POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

The University of Wyoming Counseling Center seeks a Mental Health Counselor to join our team. This position requires providing clinical counseling services to university students, consultations with university staff, faculty, students, and families, coordinating outreach programming to the University campus community, and assisting in training selected graduate students at the University Counseling Center.

This team member must participate in professional development opportunities and continuing education to maintain licensure.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide professional, brief/short-term/time-effective mental health services, including group counseling, workshops, individual counseling/therapy, brief assessments, referrals as needed, and crisis services during office hours and after-hours. 
• Participate in instructing, training, supervising, and evaluating graduate assistants and practicum students in culturally informed methods and procedures of counseling and assessment and educational interventions for alcohol and other drugs. 
• Provide workshops, referrals, and crisis services during office hours and after-hours as needed, which requires flexibility and readiness to provide outreach activities during non-office hours.
• Complete necessary and required clinical and administrative paperwork promptly and consistently with professional standards and office expectations. 
• Provide consultation to parents, faculty, and staff about mental health topics; provide presentations to various groups on campus on various mental health topics. 
• Attend administrative, training, and clinical meetings.
• Collaborate with relevant campus and community partners (e.g., participate in coalition meetings, hiring committees).

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a charming town of 30,000 residents nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. The state of Wyoming continues to invest in its only 4-year university, helping to make it a leader in academics, research, and outreach with state-of-the-art facilities and strong community ties. We invite you to learn move about Laramie, by visiting the About Laramie website.

Located in a high mountain valley near the Colorado border, Laramie offers both outstanding recreational opportunities and close proximity to Colorado’s Front Range and the metropolitan Denver area. Laramie’s beautiful mountain landscape offers outdoor enjoyment in all seasons, with over 300 days of sunshine annually. For more information about the region, please visit http://visitlaramie.org/

COMPENSATION

$51,504-$60,504 annually 

APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Fully licensed counselor or social worker.
• Training in trauma-based interventions.
• Experience working on a college campus with college student population.
• Knowledge of and experience providing group counseling, workshops, short-term/brief/time-effective therapy, and crisis intervention services. Expertise providing treatment for trauma survivors, including survivors of sexual assault. 
• Committed to providing high-level clinical work, outreach, training, wellness, and integration of developmental perspective in these endeavors.
• Dedication to working as a team. Ability to manage conflict and communicate effectively during problem-solving. Knowledge of and interest in providing supervision to trainees.    
• This position requires knowledge and skills in the following specific areas: professional, ethical guidelines (e.g., maintaining confidentiality); knowledge of mental health screeners and assessments (e.g., CCAPS, PHQ); intervention (including group counseling and workshops), and referral.
• To demonstrate effectiveness in building rapport with various people from various backgrounds; to work well interpersonally with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds; personal stress awareness and management; and clinical supervision.
• To have excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.