Full-Time Counselor (12-Month Student Services Professional, Academic-Related)

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:

California State University (CSU), Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 23-campus CSU system, which educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 14,000 students, with over half identifying as first-generation college students.

Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, veterans, and those with bilingual and/or diverse abilities are encouraged to apply.

Position Title: Full-Time Counselor (12-Month Student Services Professional, Academic-Related)

Position Starts: July 2025

Unit: WellCat Counseling Center

Salary:

Student Services Professional, Academic-Related I - 12 Month Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $7,127 - $12,771 per month
Student Services Professional, Academic-Related II - 12 Month Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $7,830 - $14,019 per month
Student Services Professional, Academic-Related III - 12 Month Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $9,883 - $14,681 per month

The appropriate classification and initial placement within the classification salary range are commensurate with education, experience, and program need. See the Faculty Salaries At-a-Glance guide for more information.

Initial Review Date: 05/15/25; Complete applications received after that date may be considered if the position is not filled.

Position Summary:

The WellCat Counseling Center at California State University, Chico is seeking a full-time (non tenure-track) 12-Month Counselor with an anticipated start in July 2025. This position is classified as a Student Services Professional, Academic-Related.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience functioning at a high level as a generalist counselor in a diverse setting is required.
• This position requires a valid California license as a psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, or licensed professional counselor (or eligibility for licensure in the state of California).
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of best practices in the field.
• Ability to work within a brief (3-6 session), non-weekly therapy framework.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to effectively interact with a diverse client population; ability to establish and maintain long-term relationships with non-student leadership of campus departments and off-campus organizations.
• Ability to learn, interpret, follow, and apply a wide variety of standards of policies and procedures relating to and impacting the applicable program.
• Ability to facilitate team meetings, including time for business-related material and training of interns.
• Ability to continuously seek improvements in order to support the goals and strategic mission of the center.
• Excellent oral, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly as a part of the team.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of client information in accordance with professional standards, HIPAA (Health Information Portability & Accountability Act) and FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act), and state regulations.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates with university or college counseling experience in the provision of crisis intervention, psychotherapy, outreach programming and consultation for a multicultural student population are preferred.
• Education, training, or expertise in one or more of the following areas: sexual violence, substance use disorders, complex trauma, underserved populations including African-American/Black, Latinx, first-generation students, student veterans, LGBTQ+, and students with disabilities.
• Experience providing clinical supervision.
• Bilingual candidates will be given preference.

Responsibilities:

• Provide initial clinical consultation, clinical assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term (3-6) brief psychotherapy to a diverse student population.
• Provides group cou