Posting Details
Position Information
Winthrop Position Title
Staff Counselor
State Title
Clinical Counselor
State Class Code
EB80
State Pay Band
06
Annual Salary/Hiring Range
$45,022 (0.75 FTE, 8/16-5/15 each year)
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Counseling Services Director, the Staff Counselor provides counseling services to students and develops and executes marketing strategies that promote Counseling Services and other Center for Student Wellness programs.
Job Summary

• Provides direct clinical services, including ongoing individual or couples psychotherapy, group therapy and emergency/crisis intervention.
• Uses a brief solutions-focused model to help clients gain insight into personal problems, define personal goals and objectives, and develop the coping skills needed to achieve them.
• Serves as department's Outreach Coordinator, ensuring that campus-wide mental health programming is timely, relevant and well promoted.
• Acts as liaison to campus offices, groups and organizations to continuously monitor the need for mental health programming.
• Coordinates and promotes the campus wellness model through programs and outreach.
• Coordinates within the Center for Student Wellness and other Student Affairs offices to ensure optimal, non-redundant programming. Provides social media/digital outreach.
• Maintains appropriate documentation of all clinical activities.
• Provides same-day crisis and intake assessment to determine appropriate treatment needs and clinical disposition.
• Offers informal supervision to graduate-level interns.
• Provides consultation with psychiatric medication management provider and other professionals about students of concern and mental health issues on campus.
• Participates in peer supervision and department staff meetings and participates in professional development.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, counseling psychology, social work or closely related field.
• License to practice independently as an LPC, LISW-CP or LMFT in South Carolina or license-eligible within two years of hire date (arranging supervision is the licensee's responsibility).
• Must have passed the required licensing exam for clinical practice before date of hire.
• Marketing/promotions experience, including experience with social media management and content creation programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical counseling or social work experience in a higher education setting.
• Experience with web-based technology, including online counseling.
• Telemental health counselor credential.
• Clinical specialization in veterans, LGBTQ, neurodivergence, eating disorders and/or addictions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Summary

• Knowledge of psychological and college student development theory.
• Some knowledge of marketing principles and practices.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to provide culturally competent, time-limited psychological services, including individual, couples and group psychotherapy.
• Ability to provide emergency coverage/crisis intervention; consultation to students, parents and faculty/staff; and quality supervision to counselor trainees.
• Ability to assess addiction and substance use disorders.
• Willingness to learn new programs and work collaboratively.
• Ability and willingness to write grants.
• Commitment to professional development and ability to maintain appropriate professional/ethical standards in all situations.

Travel/Overtime Requirements
Must be available by phone for emergency on-call rotation.
License/Certification
Current SC license or license-eligible as LPC, LMFT or LISW-CP within two years of hire date.
Type of Position
Classified
Position Status
Full-Time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Hours Per Week
37.5
Months per Year
9
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
2025091S
Open Date
05/02/2025
Close Date
05/18/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants
PLEASE NOTE
* A resume will not be reviewed to determine whether an applicant meets the qualifications outlined in the job vacancy notice (posting).
* Responses to supplemental questions are considered part of the application; failure to respond will result in disqualification.
NOTICE