JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Counselor/Psychologist
REPORTS TO:
Director of the Counseling Center
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The Counselor/Psychologist will provide outpatient mental health services (assessment,
psychotherapy, crisis intervention, consultation, and referral) to our students; provide clinical
supervision and training of master and doctoral level psychology practicum students; take a
leadership role in creative development and implementation of internal and outreach
programming.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
1. Provide individual, couples, and group counseling using a short-term therapy model. This
includes intakes, assessments/evaluations, referrals, aftercare planning, and crisis
management.
2. Provide leadership and management of psychology graduate student training program.
This includes providing clinical supervision and training, written evaluations and
communicating with psychology graduate programs.
3. Provide leadership in developing and implementing internal and outreach educational
programming designed to meet the needs of our community. This includes prevention
programming, workshops and trainings for students, faculty and staff.
4. Provide consultation services to faculty, staff, parents/families, and students.
5. Actively engaged in clinical consultation/supervision - providing feedback, support and
generation of new ideas.
6. Engage in continuing education and professional growth activities, including maintaining
professional licensure.
7. Perform other related duties as assigned.
EDUCATION: Essential: PhD or PsyD in counseling/clinical psychology. Must be currently
licensed in home state as a psychologist and will obtain licensure as a psychologist in Minnesota
within six months of hire.
EXPERIENCE: Essential: Minimum three years of post-graduate clinical experience.
Minimum two years post-graduate experience as a clinical supervisor.
Desirable: Previous college counseling experience strongly preferred;
successful record of providing clinical services, including work with young adult population;
prior experience in developing and implementing educational programming.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
 Strong “generalist” counseling/clinical skills.
 Excellent communication skills, oral and written, strong interpersonal skills.
 Demonstrated knowledge of student development and student issues.
 Demonstrated ability to handle crisis and emergency situations.
 Flexibility in work schedule with a willingness to take an occasional emergency call and
attend occasional evening or weekend activities.
 Maintain high ethical and professional practice standards.
 Ability to work with diverse populations.
 Ability to handle a busy caseload and work in a fast-paced environment.
 Possess a strong work ethic.
 Sensitivity to a church-related, liberal arts setting.
WORK SCHEDULE: Term: Full-time - 40 hours/week. The work schedule begins one week
prior to the students’ return to school in the fall and ends one week beyond the students’
graduation in the spring. The Counselor/Psychologist will not be in the office during the student
breaks and this will be the Counselor’s vacation time.
Schedule: Regular office hours – 8 am to 5 pm, Monday – Friday.
Work schedule corresponds to the academic calendar. Counselor is expected to take emergency
calls and participate in occasional evening/weekend activities.