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.
  
  
• Provides referrals for students needing long-term counseling and/or community resources.
  
  
• Administers, evaluates, and interprets a variety of mental health screenings.
  
  
• Prepares reports related to various tasks related to counseling services.
  
  
• Maintains files which are confidential in nature.
  
  
• Provides student development workshops for campus community on relevant topics such as time management, stress management, note taking, prioritization, and goal setting.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.