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POSITION: Licensed Student Counselor
DATE OPENED: Consideration of applications begins immediately
and is open until filled.
SALARY: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Attractive and comprehensive benefit package. Minimum salary is $41,141 annually. This is a .84 FTE position.
The Licensed Student
Counselor provides individual counseling and coordinates retention programming to foster the academic persistence and success of Peru State
College students. This position is responsible for providing vocational testing and assessment, program development/evaluation and outreach
activities. Will consult with academic and student affairs departments. May be involved in crisis prevention or aiding with adjustment
problems after a major life event. Will maintain confidential records. Will provide academic advisement/counseling to probationary students.
Provides undeclared advising and works in collaboration with the career specialist for student exploration during the career planning
process. The Licensed Student Counselor also provides prevention programming and intervention counseling, assessment, and collaboration to
other agency for services to students with substance use issues. The Licensed Student Counselor will provide individualized intervention to
address barriers to success and will serve as a member of the behavioral intervention (CARE Team) that helps support students struggling
both in and out of the classroom. This position is exempt with regard to FLSA overtime. This position is covered by the NSCPA negotiated
agreement.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have master’s degree in counseling or a related field and four years
of experience as well as a Nebraska mental health practitioner’s license. A thorough knowledge of counseling theory and practice and
the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds is required. Must be able to perform on-demand situational
assessment and crisis intervention, coordinate services with other campus constituencies, maintain appropriate professional boundaries and
maintain confidentiality.
This position is subject to veterans’ preference. Offers of employment will be conditional upon
satisfactory results of a background check.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Apply at www.peru.edu. Please submit the employment application, resume and a cover letter.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Peru State College’s “Campus of a Thousand Oaks,” an arboretum campus, is nestled in historic
southeast Nebraska. The state’s first college, Peru State offers a unique mix of innovative online and traditional classroom
undergraduate and graduate programs, including online graduate degrees in education and organizational management. Member institution of the
Nebraska State College System.
GENERAL INFORMATION: PSC is an equal opportunity institution. PSC does not
discriminate against any student, employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability, religion, or age in employment and education opportunities, including but not limited to admission decisions. The
College has designated an individual to coordinate the College’s non-discrimination efforts to comply with regulations implementing
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, of the Education Amendments of 1972,
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Reports regarding discrimination or harassment may be
directed to the following Compliance Coordinator. In addition, inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies and practices may be directed
to the Compliance Coordinator: Ms. Eulanda Cade, Peru State College, Administration Building, Room 312, PO Box 10, 600 Hoyt Street, Peru, NE
68421-0010, (402) 872-2230 [email protected].
