PT Mental Health Counselor

PT Mental Health Counselor

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential Job Functions

• Actively assist students with applying for local, state, and federal benefits.
• Provide career, mental health and crisis counseling to students.
• Develop, foster, and maintain relationships with community agencies and organizations to connect students with services.
• Work with specific at-risk populations to create pathways for success.
• Plan and implement mental health awareness, social services and educational events for students.
• Deliver classroom presentations and facilitate workshops for students.
• Provide academic advising and registration assistance, as needed.

Additional Job Functions

• Work cooperatively with counterparts on the other campuses to achieve the College's annual goals and objectives.
• Represent SJC with outside educational institutions, internal departments, and professional organizations.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Facilitate timely, professional communication and problem resolution strategies.
• Maintain processes and systems that improve the quality of customer support services.
• Demonstrate working functional knowledge and use of Banner.
• Coordinate, plan, and implement targeted events and activities on campus.
• Conduct individual and group counseling.
• Provide career testing, exploration, and counseling services.
• Maintain counseling records as required by federal and state professional counseling regulations.
• Must possess outstanding customer service skills and have the ability to work with multiple projects and within deadlines.
• Must be knowledgeable about and be responsive to FERPA law and regulations.
• Must be available for occasional nights and weekends activities.

Education and Experience:

Required Education:

Required Experience:

• Minimum of one (1) year of work experience providing counseling.
• Experience with creating and fostering student or client success.
• Experience in individual, short-term counseling, crisis intervention, minority concerns, learning styles/study skills.

Preferred Experience:

• Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.), National Certified Counselor (N.C.C.), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (L.M.F.T.) and / or Licensed Master Social Worker (L.M.S.W.) preferred
• Experience with community college counseling services.
• Knowledge and experience with administering and evaluating college-level assessments, including computerized tests. Experience with creating and fostering student success, retention and completion
• Experience with Banner Student Information System.
• Knowledge and experience with administering and evaluating career and / or mental health assessments.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

Licenses/Certifications:

Preferred Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (L.P.C.- A), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (L.M.F.T.-A) and / or Licensed Master Social Worker (L.M.S.W.) seeking independent clinical licensure.
• Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.), National Certified Counselor (N.C.C.), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (L.M.F.T.) and / or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) preferred.
• Any license(s) and Certification(s) must meet the State of Texas guidelines and regulations for counseling practices, regardless of exempt status of educational entity.

Opportunity for remote work:

This position has limited opportunity for remote work arrangements with appropriate approvals and in accordance with the policies, procedures, and needs of the College.

Work Environment

Office Environment

Physical Activity

• Sitting for periods of time
• Walking for periods of time
• Lifting up to 25 pounds

Salary Grade: CLERI

Salary is based on the Board-approved salary schedule for the current fiscal year. See Salary Schedule

Requisition Number: req6369

Posting Close Date: 8/20/2026