Mental Health Counselor (Part-time)

University of Texas Permian Basin - Odessa, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Odessa, TX

Educational Services

About the position

The primary purpose of this position is to enhance student success by providing counseling services, including the assessment and treatment of students. In addition, this position may provide consultation to UTPB community members and preventative and educational outreach initiatives. CAPS is committed to providing a range of mental health and wellness services to help students succeed. These services are designed to help students understand themselves better, create and maintain satisfying relationships, improve their academic performance, foster resilience, and make healthy and satisfying career and life choices. We do this by providing consultation, single session interventions, psychoeducation, web-based support, crisis support, group counseling, and brief individual counseling when indicated.

Responsibilities

• Perform related duties as assigned to support the mission of the university
• Provide individual, couples, and group therapy to UTPB students
• Provide crisis on-call service in rotation with other clinical staff
• Provide crisis/triage assessment and response to students as needed
• Participate in various training programs housed within the Counseling Center
• Provide outreach programming and consultations to campus community
• Maintain all relevant ethical, legal, and professional standards of practice for Professional Counselors or Social Workers (as relevant to credentials) in the state of TX
• Maintain licensure as a Professional Counselor or Social Worker (as relevant to credentials) within the state of TX
• Coordinate one or more areas of Counseling Center service as requested by Director
• Maintain compliance with Counseling Center Policies and Procedures

Requirements

• Master's degree in Clinical/Counseling psychology or in Social Work
• Fully Licensed as an LPC, LPA, or LCSW in the State of TX

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a University Counseling Center
• Experience with Public Speaking

Benefits

• Excellent compensation package including health, retirement, & fringe benefits for eligible employees
• Coverage includes medical, prescriptions, life insurance, AD&D, and matching retirement provided by UTPB
• Eligibility to add dental, vision, family coverage, & flex-spending accounts, additional retirement, and other coverages
• Fringe benefits include tuition reimbursement (after one year of service), wellness breaks, employee assistant program (EAP), and meal deals