Description:

The Counselor works with a diverse student population with concerns related to addictions, personal, and career development.

The following represent some of the processes in completing the counseling duties:

• establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, other staff members, campus community, and general public

• exercise, good judgment in appraising situations and making recommendations and clinical decisions

• maintain daily records of all students receiving on-going counseling; make appropriate referrals to other agencies

• make appropriate and effective use of counseling interventions, resources, and instruments

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

Counseling Services, an International Association of Counseling Services ( IACS ) accredited unit in the Division of Student Affairs, offers a variety of services to help all currently enrolled North Carolina A&T State University students address challenges and difficulties they may face.

Our services are designed to help students understand themselves better, create and maintain healthy relationships, improve their academic performance and make satisfying career and life choices.

We are dedicated to helping our students by providing brief counseling from a wide spectrum of services.

Those include individual and group counseling, outreach and consultation, training and supervision, teaching, psychological testing, and research.

If more intensive or specialized care is needed, we will assist with making referrals to healthcare providers in the community.

Internal job number: 007525

Requirements:

Masters’ or doctoral degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related discipline from an accredited graduate program, some counseling experience, knowledgeable of current counseling methods, principles and appraisals, brief therapy experience, demonstrate sensitivity to diversity and multicultural issues, strong interpersonal skills, and a passion for outreach.

Knowledge – Technical: Working knowledge of assessment principles and techniques, and individual and group counseling methods. Working knowledge of the needs of the population served.

Therapeutic Counseling: Working understanding of theories of human behavior, change processes, learning theory, and treatment of physical/mental health concerns to provide therapeutic services.

Test administration and interpretation require extreme accuracy because certain tests are used for the purpose of placing students in special classes depending upon the outcome of the test results. Therefore, test protocols must be followed with care; extreme accuracy in administration and interpretation is important.

Communication and Teamwork: Ability to effectively convey information to clients and others, under general supervision. Ability to coordinate the treatment team process.

Planning/Organizing Work: Ability to develop and implement treatment plans as a fully functioning member of the treatment team.

Advocacy Skills: Ability to provide and implement some of the services needed, using counseling and behavioral modification approaches.

Preferred:

Master’s or doctorate degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related discipline from an accredited graduate program.

Job Closing Date: 06/30/2024