counseling, school psychology or in a health-related or science field
Possess a knowledge of a variety of health professions programs, including knowledge of details about the professions, as well as understanding of the professional school application procedures.
Knowledge of BYU academic policies and procedures, non-academic services and departments (including resources outside of BYU), that will help with pre-professional school preparation is necessary.
Skill and or experience with research and data collection and analysis.
Skills in teaching, program development, management, making presentations, teamwork, and leadership are also required.
Self-motivated.

Responsibilities

Directly counsel and mentor 1000+ students seeking to pursue Health Professional School in their career exploration, professional development, as well as the research/volunteer/community service/leadership efforts needed for each type of professional school.
Understand students’ backgrounds, motivations, aptitudes, concerns, ideas, interests, dislikes, and preferences to appropriately counsel on options.
Enable students' exploration and application readiness.
Facilitate difficult conversations regarding life and challenges pursuing these careers.
Help students prepare their soft-skill competencies.
Do industry analysis to stay current to be able to give the best counsel to students.
Develop and strengthen relationship with various school recruiters, BYU alumni, and other health professional school experts with the purpose of enabling a broad set of opportunities for BYU Preprofessional Advisement Center applicants.
Identify, develop, and manage critical relationships with recruiters and alums at targeted health professional school programs that offer/may offer admission opportunities to BYU Preprofessional Advisement applicants.
Understand the unique profile, expectations, and requirements these schools are expecting in student applicants.
Understand how the school’s culture and opportunities align with students’ interests, motivations, and values.
Identify, develop, and maintain key relationships with recruiters and BYU alum at selected schools.
Host recruiters and other professionals participating in on-campus recruiting and or other related events (ranging from 50-85+ visits, yearly).
Teach Student Development learning courses, as assigned.
Develop, edit, and maintain curriculum for each assigned class.
Manage Canvas or Learning Suite portals.
Supervise TAs and direct their approach to grading and managing each class.
Provide leadership and administrative support to PPAC Health Professional clubs, BYU Medical Society and others, as assigned.
PPAC Citizenship, including: serving on committees, helping support the PPAC director, stay current with trends in application processes

Benefits

401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)
Excellent work-life balance: 13 paid holidays + 22 days paid vacation + 12 sick days, accrued annually
Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
Tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members
Access to athletic facilities
Excellent medical/dental benefits
Short/long-term disability benefits
Paid parental and maternity leave
Wellness Program
Free on-campus parking
Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents
Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU