Embedded Counselor – Roanoke Campus

Job Description

When was the last time you changed the world

In Virginia Techs Division of Student Affairs thats exactly what were doing every dayguiding nurturing and supporting students as they learn and grow into the leaders and worldchangers of today and tomorrow.

Were currently searching for a parttime embedded mental health counselor to join our team on the Roanoke campus to help us in our mission.

HERES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROLE:
1) Youll be joining the Thomas E. Cook Counseling team as an embedded counselor on the Roanoke campus; a department committed to a spirit of excellence in providing timely and relevant university mental health services.
2) Youll be reporting to the Assistant Director for Residential Wellbeing and Embedded counselors and will also coordinate with the Associate Vice President for Health Sciences and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs on the Roanoke campus in a part time appointment.
3) Youll provide brief culturally competent counseling for individuals groups and couples with diverse clinical concerns while also maintaining full and accurate case notes.
4) Youll provide direct clinical and educational services to students while also providing consultation and training opportunities for the faculty advisors and staff.
5) Youll provide direct clinical services to undergraduate and graduate students of the Roanoke campus to include initial consultation and assessment individual and group counseling psychiatric referrals outreach and consultations for faculty staff parents and students.
6) Youll participate in additional activities such as participation in orientation for new students faculty and staff; educational programming in suicide prevention or the Community Resiliency Model (CRM); periodic wellness committee work; and attendance at department and college meetings.
7) Youll work 23 days per week (to be determined) and be offered base compensation between $32.70 $41.35.

HERES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TEAM:
1) THE UNIVERSITY: Virginia Tech as an employer is committed to developing wellrounded employees who are active members of the university community as well as the community atlarge.
2) THE DIVISION: For our students and ourselves the Student Affairs division believes that changing the world requires courageous leadership and commitment to curiosity integrity civility and service to others. Our culture is defined by a commitment to our Aspirations for Student Learning.
3) THE TEAM: The Cook Counseling Center provides mental health services to the student community of Virginia Tech. The embedded counselor works with a multidisciplinary staff of counselors psychologists psychiatrists social workers nurse practitioners psychology interns psychiatry residents and practicum students to deliver services that maintain the highest standards of professional and ethical care. The center has a central location with embedded counselors on the Blacksburg campus in our Roanoke facility and at the Washington D.C. Metroarea campus. The center is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS) and has a doctoral internship training program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Required Qualifications
Masters degree in counseling or social work plus two years of experience or a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APAapproved program and be licensed as a licensed professional counselor licensed clinical social worker or licensed clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Experience in providing focused therapeutic interventions within a multidisciplinary team
Training and experience in delivering culturally competent interventions
Experience with managing crisis situations completing risk assessments and disposition planning to address safety risks
Welldeveloped counseling and clinical supervision skills
A selfmotivated selfdirected commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice
The energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of the role while maintaining positive and healthy relationships
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues with acceptance respect and trust
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
Experience and interest in working with collegestudent/young adult population
Experience or interest in working with students from underrepresented populations
Strong commitment to social justice and issues of diversity
Previous training and/or experience in a college mental health setting
Interest and/or experience collaborating with other departments or offices on multidisciplinary teams.
Experience in providing focused therapeutic interventions with a multidisciplinary team.
Experience in outreach and educational programming e.g. suicide prevention gatekeeper programs.

Pay Band

4

Overtime Status

NonExempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$32.70 $41.35

Hours per week

1624

Work Schedule

Variable (2 3 days per week)

Review Date

05/30/2025

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Unable to sponsor work visas.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a handson transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problemsolvers. A comprehensive landgrant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicine college Graduate School and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

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