Senior Wellness Counselor

University of Missouri-Kansas City,

UMKC Student Health & Wellness
 
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Last Posted:

Mon, Nov 25th, '24

Deadline:

Application review to begin immediately

Start Date:

January 2025 or as soon as available

Last Updated:

Mon, Nov 25th, '24

 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
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  • Full Time

This position will specialize in the Alcohol and Drug Prevention Counseling Services at the Roo Wellness center apart of the Division of Student Affairs. This position provides a full range of generalist clinical services including individual, couple and group therapy, crisis intervention, outreach, consultation, supervision, and training.

Essential Job Functions


Leadership Collaboration:

Lead in the development of a campus strategic plan to address risks and concerns around substance use, mental health, sexual assault, and other behavioral issues.

Annually review strategic plan intervention process and outcomes and campus policies related to alcohol and drugs with leadership supervision under the Director of Counseling.

Work with campus administration to create report for a Biennial Review of the campus alcohol and drug program to meet federal requirements to the Drug-Free Schools Act.

Carry our direct and indirect prevention strategies to reduce the risks and harms of alcohol and drug issues.

Campus Involvement:
Coordinate and implement BASICS consultations (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) for alcohol, marijuana, and other drug referrals received from campus.

Facilitate special events, tabling, presenting to campus groups, social media campaigns, environmental strategies, etc. - according to the strategic plan and needs identified in the behavioral research.

Counseling Services:

Provides individual therapy, group counseling, crisis intervention, and clinical supervision, outreach and consultation services to the university community.

Provides 22 client facing hours

Provides clinical services to diverse client populations and whose clinical work, supervision, and community intervention is infused with ethical and multicultural competency and who demonstrates clear interest and commitment to all dimensions of diversity.

State Focus Involvement:

Serve as UMKC representative to a statewide Coalition, Missouri Partners in Prevention

Implement an annual behavioral health survey, Missouri Assessment of College health Behaviors, in conjunction with Partners in Prevention.

Skills:

Outstanding interpersonal skills demonstrated in speaking, listening, and writing

Ability to work collaboratively and creatively in developing outreach education programming.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, campus departments, and student organizations.

Other duties as assigned



ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

University of Missouri – Kansas City is an Urban, public research university with over 125 academic programs across 16 schools and colleges, including School of Medicine, School of Law and School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences.  The Psychological Sciences has an APA Accredited doctoral program in Counseling Psychology and in Psychology.


OUR MISSION

As an urban research university, our mission at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is to promote learning through the discovery, preservation and dissemination of knowledge of public value across a broad spectrum of disciplines and fields of study. UMKC celebrates the individual and embodies diversity and inclusion by intertwining these goals with innovation to enable transformational impact aimed at bringing cultural, social, health and economic prosperity to the metropolitan, regional and global communities we serve.


OUR VISION

UMKC aspires to be an exemplary public urban research university of the 21st Century, pursuing excellence as a human-centric learning and discovery community, fostering equity, diversity and inclusion to enrich the lives of the people and regions we serve.

 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master's Degree in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or social work and relevant licensure (or eligible to be licensed within 12 months) within the State of Missouri.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Two years of experience in substance abuse, prevention, and treatment
 
COMPENSATION

$51,875 - $62,000 annually, commensurate with education, experience, and internal equity.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Apply through the UMKC Careers portal. Please be sure to include a cover letter and resume with your application materials.