Director of Counseling Services Berea College

Another Sources clientBerea College is recruiting aDirector of Counseling Servicesto join their team in Berea Kentucky. This is a primarily onsite leadership position with relocation support available.

Heresa little about Berea College:

Berea College offers a distinctive environment for a mental health leader who wants their work to have a direct and meaningful impact on student success. Counseling Services supports a diverse undergraduate population of approximately 1500 students within a residential college community providing accessible mental health care education prevention and crisis support.

Bereas workplace is grounded in the Colleges Great Commitments and Common Learning Goals with an emphasis on learning service compassion dignity equality teamwork and valuing all people. For the next Director of Counseling Services that mission creates an opportunity to lead a highly visible function that is central to the health safety and academic success of students.

Learn more about Counseling Services: this role:

Reporting directly to the Vice President for Student Life the Director of Counseling Services provides clinical and administrative leadership for a multidisciplinary mental health team serving Bereas undergraduate students.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity combining strategic direction team development clinical practice crisis response prevention and outreach and campus-wide collaboration. The Director oversees a residential college counseling clinic with a team of 68 therapists and other professionals including practicum students a psychiatric nurse practitioner and administrative staff.

Beyond leading the Counseling Services teamyoullserve asan important resourcetoCollegeleadership on student mental health trendsparticipateon Bereas Care Team and crisis management teams and build partnerships across campus and throughout the community.Youllalsomaintainan active clinical caseloadappropriate tothe demands of the leadership role.

How you will spend your time

• Provide leadership vision and strategic direction for Counseling Services ensuring high-quality student-centered mental health services.

• Lead coach and develop a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals including therapists and provisionally licensed counselors while fostering cohesion and strong working relationships.

• Maintain an active clinical caseloadappropriate toadministrative responsibilities and student demand providing individual couples group and family counseling and developing treatment plans as needed.

• Ensure Counseling Services meets applicable professional legal ethical confidentiality and regulatory standards including HIPAA and FERPA requirements.

• Lead the development delivery and assessment of mental health education prevention wellness and awareness initiatives for students.

• Provide leadership during student mental health crises and collaborate closely with Public Safety Residence Life and other campus partners on crisis intervention training and planning.

• Build andmaintainrelationships with external mental health professionals and community agencies to expand access to specialized services including psychiatric assessment and medication management.

• Serve as a trusted advisor toCollegeleadership on emerging student mental health needs trends risks and best practices providing regular reports on Counseling Services activities and outcomes.

• Establish annual departmentalobjectives benchmarks and Institutional Effectiveness outcomes aligned with the Colleges mission and Student Life strategic priorities.

• Manage departmental resourcesassistwith budget development and oversight andidentifygrant-funded initiatives community partnerships and other opportunities to strengthen mental health services.

• Represent Counseling Services through campus outreach committees task forces professional networks and partnerships across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

• Maintain professional competencies and licensure through ongoing developmentandas needed contribute to Bereas academic mission by developing and teaching no more than one undergraduate course per academic year.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in counseling psychology marriage and family therapy social work or another mental health-related field.

• At least seven years of professional experience providing mental health services.

• Three or more years of supervisory or administrative experience within a mental health setting.

• Demonstrated leadership experience supervising experienced professionals and leading program development and assessment.

• Experience supervising counselors therapists case managers and/or administrative staff.

• Strong therapeutic counseling skills with experience in individual couples and group counseling.

• Demonstrated ability toeffectively and sensitively manage mental health crises.

• Knowledge of and commitment to the legal ethical and professional standards governing mental health practice and patient confidentiality.

• Experience serving diverse populations and sensitivity to the needs of students with limited resources including financial resources.

• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills with the ability to build collaborative partnerships across campus and within the broader community.

• Excellent written verbal and presentation skills including the ability to communicate effectively with students faculty staff senior leadership and trustees.

• Experience managing personnel and operational budgets and the ability to manage grant-funded resources.

• Familiarity with electronic health records data management systems Microsoft Office 365 student information systems case management software and related technology.

• Ability toworkoccasional evenings and weekends forspecial eventsor campus needs with prior notice.

• Ability to navigate campus buildings and grounds and physically respond to campus mental health needs during a crisis.

• Ability to obtain an active Kentucky license within90 daysof employment and meet applicable Kentucky requirements for the practice and supervision of mental health therapy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree in psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.D.).

• Counseling experience within a residential college or university setting.

• Full Kentucky licensure with supervisory authority (LPC-S).

• Experience developing educational content andteachingundergraduate students.

• Experience leading outreach initiatives and mental health education programs.

Whatsin it for you:

Theanticipatedsalary range for this position is$70000$110000 annually.

Berea College also offers relocation support. A$1000 relocation allowancewill be provided for relocation along with$8.00 per mile up to a maximum total relocation payment of $10000.

Berea College offers employee benefits designed to support health well-being andthe overallemployee experience.

Learn more about Berea College employee benefits: Employment Opportunity

Berea College is committed to creating a positive respectful learning and working environment for all staff faculty and students. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

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