What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Faculty - Counseling position at Shoreline Community College?
Schedule & Salary:
Approx. 8 - 17 hours / week - $3,707 - $9,993 / quarter depending on hours assigned and salary level (determined by education and experience)
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Reporting to the Dean of Student Support & Success, counselors are responsible for providing clinical and outreach services to ensure consistent high-quality care and support for students’ personal and academic success. Counselors provide consistent and timely response, intervention and follow up when needed in response to mental health crises and emergencies.
The counselor will be a licensed mental health counselor or licensed psychologist with a demonstrated work history of providing mental health services in a mental health setting; professional confidence and sound judgment; success in building relationships and working collaboratively with key stakeholders; experience navigating complex systems; strong commitment to student development; a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion, multicultural responsiveness; and strong negotiation and advocacy skills. Counselors must have a clear understanding of student development, crisis intervention, and knowledge of national trends and best practices in college student mental health.
Essential Duties:
- The provision of counseling services, outreach, crisis response, and consultation
- Perform initial client evaluations and provide appropriate intervention, mediation, referral, and follow-up
- Personal/mental health, career, and student success counseling.
- Address crisis and threat concerns and provide direct crisis and threat intervention, appropriate referral, and follow up
- Be aware and manage clinical and liability issues
- Provide faculty and staff with consultation on student behavioral concerns and classroom management to promote students' development and academic success
- Conduct educational workshops, presentations and other campus outreach activities to engage with students in various settings
- Collaborate and consult with members of the campus community to ensure safety of the campus community
- Be a collaborative partner with student services departments and staff to include, but not limited to, Advising, Student Life, Athletics, Student Accessibility Services, Veteran & Military Student Services, and other Student Support Programs
- Maintain data and aid with the development of reports
- Projects to support the Counseling Center functioning and goals
- Participate in Shoreline governance, department, division and campus-related professional activities.
- Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or equivalent from an accredited program that included a supervised practicum and internship in a mental health setting comprising of clinical assessment, counseling theory and skills, and crisis intervention with a diverse population
- One (1) year of experience as a staff member in a clinical counseling setting
- Experience and training in: brief therapy modalities, evidence-based practices in college mental health, co-occurring disorders, drug and alcohol use assessment, self-injurious behaviors, community needs assessment, and referral
- Experience and training in crisis and threat assessment, intervention, and referral to resources and appropriate providers
- Experience working in a higher education environment
Licenses:
- Must be licensed as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC or LMHC-A) or Licensed Psychologist in Washington State. If licensed as a LMHC-A, must be actively working towards licensure as a LMHC and work under the supervision of an approved supervisor to gain the supervision and supervised experience necessary to become a licensed mental health counselor.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Fostering a climate of equity and belonging through multicultural awareness and responsiveness
- Applicable RCWs, WACs, professional and ethical guidelines, and HIPAA requirements as they apply to the mental health profession
- Short-term/brief model therapeutic models
- Using personal computer, Word, Excel, database programs, Internet, email software and other forms of technology and electronic records management, e.g., SimplePractice
- Effective oral/written communication with individuals at all levels inside and outside the College
- Commitment to equity and inclusion and multicultural responsiveness, supporting the work of inclusive excellence, equity, social justice, and advocacy.
- Working and interacting effectively with colleagues, staff, students, administrators and others of various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
This position is primarily on-campus with some opportunity for remote work depending on Counseling Center needs. For remote work, faculty will need to provide their own workspace and internet access, noting the College will provide technical equipment and support for online work needs. For on-campus in-person assignments, work is usually performed in a office space that requires standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time.
Terms of Employment:
This is a part-time, non-tenured, quarter-to-quarter assignment. Salary is dependent upon the number of contact hours for this assignment as provided in the agreement with the Shoreline Community College Federation of Teachers. Hiring of this position is contingent upon available funding as determined by the College President.
To be considered for this position, please submit the following:
- NEOGOV online application
- Cover letter describing relevant knowledge, skills, and characteristics that align with the needs of the position
- Current resumé
- Transcripts documenting degrees earned, licenses, and relevant coursework (official required upon hire)
Please Note: Once application materials have been submitted, you may not modify the application.
