Student Counselor & Wellness Coordinator | Student Services

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

August 10, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1138-YN_ADMINPRO - Coordinator

Business Title:

Student Counselor & Wellness Coordinator | Student Services

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The Student Counselor and Wellness Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the campus student mental health services and resources. The Coordinator is accountable for leading, developing and providing innovative services that expand and promote mental health and wellness resources to assist with student success, persistence and retention.

The Student Counselor & Wellness Coordinator specifically provides counseling services to students in individual and group sessions, responds to crisis situations, provides risk assessments, mental health evaluations and interventions. The position also develops and delivers mental health educational programming, training and consultations. This position also works collaboratively with campus, WSU-system, and community partners to develop new programs and services. The coordinator is a member of the Student Services team in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs with attention to being responsive, innovative and results-orientated, and reports to the Director of Student Services.

Additional Information:

Last Day Applications Will Be Accepted: August 10, 2025, at 11:59 pm.

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $5,837.38 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Position requires a Master’s or Doctorate degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology, Social Work or equivalent mental health graduate degree from an accredited institution.

Additional Requirements

• Three (3) years of professional therapeutic, consultation and psycho-educational programming experience. A Doctorate degree in one of the related fields may substitute for one (1) year of professional work experience.

• Must become licensed as a mental health counselor, social worker, psychologist or family therapist in the State of Washington within 12 months of hire.

• Demonstrated experience counseling at-risk university students or populations with similar mental health concerns.

• Demonstrated experience with public speaking, presenting to small and/or large groups, and development of written training materials, psycho-educational lectures and workshops.

• Demonstrated experience in providing crisis intervention and consultation.

• Ability to work as a team

• Interest in wellness or prevention approach to delivering mental health services to campus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Counseling or mental health clinical experience in a university setting.

• Experience providing consultation.

• Experience supervising undergraduate and/or graduate trainees.

• Bilingual/biliterate.

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