Mental Health Counselor

Position Description

The University of Alaska Southeast is currently seeking a motivated professional for the Mental Health Counselor position who has a passion for providing the highest quality care in a higher education institution setting. This position will provide direct services to students and coordinate crisis and emergency response to student's needs. The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements. 1. Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or other related fields from an accredited program and three years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience is required. 2. Appropriate state licensure and certification are preferred or the ability to get licensed in the next two years. 3. Prior experience counseling at a college or university preferred. • Familiarity with current ethical principles, practices and standards of care for providing psychological services; working knowledge of State of Alaska mental health and child/elder abuse statutes; mastery of counseling theory and techniques, consultation skills, crisis intervention theory and techniques; training in development and effective presentation of outreach and prevention programs.