Counseling Director – HigherEdJobs

Montana State University Billings is a preferred employer in the region-WE WANT YOU!

The following are reasons why you should
join our
team:

• Work-life balance
• Holidays-10 paid holidays per year and 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation-
  15 days per
  year (New Employees to 10 years; after 10 years the accrual rate increases)
• Sick Leave – Earned at an accrual rate of
  .0416125 for
  each hour in pay status.
• Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver
• Opportunities to engage in professional
  development
  opportunities
• Committed to employee wellness and access to a robust Employee Assistance Program
• Medical
  Benefits that
  are robust and affordable
• Visit MUS Benefits to learn more about our benefit package including:
  • Medical,
    Vision, and
    Dental
  • Life Insurance and Long Term Disability are incorporated into our benefits.
  • Learn more about our
    retirement
    benefits at MUS Retirement.
• Opportunities for career growth and a variety of career paths
• Campus
  vibrancy-
  coffee shops, FREE attendance to MSUB concerts, athletic events, and lectures, access to recreation center, library, etc.
• Beautiful campus environment that features our MSUB Mile walking path

The Student Health Services (SHS) Counseling
Director
provides exceptional clinical student mental health services and exemplary leadership of the SHS counseling program at both City
College and
the University Campus. Additionally, the Counseling Director is the direct supervisor of the SHS clinical mental health staff to
include
licensed or licensure eligible professional counselors as well as clinical, graduate student interns. The Counseling Director also
collaborates with medical, nursing, and wellness providers to support students within an integrated health and wellness setting. The
Counseling Director will also be the primary administrator of the clinical mental health electronic health records system and direct the
mental health component of AAAHC clinical accreditation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Serve as the lead
clinician of a staff that provides clinical mental health services in accordance with MT state law, professional ethics, and community
standards.

• Train, mentor, supervise, and evaluate counseling team members.
• Perform other duties as
  assigned.
• Engage in the development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental goals and objectives as they align with
  the MSUB
  Strategic Plan.
• Serve on committees, work teams, task forces, etc. as requested by
  the Director of SHS.
• Serve as an active
  member of the leadership team, contributing to strategic
  planning, program development, and organizational decision-making.
• Oversee
  and participate in continuous quality improvement (QI) initiatives, including data collection, analysis, and
  reporting to enhance clinical
  services and outcomes.
• Lead and support the development, review, and implementation of clinical policies and
  procedures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable
  accreditation standards and requirements.
• Provide networking, coalition
  building, and outreach for students, staff, and faculty.
• Supervise and monitor data sharing with the Collegiate Center for Mental
  health via the EHR.
• Monitor thorough and timely
  clinical documentation using the EHR.
• Be the system administrator for the
  clinical mental health electronic health records (EHR) system.
• Take a
  warm, flexible, and responsive approach to treatment,
  mentoring, clinical collaboration, relationship building, and community outreach.
• Provide occasional after-hours support with crisis
  intervention, campus programming, and consultation.
• Maintain a counseling case load and supervise all other counseling activities
  during business hours which may include crisis response and
  intervention.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team in an integrated
  health and wellness setting.
• Provide supervision for clinical interns toward
  graduate program completion and state
  licensure.

Education Required:

• Minimum of a master’s
  degree in clinical counseling, clinical
  social work, clinical psychology, or psychiatric medicine.

Required
Qualifications:

• Montana state
  licensure being any or either of the following: LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, licensed clinical psychology
  or licensed and board-certified
  psychiatrist.
• Either be licensed in MT in respective discipline for three years or have taken
  board-approved training consisting of
  a minimum of one semester credit graduate education focused on supervision or 20 hours of
  board-approved training in
  supervision.
• Person-centered mental health clinician able to tailor counseling to a diverse student
  population.
• Public
  presentation and written communication skills.
• Willingness to foster partnerships with and provide outreach
  to the campus
  community.
• Ability to work closely and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health and wellness team.
• Willingness and
  skills to mentor the counseling staff which includes graduate student interns

Preferred
Qualifications:

• At least two years of post-licensure counseling experience.
• Experience working in a college counseling
  center or other
  higher education experience.
• Past career leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience using and/or
  administering an
  electronic health records system.

Desired start date is 8/1/2026

Applicants will be reviewed and interviewed
on an
ongoing basis after the screening date. The screening date begins 10 calendar days after a position is posted on the employment
website.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.