Counselor Job Description
Counselor
provides counseling and psychotherapy to a diverse student population across a broad range of presenting issues, utilizing a brief therapy model.
Counselor Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective counselor job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included counselor job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Providing clinical services for withdrawal management
Serves as a liaison with external contacts such as probation officers, family members, and internal contacts with other Abraxas employees, case management staff, quality assurance staff
Assist in the development and delivery of programs and workshops to further engage students in the career development process
Coordinates and implements case management activities
Represent the College at National Portfolio Day events, college fairs and other recruitment events
Evaluate and critique applicant portfolios
Establish and maintain positive relationships with instructors and department chairs at educational institutions across the country
All admissions and developing treatment plans for clients to effectively maintain a therapeutic environment
Handling outpatient work as needed
Attend and participate in individual clinical supervision and peer group supervision and case presentation
Counselor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Counselor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BCLS, AMFI, IAODAPCA, MFI, BLS, CASAC, CADC
Education for Counselor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the counselor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Health, Education, Human Services, Counseling Psychology, Social Services, Management, Computer
Skills for Counselor
Desired skills for counselor include:
New developments in the field of substance abuse
Brief therapy and solution-focused counseling methods
Compliance principles
Management
Delivery
Growth and developmental stages of the student population served
Role of a counselor and national
School counseling program development
State and local school counseling standards and requirements
Use of technology in research
Desired experience for counselor includes:
Conduct informational sessions for internal and external communications (e.g., prospective applicants, their parents and high school guidance counselors)
Cultivate relationships with secondary or university personnel, professional organizations, students, parents and alumni
Coordinate onsite logistics for admission events
May assist in the administration of a specific project and/or program
May assist in mentoring other staff
Occasionally lift, carry, push, pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds
Counselor Examples
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Counselor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of counselor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for counselor
- Discuss prognosis and management options with supervising genetic counselor or medical geneticist
- Provide direct clinical services including individual psychotherapy, group therapy, referrals and crisis intervention
- Provide consultation services to faculty and staff as needed
- Assist with outreach programs to students on campus
- Maintain an assigned caseload of patients
- Actively participate in individual and group supervision
- Maintain clinical records in compliance with State and Federal regulatory agency requirements and program policies and procedures
- Performs individual, group, and family counseling under the direction of a Clinical Supervisor
- Participates in a cross-disciplinary treatment team and attends in-service
- Maintains a client caseload with appropriate treatment plans
Qualifications for counselor
- 2 years of post-graduate experience in Counseling in grief and loss issues
- Passionate about the Hospice field highly preferred
- Must be a Graduate with good communication skills
- Graduate from an accredited university or college with a Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology or Clinical Social Work
- Minimum of two (2) years experience providing short-term counseling to individuals and their families
- Licensed for AODA practice within state of practice, or have an AODA specialization within their Master’s degree
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of counselor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for counselor
- Maintains and completes required documentation prior to the end of the shift
- Prepares reports as required by Abraxas and external sources
- Actively tours prospective customers through the various home sites/lots to familiarize them with the community layout
- Engages in the company’s defined selling process during product tour to deliver effective sales presentation
- Sells the benefits of the community, reputation of the company and the quality and design of company products, construction and service
- Proactively communicates and responds in a professional and timely manner to all external and internal stakeholders (managers, real estate brokers, homebuyers)
- Coordinates and hosts broker previews, promotional events at assigned communities
- Physically participating in all activities with youth
- Acting as an advisor, counselor, manager of a group of participants
- Provides individual counseling and related documentation
Qualifications for counselor
- Interest in outreach to our student community to run psycho-educational programs
- Candidate is required to have skills necessary to complete intakes, create treatment plans, and implement short term psychotherapy and group therapy with undergraduate students and graduate students
- Candidate should have the skills to complete a suicide assessment and to be involved in crisis intervention
- Candidate should have proficiency in the treatment model they use, and preferably have familiarity with more than one treatment modality, such as CBT, DBT and psychodynamic therapy
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing or other related field and one year experience
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age with high school diploma
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a counselor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for counselor
- Participates in and documents case consultations, including quarterly treatment reviews
- Writes progress/court reports as necessary and discharge summaries
- Help to guide groups and individual campers in participating successfully in all aspects of camp activities
- Be aware of safety concerns and report problems to the proper authority
- Assist Counselors/Guest Artists with the preparation and implementation of activities and programs
- Encourage campers to participate in camp-wide programs, special events, and all other activities by demonstrating excitement and enthusiasm appropriately
- Assist in any activity however needed
- Help ensure the health and welfare of campers
- Learn likes/dislikes of each participant
- Recognize and respond to opportunities for problem solving in the group
Qualifications for counselor
- Prior experience working in college counseling centers, with interest and experience in an area of specialty, such as eating disorders, substance abuse, or trauma preferred
- A minimum of one year of documented professional teaching experience with young children required
- Individual state and center requirements may apply
- A minimum of 60 semester hours of college level course work with 6 credits of early childhood education or CDA required
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age with high school diploma or GED with a minimum of one college level ECE course, with a BA, AA or CDA preferred
- Minimum of 1-2 years previous sales experience required
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a counselor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for counselor
- Report inappropriate action to the appropriate authority
- Assist with patient intakes, scheduling and answering general questions
- Reviews family and medical histories, determines relative risks and educates patients and families about Mendelian inheritance, chromosomal risk and principles of teratology
- Performs preconceptional and pregnancy loss counseling from a genetic perspective
- Is familiar with and critical of laboratories providing diagnostic services such as chromosome analysis, molecular DNA technology and biochemical screening
- Provides an interpretation of test results for patients, families and referring physicians
- Discusses availability of various prenatal diagnostic options and their associated risks with patients and families
- Returns patient phone calls in response to care and needs in a timely manner
- Is available for short and long term care
- Documents patient and/or family encounters for patient and referring physician
Qualifications for counselor
- Masters (preferred) in psychology or a related field
- Must have a minimum of two (2) years experience in a psychiatric setting
- Licensed required
- Ability to supervise and actively participate with 10-15 active children in recreational setting for up to three hours a day
- Ability to work with youth, staff, parents, and general public
- Leadership skills, including the ability to inspire confidence and enthusiasm to associates, participants, and parents
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of counselor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for counselor
- The Business Counselor is responsible for client counseling
- Much of the work is technically-based and requires great attention to detail
- Both the SBTDC and its clients will be directly affected by the quality of service provided through this position
- Administers vocational interest and aptitude tests to all 8th grade students to students in magnet and CTE programs
- Analyzes and interprets results of the vocational assessments for students and school staff
- Collaborates with evaluation specialists, guidance counselors, vocational counselors, and parents regarding test results and recommendations for vocational programs
- Participates in the Special Education ARD/IEP process to interpret results of the vocational assessment and assist with transition issues
- Provides in-services and workshops for appropriate school personnel
- Instructing and reinforcing target goals and outcomes according to consumer
- Completing written documentation of services(s) provided upon completion of visit as directed by QP
Qualifications for counselor
- Familiarity with mental health systems and resources
- Fully licensed MSW or Counselor or related field
- The individual should have completed all coursework to be a licensed or certified psychologist, social worker or mental health counselor
- Ability to make mature decisions affecting the safety and well?being of children
- Skilled in varied sports/recreation activities such as bowling, skating, field games, and arts & crafts
- Ability to adapt activities for children with disabilities so that inclusion (interaction with children with and without disabilities can participate together) can occur