Counselor - Part-Time (2 YR Funded Position

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This is an in-person, two-year grant-funded position. Continued employment beyond the 2027–2028 academic year is contingent upon grant renewal.

Reporting to the Director of Counseling Services, the Part-Time Counselor position provides individual, group, and couples’ therapeutic counseling for students. The Part-Time Counselor will identify and work with community agencies to provide referral services and crisis intervention programs for students. In addition, the Part-Time Counselor will develop and participate in staff training and assist in the development and facilitation of education and preventative student development programs with an emphasis on mental health issues.

• Individual, group, and couples’ therapeutic counseling
• Maintain documentation of client files in the college’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, and in accordance with professional best practices
• Develop, present, and evaluate educational and preventative programs for students
• Identify and collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies and community organizations
• Assist in the development of crisis intervention planning
• Provide consultation to faculty and staff members regarding student mental health concerns
• All other duties as assigned to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field

• Individual, group, and couples’ psychotherapy, preferably in Higher Education.

• Individual and group counseling
• Student outreach, presentation, and engagement
• Crisis management skills
• Collaborative with campus and community partners

• Valid and current Kentucky license to practice mental health therapy.

• Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds

• Office environment with high level of activity and occasional interruptions to address a mental health crise or urgent situation

• Computer
• Standard office equipment

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries.

Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus.

Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall):
Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available ea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

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