Fairfield University

Fairfield University

Mental Health Counselor and Outreach Coordinator

Fairfield, CT · Director · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 32 days ago
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About the role

  • Provides individual counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation and referral; prepares, communicates and executes psycho-educational programs.
  • Responsible for the coordination, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of campus‑wide health promotion and mental health education initiatives.
  • Holistic wellbeing initiatives will address suicide prevention, sexual assault prevention, stigma reduction, stress management, body image, mental health literacy, and related behavioral health concerns.

Requirements

  • full licensure must be obtained within 18 months of hire.
  • A minimum of 1-2 year of college counseling experience is required.
  • Some evenings and weekends may be required.

Compensation

  • Preparing statistical reports and annual reports.

Benefits

  • This role includes both a clinical counseling component, as well as an outreach/ health promotion component.
  • The position integrates public health, clinical, and educational approaches to support overall student mental health and promote student well‑being initiatives.
  • Counselor will serve as a member of the Fairfield University Wellness Committee, an interdisciplinary team committed to advancing the University's holistic wellness initiatives on campus.
  • Regular hours may vary occasionally in response to emergent clinical need, after-hours on-call coverage, or wellness programming.
  • Planning and implementation of broad wellness-based outreach initiatives.
  • Administering triage and providing walk-in coverage to evaluate level of risk

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