FLSA EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY: Salaried; Exempt; Administrative; 10 months; Full time
DEPARTMENT: Student Affairs
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Licensed Counselor provides individual, couple, and group mental health counseling, crisis intervention, and outreach programming to Alma College students. This role plays a key part in promoting student well-being through prevention and education initiatives. This position is an important member of the Wilcox Health Center staff.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED/EXERCISED:
Reports directly to the Associate Vice President of Counseling and Medical Services. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Provide mental health services to undergraduate students including: intakes, assessments, individual therapy, psycho educational programs, and group therapy.
• Offer professional consultation to parents, faculty, staff, and external providers.
• Deliver crisis intervention, case management, and risk assessments for walk-in appointments.
• Coordinate and facilitate educational and prevention trainings on topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, and student success strategies.
• Plan prevention and outreach programs to campus community through events bringing awareness and education to issues such as alcohol and drug use, sexual misconduct, suicide, mental health and stress management.
• Administer the BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) program to judicial, court-mandated, and self-referred students.
• Serve as a liaison to athletics teams and provide NCAA mental health screening to student athletes annually.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and records using the Titanium database system.
• Perform other administrative related duties as assigned by the AVP of Counseling and Medical Services.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s degree in counseling, social work or psychology.
• Licensed in Michigan or license eligible.
• Minimum one-year professional experiences preferably in a college or university setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse populations including students, faculty, and staff.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience with telehealth, short-term/solution-focused counseling, consultation, and outreach.
• Effective therapist with generalist clinical skills who has demonstrated experience assessing and intervening with a broad range of clinical issues from developmental issues typical of college age individuals to debilitating conditions requiring psychiatric hospitalizations.
• Ability to handle complex clinical situations such as suicide assessments/management of crises.
• Maintain a strong commitment to workplace diversity, honesty, integrity, confidentiality, direct communication, teamwork, collaboration, and professional ethics.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural humility in practice and service delivery.
• Ability to work cooperatively on interdisciplinary team, to take initiative, and to be flexible in response to developing demands and challenges of the position including after-hours or weekends as needed.
• Proficiency in using technology and ability to work at a computer for extended periods.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience working with underrepresented, first-generation, Pell-eligible, and diverse populations.
• Experience in higher education or familiarity with college student development and challenges.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
For full consideration, candidates must submit the Alma College application and email a letter of interest and a resume to careers@alma.edu. Accepting applications date has been extended until September 12, 2025.
Alma College is classified as a selective Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Alma is committed to academic excellence and the development of responsible leaders; our students thrive on challenging academic programs in a supportive, small-college environment emphasizing active, collaborative learning and close student-faculty interaction. Alma is a private Phi Beta Kappa institution located in the center of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Alma College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
Alma College recognizes that we are all transformed when we celebrate and value the varied identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in our campus community. We are committed to recognizing and removing barriers to success and providing equitable access to opportunities through education and advocacy. In our increasingly diverse campus and world, we pledge to create a climate where everyone is safe and free to grow intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally. For more information about the College, visit www.alma.edu.