Job Title

Professional Counselor I

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

Outreach and PreCollege Programs

Proposed Minimum Salary

$48,110.40 annual

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Job Summary

The Professional Counselor I, under general supervision, provides academic and career choice counseling to individuals and groups.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides personal counseling and crisis intervention to individuals, couples, and groups.

Engages in counseling related activities including maintaining counseling records, administering and interpreting psychological tests/inventories, making referrals, and managing various organizational and administrative aspects of counseling cases.

Serves as an expert consultation resource.

Responds to requests for information about counseling services, programs, and organizational structure and policies.

Provides presentations for student, faculty members, and staff members about counseling services, programs, organization, professional development topics and issues, etc.

Assists with organizational and administrative tasks, as requested.

Provides academic and career choice counseling to individuals and groups.

Consults with students, faculty members, and staff members about students who are in need of academic and career choice counseling.

Engages in applied research and evaluation activities. Publishes and/or disseminates the results of research and evaluation efforts.

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal and external offices and constituencies, including faculty and staff from other units and divisions and representatives from the Department of Education.

Program management, including program policies and procedures.

Experience in working with diverse student populations in higher education including disabled students.

Be able to provide learning strategies and techniques that will improve student academic performance.

Ability to build interpersonal relationships that foster effective collaboration with college students, faculty, and administration.

Serve on committees.

Schedule, prepare, provide, and report on conjoint and independent mental health and wellness related outreach on campus, as needed and as approved (i.e. student messaging; design/delivery strategies on posters and bulletins; workshops; information tables; class presentations; speaking assignments; etc.).

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education – Master’s degree in from a regionally accredited college or university in Counseling and Guidance, Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or other specialty related to job function.

Experience – Practical/field placement relevant to college counseling, or supervised experience related to job function.

Preferred Education and Experience

Licensure for independent practice in the State of Texas (LPC Intern LPC,).

Counseling and outreach experience in a university setting.

Experience in veterans counseling and/or drug/alcohol counseling.

Background similar to that of target population.

Knowledge and Abilities:

Ability to:

Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Knowledge and Abilities:

Ability to:

Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Ability to interact effectively and professionally with the University community, general public, and the students served.

Ability to work independently and follow-through on all tasks.

Must possess time-management, planning, and organization skills.

Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Familiarity with campus-related issues (i.e., adults, women, men, Hispanic populations, adjustment, etc.).

Delivery of direct intervention services to target population in higher educational setting.

Ability to create and present to large groups of students, staff and community.

Licensing / Professional Certification – Eligible for Texas Licensed Professional Counselor – Intern (LPC-1) or Texas Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Must maintain licensure for continued employment.  Must obtain licensure within 3 years of hire.

Physical Requirements – None.  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervision of Others

This position generally does not supervise employees.

Other Requirements

Position requires to work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

Position may require travel.

Position requires on campus, face-to-face interactions.

Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

Salary: $48,110.40/salary

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: During the application process you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents and Submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you “Submit” the application materials.  The software does not allow you to “Save” your application and return to complete the process at a later time.  The page "My Experience" has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files. Be sure to include:

Resume

Cover Letter

3 professional references and their full contact information

Unofficial transcripts

Applications received by Texas A&M International University must have all job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.  “See resume” is not an acceptable entry in the job application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.