Counselor

Title: Counselor

Salary Range: $4014- $5017

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location:

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Engagement and Student Success

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

This position reports to the Director of Counseling. The person in this position will provide quality counseling services to BCTC students. The counselor will perform a variety of tasks related to personal and academic counseling which are aimed at helping students achieve success.

Job Duties:

Provides short term counseling for BCTC students on matters relating to academic success and social/emotional well-being. Travel amongst Lexington campuses is required. Some regional campus travel may be required.

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Provides referrals for students needing long-term counseling and/or community resources.

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Administers, evaluates, and interprets a variety of mental health screenings.

Prepares reports related to various tasks related to counseling services.

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Maintains files which are confidential in nature.

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Provides student development workshops for campus community on relevant topics such as time management, stress management, note taking, prioritization, and goal setting.

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Provides psycho-educational programming for our campus community on relevant topics such as eating disorders, depression awareness, healthy relationships, or substance abuse.

Provides services and resources that support students from all backgrounds

Provides crisis intervention services for students.

Acts as a resource to college faculty and staff regarding mental health concerns of students.

Participates in student success programs/services and college-wide events.

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Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field) and four (4) years related experience, or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required to travel to multiple campus locations and community events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree and four (4) years experience or equivalent
• Possession of a valid Kentucky Certification or Licensure.
  
• A background in higher education.
  
• Mental health and/or addictions counseling experience.
  
• Case management experience.
  
• Flexibility and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
  
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with others.

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.