Counselor/Advisor is responsible for working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and the community to provide vision and leadership for the mental health of the campus and community. This position also supports the advising functions of Student Services. The Counselor/Advisor will report to the Director of Student Success and Academic Advising, with the following specific responsibilities:

A. Provide leadership and direction for the mental care, counseling, and development of students.
B. Conducts crisis assessment and intervention for urgent/walk-in appointments
C. Serve as an integral member of the CARE team.
D. Develop positive relationships and collaborative partnerships with leaders of schools, businesses, industry, health care organizations, and other community agencies within the service region that can provide third party services for students, faculty, and staff.
E. Provide exceptional and innovative academic advising services to prospective and current students, individually or in groups, about college policies and programs of study.
F. Advise student about the possible consequences of academic decisions and provide guidance to individual support services.
G. Assist with all phases of student recruitment, such as high school visitations, career fairs, college days, open houses, and informational sessions.
H. Prepare formal data collection reports in a timely manner.
I. Attend program advisory meetings as assigned.
J. Review, interpret, and evaluate applicant test scores and other relevant information to determine the academic status of prospective and current students.
K. Participate in ongoing professional development appropriate to functions of the position and professional interests.
L. Maintain a clean and safe work area.
M. Perform other duties which support the mission and initiatives of the College.
N. Monitor and follow-up on early alerts for students on assigned caseload.
O. Identify appropriate resources to provide students with wraparound services.
P. Teach at least one section of ACA, college student success, at least one semester per year.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must meet the requirements listed below that represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to be successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business correspondence and reports.
• Ability to articulate professional responses to common inquiries and/or complaints from students, faculty, staff, or the public at-large.
• Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.
• Ability to effectively present information to management, students, faculty, staff, or the public at-large.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to design and implement a fiscal budget

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.

Master Degree in counseling, school counseling, must hold a National Certified Counselor credential; experience/proficiency in the use of integrated software (Microsoft Word and Excel), effective oral and written communication skills, and the ability to coordinate and prioritize duties

Experience in a post-secondary educational setting. Knowledge of ADA and disability services programs.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, & walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Standard office environment
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low