Professional Counselor II

Professional Counselor II

Job Title:

Professional Counselor II

Texas A&M International University

Kate Marmion Counseling Center

$4,446.00 monthly

Laredo, Texas

Staff

The Professional Counselor II, under general supervision, provides multiculturally competent mental health counseling and outreach to individuals, couples, and groups. May provide adjunct supervision for graduate students in counseling, counseling psychology, and graduate assistants.

• Provides mental health counseling as well as crisis intervention to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Meets ethical obligations for timely documentation of counseling services per State of Texas licensure requirements and Counseling & Psychological Services policies.
• Engages in counseling related activities including administering and interpreting psychological tests/inventories, making referrals, and managing various organizational and administrative aspects of counseling cases.
• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, and parents.
• Seeks consultation from peers and leadership for difficult clinical cases per State of Texas licensure requirements.
• Per state licensure requirements, participates in continuing education and professional development activities related to the performance of job functions and maintenance of skills in one'sprofessional specialty area.
• Serves on departmental committees and meetings, division and university committees, and other university functions.
• Provides outreach presentations for students, faculty, andstaff members about counseling services, programs, professional development topics, issues, etc.
• Provides professional presentations at local, regional, and national conferences and workshops.
• May provide adjunct supervision for masters and doctoral degree graduate students in counseling, counseling psychology, and graduate assistants.
• May provide weekly supervision/training including review of recorded sessions and case review for provisionally licensed interns and/or practica students.
• Assists with organizational and administrative tasks, as requested.

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as liaison with other offices.
• Serve on committees.
• Schedule, prepare, provide, and report on conjoint and independent mental health and wellness related outreach on campus,as needed and as approved (i.e. student messaging; design/delivery strategies on posters and bulletins; workshops; information tables;class presentations; speaking assignments; etc.)

• Education
  - Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance, Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or other specialty relatedto job function.
• Experience
  - One year post Master's experience in college counseling center or other relevant setting.

Licensure for independent practice in the State of Texas. (LPC, LCDC).

• Counseling and outreach experience in a university setting.
• Experience doing veterans counseling and/or drug/alcohol counseling.

Knowledge of:

• Word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.

Ability to:

• Multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Communicate and effectively, orally and in writing.

Knowledge of:

• Must possess time-management, planning, and organization skills.

Ability to:

• Interact effectively and professionally with the University community, general public, and the students served.
• Work independently and follow-through on all tasks.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Familiarity with campus-related…