Counseling Services at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full-time 10-month Senior Counselor position.
SUNY Oswego Counseling Services (CS) offers multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and diverse services to students that enable them to be more successful in their academic, personal, and career pursuits. CS is IACS accredited and hosts masters-level graduate trainees and counselor education doctoral-level trainees for clinical internships from accredited education programs.
CS's efforts focus on helping students reduce psychological symptoms, cope with life events and developmental tasks, improve interpersonal skills and relationships, and increase self-knowledge and problem-solving ability. CS promotes equity and respect for individual and cultural differences and offers consulting services to the entire University community. CS is part of the Division of Student Affairs, which contributes to and facilitates critical learning and development within healthy, inclusive, and supportive communities.
Reporting to the Associate Director/Clinical Director of Counseling Services, the Senior Counselor contributes to the center's goal of making mental health services accessible for all students.
Posting Date: July 14, 2026
Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Compensation: SL Level: 4; Salary levels, Minimum salary: $73,000; offer will be commensurate with experience. For more information, visit: https://www.suny.edu/hr/compensation/salary/
Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. For more information, visit: https://www.suny.edu/benefits/
Date of Appointment: As soon as possible but negotiable
Description of Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical services, including intake assessments; individual and group counseling/therapy through both in-person and tele-mental health services; crisis intervention; case management; consultation with staff, faculty, families, and students.
- Serve in the on-duty rotation, if necessary.
- Provide consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and university-wide mental health issues.
- Participate in multidisciplinary and leadership team meetings.
- Provide clinical supervision of unlicensed staff and interns, and other staff as needed.
- Provide assistance to specialized programs or to particular student groups as requested by department leadership.
- Participate in, support and when needed lead department outreach initiatives. Provide expertise in the development of and implementation of mental health programs for the university community to promote wellbeing, including interpersonal and academic skills.
- As clinical load permits, attend meetings, workshops and training programs that will benefit the university, the Division, the department and/or will promote the professional development of the counselor.
- Participate in the routine office/administrative operations of Counseling Services including maintaining up to date treatment plans, clinical records; carrying out pertinent correspondence; and developing and maintaining a cooperative working relationship with department colleagues and other university and community groups.
- Provide other clinical/counseling related services and activities as assigned.
- Serve on university, division, and department committees as requested.
SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree in a mental health related field (clinical or counseling psychology, social work, mental health counseling) from an accredited program.
- 3 years professional experience providing counseling and therapy in a university/college mental health setting.
- Required to have NY State license within 3 months of start date: Independently Licensed in NY or Licensed in another state and license eligible, as an independently licensed mental health provider in New York State.
- Experience in providing group services in a clinical setting.
- Commitment to providing culturally responsive counseling to marginalized and underserved campus communities
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and cooperatively with a team of professionals.
- Ability to maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation
- Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators and families.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5 years of professional experience
- Excellent administrative, communication, leadership, decision-making skills and the ability to work autonomously within a team atmosphere.
- Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills and an ability to provide outreach and training to groups of people.
- Experience providing risk assessments and crisis intervention.
