Mental Health Counselor

Job description

Colgate University

Mental Health Counselor

Requisition Number: 2024S035Posting

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Wage/Salary Range: $75,000 - $79,000 annually

Department Statement:

Colgate’s Counseling Center is committed to providing high-quality, confidential, ethical, and culturally affirming mental health services to Colgate University students. Staff members work as a team to offer services from an integrated clinical/developmental model to assist students as they pursue their education.

Accountabilities:

Primarily responsible for providing confidential counseling/psychological services provided to students. Areas of focus include responsibility for:

• effective provision of services via individual and group therapy;
• appropriate and effective crisis response;
• timely and effective on-call support of after-hours mental health needs;
• quality of treatment measured by overall improvement in symptoms and client self-report;
• client satisfaction with treatment and timely response and provision of services;
• providing expert consultation and information to other administrative staff;
• ensuring confidentiality and maintenance of records in compliance with professional standards;
• providing all services following ethical standards, and in compliance with state law;
• ensuring continuity of care between on-campus and off campus resources regarding individual student mental health care, to include case management; and
• effective outreach.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• Must have completed all requirements (eg- coursework, thesis, practicum/internship) toward completing a Master’s degree in social work, clinical or counseling psychology, or a closely-related field, by start date
• Multicultural competence and skill in working with students from a diversity of backgrounds
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

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