Counselor/Instructor

Minimum Qualifications
Position Requirements: 
A master's degree in counseling (or related field) and professional licensure is preferred and at minimum PLPC status attained. 

Job Concepts

• Provide counseling services to university students, faculty and staff experiencing stress-related difficulties, life crises and/or other personal difficulties impending their development via individual, and couple, group counseling.
• Provide support to graduate counseling interns.
• Provide outreach services to residence halls, clubs, and organizations to the campus and Natchitoches community and supervise student-run outreach organizations and programming (SWAT, Peer Mentors).
• Serve on a counseling crisis team to assist students and others in the university community as necessary.
• Serve on rotation, to provide on-call assistance to students involved in crisis situations, personal difficulties, suicide attempts, sexual assault, etc. after office hours.
• Serve on university committees as designated.
• Instruct University Experience 1000.
• Maintain contact with appropriate community agencies (Mental Health, private hospitals, churches, etc.) as collaborative resources for students.
• Evaluate counseling services and outreach activities as required for SACS accreditation.
• Administer and interpret standardized tests for career and personal exploration and development, as allowed by licensing board. 
• Assist with the planning and implementation of special activities for the Office of Counseling and Career Services.
• Work with faculty/staff/administration in developing services to address NSU student needs.
• Develop appropriate paperwork for documentation of counseling services to each client and supervise the maintenance of confidential counseling files.
• Maintain professional licensure, certification, and membership in appropriate professional organizations.
• Engage in other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Counseling for students at Northwestern State University
• Support of graduate counseling interns
• After-hours crisis call duty
• Records maintenance and program evaluation

Employer
State of Louisiana

Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone
(866) 783-5462

Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm