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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Counselor - Part Time

Counselor Top 25% in CounselingPart-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job description

Description

This position provides professional individual and group counseling to students
and may work with other educators and staff to provide educational and support
opportunities for students.

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws
inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of
intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service,
leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued
this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity
through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational
program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace
diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive
excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession.
Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to
the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research,
institutional service, and public engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Provide professional individual and group counseling to students. Collaborate with educators and staff to create educational and support opportunities for the student body.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in a counseling-related field and at least 2 years of counseling experience. Candidates must demonstrate cultural competency and the ability to diagnose mental health disorders.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental Health AssessmentCounseling Treatment ModalitiesDevelopmental PsychologyStudent DevelopmentCultural IntelligenceGroup FacilitationWritten and Oral CommunicationConfidentialityIndependent Work

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 16% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor - Part Time at Messiah University a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 626 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 626 active roles in this specialty

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Counseling

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Messiah University

Non-profit Organizations
Mechanicsburg, PA
11-50 employees