• Provides high quality individual and group counseling services to participants (students, faculty, and staff) who may be experiencing psychological, behavioral, or learning difficulties.
• Provides curriculum-based outreach programs, consisting of workshops and presentations, focused on the developmental needs of college students to maximize the potential of students to benefit from the academic environment and experience. This particularly includes substance use prevention and resilience training.
• Contributes to a mental health needs assessment of the community of students and crew at sea. This may include the administration and data collection of psychosocial measures.
• Provides consultative services to the faculty and staff to help foster an environment supportive of the intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical development of students.
• Provides clinical assessment services to identify student needs and appropriate services and referrals.
• Serves on-call for consultation while in port for situations that need attention and crisis management.
• Reports to the Chief Medical Officer and is a member of the Medical Team.
• Participates in a consultation sessions with members of Student Health Services prior to departure and following cruise.

• At least 3 years of experience as a staff member or administrator in counseling services.
• Experience working with issues pertinent to a diverse student population with a broad spectrum of psychological issues and
experience or knowledge working with high-risk clients.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective crisis intervention.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in counseling people from diverse backgrounds and identities, including ethnicity/race, gender,
sexual preference, disabilities, religion, socio-economic status, age, and others.
• Demonstrated ability to implement outreach programs and provide consultation.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and ethics pertaining to mental health counseling.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare providers as well as academic and ship leaders.
• Flexibility, efficiency, and productivity.
• Ability to work with electronic health records.