Mental Health Counselor

The Mental Health Counselor provides direct clinical mental health counseling services to students within the campus health center. This role supports student emotional wellbeing, academic success, and personal development through counseling, crisis intervention, outreach programming, and collaboration with campus partners. The counselor works with a diverse student population and contributes to creating an inclusive, supportive campus environment.

Essential Functions:

The following list of duties is meant to be representative of the work performed in this position. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical extension of position responsibilities.

• Provide clinical mental health counseling services to students experiencing emotional, psychological, academic, or social challenges.
• Conduct mental health assessments and develop appropriate treatment plans.
• Provide crisis intervention for students experiencing acute psychological distress, including risk assessments for self-harm, suicide, and harm to others.
• Maintain accurate, confidential clinical documentation in compliance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards.
• Consult and collaborate with faculty, staff, parents, and community providers when appropriate and in compliance with confidentiality regulations.
• Develop and facilitate wellness programming including workshops, outreach programs, and psychoeducational presentations on mental health-related topics
• Provide referrals on-campus resources and to off-campus mental health or medical providers when needed.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and clinical supervision, as required.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive counseling practices.
• Stay current with best practices, ethical standards, and developments in college mental health.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in counseling, social work, psychology, human development, or related field, required
• Current licensure in the State of Illinois at the clinical level, or eligibility for licensure after two years of supervised practice (e.g., LPC, LCPC, LSW, LCSW, LMFT), required
• Intercultural competency; ability to work effectively with students from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment that is welcoming and supportive of students regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, and other identities, required
• Demonstrated ability to assess and manage mental health crises.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Experience providing counseling services to adolescents, young adults, or college-age populations, preferred
• Experience conducting outreach, wellness education, and prevention programming, preferred

Additional Job Details:
Job Title: Mental Health Counselor
Department: Templeton Counseling Center/Chesley Health & Wellness Center
Reports to: Director of Student Health & Wellbeing
Status: Full-time, salaried, 10-month
Class: Exempt
Date Last Revised: May 2026

About Illinois College:
Illinois College is a residential, private liberal arts college located in the heart of Illinois, 70 miles northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri, and 30 miles west of Springfield, the capital of Illinois. True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service, fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success.