Staff Counselor

Mississippi State University•Starkville, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Counselor reports to the Director of MSU Student Counseling Services and serves in the Division of Student Affairs. The Staff Counselor is responsible for providing mental health services including individual, couple, and group counseling and for providing psycho-educational programming and workshops to the campus community. Additionally, the Staff Counselor is responsible for providing crisis intervention and consultation services for students.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Mental health counseling, social work or other licensed eligible mental health related field
At least 1-2 years of experience
Experience, knowledge and training in provision of individual, group and couple counseling.
Experience in provision of psycho-educational/outreach programming and workshops.
Experience with working with trauma related diagnoses.
Ability to interact effectively and professionally with students.
Knowledge of and adherence to ethical standards endorsed by licensing professional organization.
Possess strong student orientation.
Motivated to function effectively with the organizational and administrative structure of a university counseling center.
Value involvement and participation within the Division of Student Affairs.
The ability to work with a diverse student population.
Ability to create and maintain, collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in clinical mental health, social work, or a related field or PhD. In clinical or counseling psychology, clinical mental health or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education with 1 or more years of experience within a college counseling center.
Licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Psychologist or eligible to be licensed within 2 years in the state of Mississippi.
Experience in provision of clinical services within a university counseling center preferred.

Responsibilities

To provide individual, group, and couples counseling to MSU students
To provide a minimum of 20 direct clinical hours to students weekly
To provide a rotating Counselor-on Duty response for urgent care between 8am and 5pm.
To provide crisis intervention to students with appropriate referrals to campus and community resources as needed
To share rotating evening and weekend emergency on-call response with other clinicians
Maintain clinical case files in accordance with the highest legal, ethical, and professional standards
To serve as liaison with other departments
To demonstrate multicultural competency
To assist in scheduling maintenance
To provide outreach programming to the campus community.
Other duties as assigned.