JOB PURPOSE:

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).

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct evaluations of counseling; assist in research; prepare documents for the institution.
• Participate in professional development opportunities and in-service training. 

COMPETENCIES:

• Attention to Detail
• Sensitivity
• Stress Tolerance
• Developing Organizational Talent
• Quality Orientation
• Ability to Learn

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Master’s degree

Experience: 2 years work-related experience

Required licensure, certification, registration, or other requirements:

• Licensure as a counselor or social worker (LPC, LCSW) or temporary licensure pending the completion of the licensure process is necessary.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• College counseling experience. Knowledge of and experience providing group counseling, workshops, short-term/brief/time-effective therapy, and crisis intervention services. 
• 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.

About University of Wyoming

UW is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. We are committed to a multicultural environment and strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position, please call 307-766-2377 or email jobapps@uwyo.edu. ABOUT LARAMIE: The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a town of 30,000 in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. The state of Wyoming continues to invest in its university, helping to make it a leader in academics, research and outreach. The university has state-of-the-art facilities in many areas and the community provides the advantages of a major university. Located in a high mountain valley near the Colorado border, Laramie offers both outstanding recreational opportunities and close proximity to Colorado’s Front Range, a bustling group of metropolitan cities including Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. This 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/

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