What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counselor (SL-3) position at Purchase College, SUNY?
Posting Details
Posting Number
S363P
Job Title
Counselor (SL-3)
Application Deadline
04/05/2025
Department
Counseling Center
FT - PT
Full Time
Part-time %
Minimum Salary
$58,000 ( $3,400 location pay)
Maximum Salary
$58,000 ( $3,400 location pay)
Description
As the Purchase College comprehensive resource for student mental health counseling and prevention programming, CBHS seeks a FT, licensed mental health provider to enhance our treatment team and build behavioral health intervention capacity. The successful candidate will provide short term counseling, group therapy, crisis response, campus educational outreach and programming. Duties include substance screening, assessment and referrals for students mandated via sanctions as a result of AOD violations. CBHS utilizes a Harm Reduction approach to college behavioral health. Clients are primarily traditional aged and non-heteronormative. Purchase College is a Hispanic-serving institution with a commitment to social justice. We seek candidates whose Harm Reduction approach to treatment, programming and outreach will diminish disparities in access to mental and behavioral health care.
Qualifications
Required qualifications include:
1. Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work
2. Licensed in New York State to provide psychotherapy as a LMHC or LCSW
3. Experience working with college-aged young adults in a treatment setting
4. Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal skills and communication skills regarding substance use and behavioral health: spoken, written, digital and student engagement
5. Ability to demonstrate cultural competencies in outreach, treatment, and professional teams
Preferred Qualifications include:
1. CASAC credential
2. Experience working with college students in Recovery
3. Experience working in a college/university counseling center setting
4. Knowledge base and familiarity with Prevention Programming from a Harm Reduction pespective
5. Experience providing support and interventions for underrepresented students: Hispanic/LatinX; LGBTQ ; BIPOC, First Generation
1. Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work
2. Licensed in New York State to provide psychotherapy as a LMHC or LCSW
3. Experience working with college-aged young adults in a treatment setting
4. Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal skills and communication skills regarding substance use and behavioral health: spoken, written, digital and student engagement
5. Ability to demonstrate cultural competencies in outreach, treatment, and professional teams
Preferred Qualifications include:
1. CASAC credential
2. Experience working with college students in Recovery
3. Experience working in a college/university counseling center setting
4. Knowledge base and familiarity with Prevention Programming from a Harm Reduction pespective
5. Experience providing support and interventions for underrepresented students: Hispanic/LatinX; LGBTQ ; BIPOC, First Generation
Special Note
Benefits –
Nondiscrimination Policy – Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the Purchase community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic. To view the entire policy, please visit the following website: Purchase College Human Resources Policies and Procedures website.
Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Purchase College is an AA/EEO employer. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish, and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the University’s current campus security policies. Purchase College’s Annual Security Report is available at Purchase College NYS University Police Website.
- Health, dental, and vision benefits are available to eligible employees after a 28-day waiting period. More information regarding other benefits such as generous paid time off, tuition assistance, and retirement systems can be found on SUNY’s Benefit Summaries website.
- Purchase College is a qualifying government employer allowing eligible employees to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
- Access to the NAEYC-accredited, on-campus child care at The Children’s Center.
- Discounted access to the world-class Performing Arts Center, free admission to the Neuberger Museum of Art, and free access to the athletic facilities.
- Other benefits include business-casual dress and an opportunity to telecommute (dependent on job function and operational need). For detailed information on some of the College’s employee benefits, visit the College’s Human Resources/Benefits website.
Nondiscrimination Policy – Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the Purchase community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic. To view the entire policy, please visit the following website: Purchase College Human Resources Policies and Procedures website.
Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Purchase College is an AA/EEO employer. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish, and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the University’s current campus security policies. Purchase College’s Annual Security Report is available at Purchase College NYS University Police Website.
Date to be Filled
08/15/2025
Salary : $58,000
