Licensed Counselor

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION:

Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict College is a private co-educational liberal arts institution with over 1,700 students enrolled in its 26 baccalaureate degree programs and 2 master's degree programs. Defying trends, Benedict College maintains a nearly equal male and female student population. This Midlands HBCU has welcomed students from all 46 counties in South Carolina, 30 states across America, and 26 countries around the world.

JOB SUMMARY:

This is responsible for providing mental health counseling, psychoeducational groups, and trainings/workshops to all students, faculty, and staff who seek these services. These services are provided to promote students' personal development and psychological well-being, increase retention, help improve students' academic success, and provide guidance for their future personal, professional, and academic endeavors. In addition, the Counselor will assist with outreach programming, crisis intervention, and assessment/referral services. This position collaborates with the Director of Health Services to provide overall health and wellness services. This position will also create educational and adjudicative partnerships with referral agencies on an as-needed basis. This class works within a general outline of work to be performed and develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Required to serve on-call and immediately respond in-person for cases of emergency situations by providing crisis intervention and assessment during and after office hours.
• Manages and maintains records of counseling and disciplinary reports while accurately following policies and procedures in the Student Handbook.
• Promotes the personal development and psychological well-being of students by providing counseling on an individual, group, or couple basis.
• Provides mental health consultation to students, faculty, and staff and assesses the optimal service to address their needs.
• Is an active member of the Psychological Emergency Committee.
• Prepares and presents reports to the Vice President of Student Affairs and President on areas of responsibility in the absence of the Director of Counseling and Self-Development.
• Provides monitoring of clinical records to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and regulations. Prepares a variety of bi-weekly reports, including but not limited to, student progress reports, student judiciary reports and programming, and clinical reports to assure results are monitored and corrective action applied to maintain acceptable outcomes.
• Conducts and analyzes multiple student surveys for mental health awareness and other various assessments.
• Assists students with normative development issues, behavioral issues, and long-standing mental challenges.
• Maintains communication with mentally or emotionally challenged students; works with these students to address any issues that may impede their academic progress and personal development.
• Responds in a timely manner to students, staff, and parents regarding complaints and/or inquiries.
• Implements programs that provide individual counseling, group counseling, crisis services, psychiatric services, and other credentialed services.
• Coordinates and delivers specific programs for students which require extensive collaboration with Academic Affairs along with participation in program design and implementation teams.
• Participates in team meetings to stay aware of the activities of other departments and campus initiatives that coincide with counseling services or needs.
• Responsible for external outreach and relations through publications, presentations, and direct contact.
• Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, professional seminars, training and/or courses, and requirements by state licensing and regulatory boards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• Master's degree in psychology, counseling, mental health or closely related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in counseling and leadership, preferable in K-12 or a collegiate setting.
• Must possess a current Professional Counselor and/or Clinical Social Worker License.
• Must have knowledgeable of counseling theories and skilled therapeutic practices with strong experience in making clinical assessments and crisis intervention.
• Must have the ability to develop programming for mental health awareness, alcohol and substance use, and relationship/sexual violence.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, utilizing Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to meet schedules and timelines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Requires sedentary work that involves walking, standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling for an extended time. Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and the ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work environment risks exposure to no known environmental hazards.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

• Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
• Interested candidates should complete an online application using this link: and upload a cover letter, resume, and names and email addresses of three references. If you have additional questions regarding the position, send an email to: View email address on click.appcast.io.