Mental Health Counselor (Lpc)/Qep Manager - Student Development - Collegedale, Tennessee

Location: Counseling & Testing Services / Student Development

Hours: Full-Time, Salary

Job Summary: Conducts individual and group counseling sessions in a caring, culturally accepting and confidential environment part time; manages the Quality Enhancement Plan on mental wellness part time

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides individual and group counseling for undergraduate and graduate students.

• Participates in rotation for on-call after-hours response and daily psychological emergency situations.

• Works with the Counseling Services Coordinator to develop referral relationships with off campus professionals.

• Working in consultation with the Counseling Services Coordinator, facilitates student referrals for psychiatric services.

• Serves, as directed by the Counseling Services Coordinator, as an alternating member of the Student Support Team.

• Assists the Director of Student Support Services and the Vice-President for Student Development in the administration of student service programming.

• Oversees implementation and sustainability of the Living in Balance: Healthy Minds QEP

• Chairs the QEP Implementation Task Force

• Communicates with campus entities involved in implementation to ensure efficiency

• Plans and executes events and supporting activities involved in implementation plan

• Annual events

• Quarterly events

• Weekly articles in the Accent

• Normalizing Failure video campaign creation and campus release

• Social media content

• Faculty development events

• Student leadership training events

• Visiting lectures at classes and student events

• Course content monitoring and support

• Coordinates with Institutional Research to partner in data gathering from course and event participation

• Writes the fifth-year interim report

Special Requirements: An expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, an SDA church member in good and regular standing.

Qualifications: A Master's degree and licensure in counseling (LPC). A minimum of three years of successful counseling related experience.

Typical Physical Demands: Requires sitting, standing, bending, and reaching. May require lifting up to 25-30 pounds. Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

Working Conditions: Essential tasks are performed under normal office/school conditions with little or no noticeable discomfort. Work area is lighted and ventilated.