Instructor or Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Freed-Hardeman University•Henderson, TN

About The Position

Freed-Hardeman University seeks a core faculty member in its Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. The position teaches graduate courses in the program, with a teaching load of up to 27 hours per academic year (approximately seven graduate courses annually), and contributes to scholarship and university service. The faculty member supports student recruitment and promotion; participates in evaluation of applicants, students, and candidates; helps evaluate and improve the program; and assesses student achievement of curricular objectives related to counseling knowledge and practice. The role includes maintaining at least 10 weekly office hours for student availability, scheduling time for classroom preparation, conducting scholarly research or other creative achievement, serving on assigned university committees, and providing servant leadership in the community. The employee must follow university policies and may be assigned temporary duties to maintain operations and services. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate effective instruction, active scholarship, communication, teamwork, leadership, ethical conduct, sound judgment, organization, professionalism, dependability, and innovation. Freed-Hardeman University is an academic community associated with Churches of Christ, with a mission integrating Christian faith, scholarship, and service. The university exercises a preference for applicants active within Churches of Christ and states that it complies with applicable nondiscrimination laws.

Requirements

Earned doctoral degree in counselor education; a degree from a CACREP-accredited program is preferred.
Applicants with a related doctoral degree may be considered if they were employed as full-time faculty members in a counseling program at another institution for at least one full academic year before July 1, 2013.
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with faculty members and students.
Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills, demonstrated through prior work experience.
Commitment to ongoing scholarship.
Ability to lecture effectively in a classroom and present information and respond to questions from students, faculty, administrators, and parents.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and calculate descriptive and predictive statistics.
Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer proficiency with spreadsheet, word-processing, presentation, and statistical software, and willingness to learn and use new software related to job responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated history, competence, and commitment to quality graduate-level teaching.
At least two years of experience as a professional clinical counselor.
State licensure in counseling, such as Licensed Professional Counselor/Mental Health Services Provider.
National Certified Counselor credential.
Evidence of prior scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and/or teaching and learning.
Membership in appropriate professional organizations, attendance at scientific conferences, mentoring undergraduate research, and presenting research in appropriate forums.

Responsibilities

Teach Clinical Mental Health Counseling courses, with a load of up to 27 hours per academic year (approximately seven graduate courses per year).
Participate in student recruitment and promotion.
Assist the program director and core faculty in evaluating applicants, students, and candidates.
Assist the department chair, program director, and core faculty in evaluating and improving the program.
Evaluate student achievement of curricular objectives and outcomes related to Clinical Mental Health Counseling knowledge and practice.
Maintain a minimum of 10 office hours per week for student availability.
Schedule administrative time for classroom preparation.
Engage in scholarly research or other creative achievement activity.
Serve on university committees as assigned.
Conduct servant leadership in the community.
Abide by university policies governing behavior and job requirements.
Perform temporary duties as assigned to maintain operations and services.