Mental Health Counselor

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas.

As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC is recognized as a leader in education. NWACC offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.

NWACC employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.

Under the direction of the Director of Counseling and Wellness, the Mental Health Counselor provides counseling, assessment, crisis intervention, and referral services for college students, staff, and faculty.

The Mental Health Counselor participates in activities that address students' needs; consults with faculty and staff regarding students' concerns;

and provides counseling services and wellness programs that promote a positive impact on student success. The primary goals of the Mental Health Counselor are to contribute and commit to providing a supportive campus environment, to promote psychological health and well-being for all students, staff, and faculty, and to empower students, staff, and faculty to achieve academic and professional success.

Essential Duties

• Provides counseling for students, staff, and faculty by facilitating personal counseling to help them identify and understand personal issues that are affecting their quality of life, education, career, and / or work performance.
• Refers and connects students, staff, and faculty who have needs outside of the Counseling and Wellness Center's scope of practice to college and outside community agencies.
• Develops and maintains a networking relationship with community referral resources.
• Responds to crisis situations and to college critical incidents requiring counseling services (e.g., classroom / group debriefing, supportive counseling).
• Provides case management for students with special life challenges.
• Assists with programming and educational opportunities in such areas as unplanned pregnancy education, drug / alcohol education, various mental health programs such as suicide prevention, test anxiety, support for students with Asperger's / autism.
• Collaborates with various campus departments such as Student Life, Student Conduct, and Enrollment Support to support and promote student success.
• Engages in continual professional development activities.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation within the Simple Practice EMR system.
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.
• Provides counseling services in-person and via Telehealth.
• Travels to Washington Co. campus at least one day per week to perform counseling. Flexibility to pivot back to main campus if needed.

Salary $51,193 annually

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the organization and administration of various higher education academic
• and social programs.
• Knowledge of campus and community resources.
• Knowledge of state, federal, and campus rules, regulations, and requirements related to
• campus academic and social programs.
• Ability to coordinate the activities of campus academic and / or social programs.
• Ability to evaluate collected information and formulate into recommendations.
• Ability to compile information into report form.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The following physical activities 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 and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is :

Frequently :

• Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding
• Sitting
• Standing
• Walking
Constantly :
• Hearing
• Hearing
• Repetitive motion
• Talking
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as : preparing and analyzing data and figures;

transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; and / or visual inspection at distances close to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications

Master's Degree in Counseling or related field; licensed by the State of Arkansas to practice counseling or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience consulting / liaising with campus and / or community partners serving LGBTQ+ populations.
• Experience counseling LGBTQ+ populations.
• Fluent in Spanish.

NWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.