Job Title: Staff Counselor
Division: Student Affairs
Evaluation Group: Staff
FLSA Status: Exempt
This is a temporary 12-week position, working 40 hours per week, beginning in August.
Job Summary
The staff counselor is responsible for providing clinical services, crisis management, and education/outreach related to mental health and substance use to Lindenwood University students. The staff counselor also builds rapport and relationships with students, faculty, staff, and campus/community partners.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Job Responsibilities and Execution
Provides clinical evaluations to determine student needs and establish individualized treatment plans and goals
Provides culturally sensitive individual and group counseling to a diverse student body that presents with a variety of challenges including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders, trauma, suicidal ideation, grief, personality disorders, and academic/family-related stressors
Provides crisis intervention; assesses students in crisis; maintains working knowledge of diagnostic criteria; provides appropriate, effective therapeutic crisis intervention strategies
Maintains timely and accurate psychotherapy records in the electronic health records system; upholds confidentiality
Collaborates with community mental health providers, when appropriate, and provides outreach education and consultation
Teaches relaxation, coping strategies, positive self-talk, and skills training to help students maintain academic goals and enhance and manage their college experience and transition into adulthood
Provides oversight and supervision to interns of the counseling center and University program
Assists the director with overseeing the administration of SCRC policies and procedures
Maintains an active role in the development and implementation of the SCRC’s objectives and goals
Develops marketing materials for the SCRC and Wellness Center; assists with strategic marketing to students, faculty, and staff
Monitors and posts information to social media sites
Participates in continuing education by attending conferences, seminars, and reading current scholarly articles
Service Excellence
Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values
Maintains best practices for counseling a diverse student body
Communication, Teamwork, and Collaboration
Works independently and collaboratively on a professional team
Acts as a liaison to campus groups, offices, and faculty as needed
Communicates any duty to warn issues
Job may require other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
Master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, social work, or mental health counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) designation in the state of Missouri
Two years’ experience in providing evidenced-based psychotherapy (individual and group), preferably in a college/university counseling center setting
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures and presenting with a variety of diagnoses and needs
Strong professional integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality
Competency in individual and group psychotherapy and outreach programming
Ability to communicate effectively with students, administrators, faculty, and staff
Knowledge of the unique mental health issues of diverse clients, including individuals from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds, individuals representing varying sexual orientations and gender identities, and international students
Ability to work independently and collaboratively on a professional team with strong clinical leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
Knowledge of counseling and psychotherapy theories, evidence-based psychotherapy interventions, crisis intervention techniques, strong conflict resolution skills, and ability to assess and manage ethical dilemmas
Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood University’s flexible work designation descriptions.
General office setting
Non-Standard Flex
Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
Ability to sit for extended periods of time
Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.
