Mental Health Support Specialist

BERGEN COMM COLLEGE • Paramus, NJ

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of the Mental Health Support Specialist is to participate as a member of the mental health team providing care to assigned veteran and non-veteran students under the direct supervision of the Assistant Vice President Student Affairs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work or related field.
• Minimum of two years of counseling experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with young adults in an educational or training capacity.
• LPC or LCSW
• Demonstrates understanding of the community college mission and practices an open-door policy.
• Has basic proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Must have a positive attitude and clear communication style (written and verbal).
• Has basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, and experience working with a college data platform.
• Possesses a creative and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrates the ability to multi-task and work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to recognize barriers to student success and navigate through them.
• Ability to coordinate events.
• Exhibits strong skills in: Organizing, Building relationships, Leadership, Coaching

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health counseling to BCC students using evidence-based modalities.
• Responds to on campus urgent and emergency mental health situations and provide assessment and crisis intervention as needed.
• Develops and deliver outreach programs and workshops to students, staff and faculty to enhance awareness and knowledge of mental health issues and resources.
• Facilitates psychoeducational and support groups on topics such as coping skills, mindfulness, self-care, grief, etc.
• Establishes on campus support groups.
• Participates in case consultations with other personal counselors.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of counseling sessions and student progress.
• Collaborates with community mental health resources to promote student well-being and refer students who require a higher level of care as needed.
• Performs additional job-related tasks as directed by the supervisor.

Benefits

• NJ Educators Health Plan with free Vision and Dental.
• NJ State Pension plan.
• 15 vacation days, 15 sick days, 4 personal days, 2 floating holidays, all designated holidays and 5 non-designated holidays a year.
• 3 Partial Sick Days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees