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Assistant Director of Counseling, Student Health and Counseling
The Assistant Director of Counseling guides and directs initiatives to support student success by fostering an supportive environment that promotes positive mental and physical health and general wellbeing. Reporting to the Director of Counseling Services, the Assistant Director of Counseling creates and maintaining a student-centered culture, developing and implementing programs and procedures to support student mental and physical health. This position works with a variety of campus and partners, including faculty, staff and students to ensure that UNK Student Affairs seeks to enhance student growth, foster a welcoming environment, develop an atmosphere where all students thrive. This position is vital to the advancement and collaboration of student success initiatives, partnering primarily with Academic Affairs, Residential Life and the Loper Success Hub, to enrich the UNK student experience.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Three years’ experience working in medicine, mental health or higher education.
- Experience with mental health assessment and intervention or dealing with crisis management.
- Experience with prevention and outreach networking and programming, and an understanding of developmental issues relevant to the college population
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in counseling, counseling psychology, psychology or related field in mental health
HOW TO APPLY: To be considered for the position, application materials can be submitted at UNK Employment Opportunities before October 15 2025. Questions regarding the position can be directed to Kiphany Hof at hofkj@unk.edu . Upon a contingent offer of employment, the University of Nebraska will conduct an investigation of employment records, educational records, criminal records, and other records to verify the information provided in your application and/or any additional information you have provided is accurate. Salaries at the University of Nebraska at Kearney are competitive. The University provides a flexible benefits program at minimal cost to the employee. NuFlex benefit choices include a Medical Plan and Prescription Drug Program, Vision Care, Dental Plan, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, and Reimbursement Accounts for Health and Dependent Care. The Employee and Dependent Scholarship program is also available to eligible employees. Basic Retirement Plan options include TIAA and Fidelity.
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