Summary

Provides leadership for counseling services

Diversity & Inclusion 

Embracing diversity for a richly inclusive community is a Guiding Principle at JWU. Our students, faculty and staff have varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that unite us as one community and contribute to our success. We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce teams and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. 

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Essential Job Functions

• Oversees the activities of counseling services and staff, including psychotherapy, outreach, consultation, and preventive mental health activities
• Maintains a caseload of crisis intervention and individual and group counseling assignments
• Educates the university community about how to help students in distress
• Conducts needs assessment research to help identify and address the opportunities to improve counseling services and address additional student needs
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget
• Supervises and develops the department staff, facilitating professional opportunities to improve individual capability and managing performance against job accountabilities, department goals and established university, campus and department policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a master's degree
• Moderate amount of experience working in college counseling services with diverse population or other related experience
• Clinical license in North Carolina 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, psychology, social work or a related field of study

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate within a daily commuting distance of the Charlotte Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.