FP016 - Director of Student-Athlete Well-being/Mental Health Counselor

Title: FP016 - Director of Student-Athlete Well-being/Mental Health Counselor

State Role Title: Faculty-Professional

Hiring Range: Commensurate with credentials and experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: WWW.NSU.EDU

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University, a NCAA Division I institution, is seeking applicants for the Athletics Mental Health Counselor/ Director of Student Athlete Well-Being position. This position will provide individual and group counseling sessions; educational seminars; consultation and referral services to the Athletics Department of Norfolk State University. Emphasis will be on ameliorating mental health conditions and related issues typically experienced by student-athletes engaged in competitive intercollegiate sports at the NCAA Division I level. This candidate will play an integral role in collaboration with senior leadership, coaches and student-athletes create best practices/protocols regarding educational programming towards the advancement of mental health and wellness initiatives impacting student athletes. The position will report to the Athletics Director or Designee.

Position responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Provide confidential individual mental health counseling sessions and group sessions (as needed), as well as crisis management and support for student-athletes.
• Provide group mental skills instruction to optimize a team’s performance
• Provide educational workshops, advocacy, and information regarding mental/emotional health and wellness issues to Athletic Department staff members.
• Act as a liaison by providing consultations when needed between student-athletes and coaches/sports medicine staff, professors, and student affairs staff.
• Maintain secure and electronic medical records along with confidentiality of medical records.
• Develop mental health programs and services that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Complete University requirements, including POE, Title IX, and HIPAA.
• Ensure that University, NCAA, federal and state policies, procedures, and/or regulations are followed.
• Ongoing professional development to be informed and up-to-date on all regulations around mental health laws, NCAA rules and regulations, federal guidelines and legal interpretations related to HIPAA.
• Uphold standards and ethical guidelines of the counseling profession.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Counseling, Clinical or Sports Psychology, or Mental Performance.
2. Experience with development and delivery of mental health programming.
3. Must possess an active Virginia License or Certification in mental health counseling, clinical social work, or psychology
4. Excellent oral and written communication

Additional Considerations

1. Minimum 3 years’ experience working in Division I college athletics department or partnering department of institution of higher education.
2. Minimum 3-5 years’ experience working in collegiate athletics relative and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience with elite athletes.
3. Demonstrated crisis intervention and management skills.
4. Master’s Degree in Community or Clinical Psychology

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information

Name: Office of Human Resources

Phone: 757-823-2948

Email: NO EMAILED DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.