Mental Health Counselor - Farmington, United States - University of Maine

University of Maine

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Farmington, United States

1 week ago

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Description

Work Schedule:
Variable Schedule, nights and weekends required. 9-month work year calendar

Position Title:
Mental Health Counselor

Campus:
Farmington

Department:
Center for Student Development - FHUDE

Bargaining Unit:

UMPSA

Salary Band/Wage Band:
03: $34,125

Location:

Farmington ME

Statement of Job:
The Univesity of Maine at Farmington (UMF) is excited to announce a job opportunity for a Mental Health Counselor.

The Mental Health Counselor provides individual and group counseling to students to help them navigate challenges impacting their academic, social, career, and personal goals.

This position will also provide after-hours crisis consultation to Residence Life staff and mental health consultation to UMF students, staff, and faculty.

Topics commonly addressed include relationship issues, life decisions, motivation, personal growth, adjustment to college, anxiety, depression, grief, alcohol and substance abuse, sexuality, trauma/abuse, identity, and lifestyle choices.

Counselors actively engage in outreach initiatives, delivering training sessions, and prevention activities.

This is a full-time (40-hour work week), 9-month position with pay distributed across twelve (12) months. A typical work year is August 15th through May 15th.

Essential Duties

Provides individual appointments with students for counseling, which includes covering emergencies and/or walkin times on a rotational basis.
Provides after hours/weekend consultation on a rotational basis.
Provides mental health related training on campus, including student hall staff training.
Documents and provides complete, timely records of clinical activities.
Engages in consultation and care management with local mental health agencies and treatment programs.
Serves as a member of the UMF coordinating team.
Participates in community events and programming to build connections with local agencies.
Participates in departmental outreach activities.
Provides tailored individual mental health counseling to students.
Provides consultation to faculty and staff. Serves as a member of the interprofessional team working to create and sustain a fully inclusive community, resulting in student success at the University of Maine at Farmington.
A full job description can be found here
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About the University of Maine at Farmington:

The University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) has earned a national reputation for excellence, gaining stature as one of the finest state-supported liberal arts colleges in the northeastern U.S.

Additionally, UMF is rated 5th in U.S.

News & World Report Top Regional Public College North for 2023 and has been rated one of America's Best Colleges by U.S.

News 25 times since 1998.

The campus is in historic downtown Farmington, just a short walk away from coffee shops, funky stores, restaurants, banks, bookstores, a multi-screen movie theater and a whole lot more.

Our perfect location combines the active outdoor lifestyle with the arts & smarts of a small college town.

With enrollment at around 1,600 full-time students, UMF is about the same size as many of New England's most selective private colleges and offers many of the same advantages, yet at a very affordable price — providing a tremendous college value in a spectacular natural setting.

Established in 1864 as Maine's first public institution of higher education, the University of Maine at Farmington is a founding member of The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) an exclusive national group of public colleges and universities committed to providing superior liberal arts and sciences education.

Who is the University of Maine at Farmington?
A
Nationally Ranked public university, recognized for its academic excellence, educational value and inclusion.

An
Outdoorsy College located in the heart of world class skiing and snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking, kayaking and rafting.

An
Affordable, high-quality, residential, liberal arts college.

A school that offers challenging and innovative
Academic Programs in the arts and sciences, teacher preparation, and other pre-professional fields.

A small, friendly campus where
Students are the center of the universe.

A place where caring
Professors work side by side with students — in research,
creative endeavors, in the classroom and outside.

An institution that offers unparalleled research opportunities — often at the level and depth found at graduate school.

A campus of 1,600 bright, creative, independent-minded
students who thrive on challenges.

A college where students work hard but also enjoy kicking back and having
Fun — lots of fun.

A quirky yet warm-hearted, accepting community where
it's OK to be you.

We may not be for everyone, but we just might be the perfect place for you.

Qualifications:

Required Competencies
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Empathy and Compassion -** The ability to understand and share the feelings of clients