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August 10 2025If a date is not listed above review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
1138-YNADMINPRO - CoordinatorBusiness Title:
Student Counselor & Wellness Coordinator Student ServicesEmployee Type:
Admin. ProfessionalPosition Details:
The Opportunity:
The Student Counselor and Wellness Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the campus student mental health services and resources. The Coordinator is accountable for leading developing and providing innovative services that expand and promote mental health and wellness resources to assist with student success persistence and retention.
The Student Counselor & Wellness Coordinator specifically provides counseling services to students in individual and group sessions responds to crisis situations provides risk assessments mental health evaluations and interventions. The position also develops and delivers mental health educational programming training and consultations. This position also works collaboratively with campusWSU-system and community partners to develop new programs and services. The coordinator is a member of the Student Services team in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs with attention to being responsive innovative and results-orientated and reports to the Director of Student Services.
Additional Information:
Last Day Applications Will Be Accepted: August 10 2025 at 11:59 pm.
This is a full time (100% FTE) permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.
Monthly Salary: $5837.38 Commensurate with experience and qualifications
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidates current experience education skills and abilities related to the position.
Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical dental life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.
Required Qualifications:
Position requires a Masters or Doctorate degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology Social Work or equivalent mental health graduate degree from an accredited institution.
Additional Requirements
Three (3) years of professional therapeutic consultation and psycho-educational programming experience. A Doctorate degree in one of the related fields may substitute for one (1) year of professional work experience.
Must become licensed as a mental health counselor social worker psychologist or family therapist in the State of Washington within 12 months of hire.
Demonstrated experience counseling at-risk university students or populations with similar mental health concerns.
Demonstrated experience with public speaking presenting to small and/or large groups and development of written training materials psycho-educational lectures and workshops.
Demonstrated experience in providing crisis intervention and consultation.
Ability to work as a team
Interest in wellness or prevention approach to delivering mental health services to campus.
Preferred Qualifications:
Counseling or mental health clinical experience in a university setting.
Experience providing consultation.
Experience supervising undergraduate and/or graduate trainees.
Bilingual/biliterate.
About Department/College/Area/ Campus:
Area/College: Washington State University - Tri Cities
Department Name: Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Location: Richland WA
Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
Resume
Cover Letter
External candidates upload all documents in the Application Document section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates) before starting your Workday application please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates upload all documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application.
Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible.
Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 engages in law enforcement requires security clearance interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity has access to personal identifying and/or financial information unsupervised access to university buildings/property or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Time Type:
Full timePosition Term:
12 MonthWashington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply including members of the military and veterans and persons with disabilities.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services programs activities education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process contact Human Resource Services: (v) Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-; TDD Callers: 1- (f) or .
Notice of Non-Discrimination
In matters of admission employment housing or services or in the educational programs or activities it operates WSU does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of sex race color national or ethnic origin physical disability mental disability sensory disability use of a trained service animal age religion creed genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity protected veteran status honorably discharged veteran member of the military or immigration or citizenship status except as authorized by federal or state law regulation or government contract.
Inquiries about the application of federal and state laws and regulations (including inquiries regarding the application of Title IX ADA/Section 504 and implementing regulations) as well as reports and complaints of discrimination and harassment can be made verbally or in writing to WSUs Compliance and Civil Rights the Department of Educations Office of Civil Rights or both.
More information resources and contact information are available here: Experience:
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Full-Time