Christ in the City

Counselor

• Serve as a primary point of contact for graduate students enrolled in the Master’s in Counseling program
• Provide individualized, developmentally appropriate academic advising to counseling students from matriculation through graduation
• Assist students in course planning, registration, understanding program requirements, and navigating academic policies
• Conduct proactive outreach to students experiencing academic, personal, or logistical challenges and facilitate referrals to appropriate support services
• Maintain regular communication with advisees through email, video conferencing, and scheduled advising sessions
• Support students in understanding fieldwork prerequisites, timelines, and documentation requirements
• Monitor student movement through the program, including start dates, leaves of absence, pacing, clinical course eligibility, and graduation timelines
• Implement proactive advising strategies that promote persistence and academic success
• Collaborate with faculty, fieldwork staff, admissions personnel, and academic administration to support student progression

Academic Advisor – Master’s of Science in Counseling Program

Program Manager

• Teach 3 courses in the School of Counseling each academic year. (40% of effort)
• Executes strategic program leadership for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program under the Dean of the Global Campus and VP of Academic Affairs / Provost, with oversight spanning the student lifecycle from enrollment (i.e., group interviews) to graduation (including post-graduate licensure applications). (5% of effort)
• Directs the student advising program, including training faculty advisors, scheduling and conducting group interviews, and leading ongoing student advisement efforts. (2% of effort)
• Assists the Dean of the Global Campus with the leadership of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, course scheduling, and performance evaluation efforts of adjunct, part-time, and full-time faculty for the CMHC / SOC programs; monitors student-to-faculty ratios and makes faculty hiring recommendations as needed. (15% of effort)
• Assists Dean of the Global Campus with the leadership of student retention efforts including student onboarding, orientation, ongoing advisement, and remediation. (4% of effort)
• Provides overall leadership for clinical instruction and residencies for all cohorts including course design and revision, faculty guidance, and student management; attends or is virtually available for all CMHC Residencies; attends All-Faculty meetings and annual graduation ceremony. (5% of effort)
• Monitors and provides leadership and guidance regarding current and future state licensure board compliance and regulatory review committee. (3% of effort)
• Oversees and guides issues related to CMHC student behavior and professional disposition as needed. (2% of effort)
• Partners with the Dean of the Global Campus to ensure program design, deployment, and standards are congruent with regional (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) and SOC or the most recent program-level CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) accreditation standards. (5% of effort)
• Assists Dean of the Global Campus in preparing required accreditation reports, self-studies and applications. (2% of effort)
• Convenes, sets the agenda, and chairs all faculty and CMHC program meetings, and promotes ongoing faculty development and remediation as needed; monitors faculty OLS participation and student engagement. (2% of effort)
• Prepare annual budget proposal; other duties as assigned (15% of effort)

Academic Advisor – Master’s of Science in Counseling Program

MSC Program Director – School of Counseling