Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide brief solution based counseling and professional therapeutic services to current Laredo College and Title V LEAD Grant students that involves the application of mental health, psychotherapeutic, and human development principles to facilitate adjustment and personal development. 
 
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide introductory services to students in the LEAD Pathways Summer Bridge.
2. Provide sessions for LEAD students on time management, stress reduction, emotional well-being, including strategies and apps to address critical situations and connect student to Laredo College services.
3. Assist LEAD program staff and students with expert knowledge and structured mental health and wellness improvement programs.
4. Attend LEAD program meetings and trainings as required.
5. Provide time and effort monthly reports to LEAD Activity Director Provide individual and group psychotherapy to students.
6. Provide emergency crisis intervention services. 
7. Maintain timely, accurate, and complete documentation of all services contacts as required by center policies and procedures.
8. Receives and responds to referrals from student, faculty, staff and others. 
9. Conducts risk assessment and interventions for students in emotional or behavioral crisis and makes appropriate referrals as needed.
10. Consults with, coordinates with, collaborates with and refers students to other health professionals and resources on and off campus.
11. Attend and participate in case-staffing meetings.
12. Adhere to ethical and legal requirements of appropriate licensing board.
13. Provide and support outreach and prevention activities including but not limited to suicide prevention and campus crisis response. 
14. Maintain and update professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops, and serving on special committees. 
15. Develop treatment plans, in accordance with established standards, consistent with assessment, in conjunction with students to include goals, intervention, necessary support, or referral service.
16. Attend and participate in departmental and division meetings and staff development programs as assigned.
17. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Counseling and Disability Services and LEAD Activity Director.

NOTICE:  Required Documents
To be considered for this position, you are required to upload your resume and unofficial transcript(s).  In addition, if a license or certificate is required for this position, upload proof of your current license/certificate.
 
Required:

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited university in counseling psychology, clinical psychology, counselor education, social work, marriage and family, or other closely related field. 
• Minimum 1 year of full-time or 2 years of part-time work experience.  
• Must have one of the following licenses: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). License must be active and renewed for continued employment.
• Must have a valid Texas Driver's License.
  
  

• Knowledge of counseling resources and best practices
• Knowledge of human behavior, individual differences in abilities, personality and interests; learning and motivation
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, ethical standards, and college code of conduct 
• Knowledge of local social services agencies and referral/resource information
• Crisis management and clinical assessment skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to establish rapport, trust and non-judgemental theoretical approach to counseling individuals
• Ability to apply professional and ethical principles and practices and exhibit good judgement and decision making skills
• Ability to build positive collegial relationships and work with a diverse student population 
• Ability to create and conduct presentations
• Ability to utilize the web-based tools such as Maxient, PASPort, Banner, Canvas, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams and other departmental/college-wide software
• Ability to adapt to changes in work-load, office setting/environment, schedule, and new assignments intended to support the needs of students and department/division/college goals
• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish 

Supervision Exercised   
None

Supervision Received
The LEAD Center Counselor will report directly to the Director of Counseling and Disability Services; however, the LEAD Center Counselor may receive direction and provisional supervision from the LEAD Activity Director as it relates to LEAD program activities or in the absence of the Director of Counseling and Disability Services.
 
Physical Requirements  
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.  
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds.   
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Work Environment 
Work is performed in a standard office environment.    
Work-inside a well-lighted and air-conditioned area most of the time.  
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
 
Safety  
Required to work safely and follow safety rules.    
Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.  
Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
 
Special Conditions 
Immediate supervisor may assign other duties.  
May be required to work outside regular working hours, as needed.  
May be required to work at a different college work site or campus as needed.
 
EEO Statement 
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Laredo College is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, or national origin who are otherwise eligible for admission as students. Furthermore, Laredo College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and no applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or national origin. This institution will not enter knowingly into any contractual agreement for services or supplies with any firm failing to follow fair employment practices. 
 
Foreign Degrees 
Foreign degrees require an evaluation for United States equivalency from an approved stated education agency or having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached to your online application at the time of applying. For your convenience, we have provided the following links to assist you in complying with this requirement. However, you may use any other certified transcript evaluation service. http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Out-of-state_Certification/Foreign_Credential_Evaluation_Services/ http://www.naces.org/members.htm
 
Disclaimer 
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. LC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by LC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.