Job Description

Why Work at BYU 

As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University (BYU) strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. At BYU, we are devoted to our faith and to our students. We take an active role in the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.”

Our unique mission, deeply rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, provides countless ways to serve and make an impact. This, along with our remarkable culture of belonging, weekly devotionals, and endless opportunities for learning and growth—all situated within a beautiful and historic campus—make it hard to imagine a more inspiring place to work.

Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Health Professions Counselor

The Health Professions Counselor position in the PreProfessional Advisement Center (PPAC) at BYU counsels BYU undergraduate and graduate students and alumni that are desiring to pursue a health professions career by; assessing each student’s individual efforts and outside factors relating to the student’s possible success or lack thereof, and then, with the student, develops a strategic plan about what is necessary, facilitates referrals to resources or opportunities that may be valuable, and assists in problem-solving and strategic presentation of the person’s experiences to be successfully admitted to their desired school. This position requires significant follow-up with students throughout the application time period, depending upon the students’ needs to eventually be adequately prepared. This position also teaches STDEV learning courses, as assigned, and will contribute to program and policy development, training, and research within the PreProfessional Advisement Center. This position also serves on committees and functions as a liaison with other offices as requested.

What you will be doing in this position

1. Directly counsel and mentor 1000+ students seeking to pursue Health Professional School in their career exploration, professional development, as well as the research/volunteer/community service/leadership efforts needed for each type of professional school.

• Understand students’ backgrounds, motivations, aptitudes, concerns, ideas, interests, dislikes, and preferences to appropriately counsel on options.
• Enable students' exploration and application readiness.
• Facilitate difficult conversations regarding life and challenges pursuing these careers.
• Help students prepare their soft-skill competencies.
• Do industry analysis to stay current to be able to give the best counsel to students.

2. Develop and strengthen relationship with various school recruiters, BYU alumni, and other health professional school experts with the purpose of enabling a broad set of opportunities for BYU Preprofessional Advisement Center applicants.

• Identify, develop, and manage critical relationships with recruiters and alums at targeted health professional school programs that offer/may offer admission opportunities to BYU Preprofessional Advisement applicants.
• Understand the unique profile, expectations, and requirements these schools are expecting in student applicants. Understand how the school’s culture and opportunities align with students’ interests, motivations, and values..
• Identify, develop, and maintain key relationships with recruiters and BYU alum at selected schools.
• Host recruiters and other professionals participating in on-campus recruiting and or other related events (ranging from 50-85+ visits, yearly).

3. Teaching

• Teach Student Development learning courses, as assigned.
• Develop, edit, and maintain curriculum for each assigned class.
• Manage Canvas or Learning Suite portals.
• Supervise TAs and direct their approach to grading and managing each class.

4. Other

• Provide leadership and administrative support to PPAC Health Professional clubs, BYU Medical Society and others, as assigned.
• PPAC Citizenship, including: serving on committees, helping support the PPAC director, stay current with trends in application processes

What Qualifies You For This Role

Education/Experience

Considering the Essential Functions above, identify job requirements for educational background, employment experience, skill, licenses, and any other qualification standards that are job related.

Minimum Required:

• Master’s Degree required
• 4 or more years relevant advisement experience or 4 or more years of experience in a relevant helping profession, or health professions profession.

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in advisement, counseling, school psychology or in a health-related or science field

Skills, abilities, knowledge, licenses, certifications

Required:

• Must possess advanced helping skills (listening, empathy, etc.) and expertise in helping university students with life planning, decision-making, information gathering, networking, and major/career selection.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism, including the ability to communicate well with students and other individuals from a broad range of education and experience backgrounds, as well as the ability to apply various advisement paradigms.
• Understanding of typical obstacles, challenges, and causes of success and failure for those pursuing these types of professions.
• Ability to work in a face-paced environment while managing and prioritizing multiple responsibilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and /or knowledge or ability to learn other relevant computer applications.
• Ability to meet effectively with students through Zoom or other video-conferencing software.
• Demonstrated competencies and experience with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Ability to present to groups and teach classes.

Preferred:

• Possess a knowledge of a variety of health professions programs, including knowledge of details about the professions, as well as understanding of the professional school application procedures.
• Knowledge of BYU academic policies and procedures, non-academic services and departments (including resources outside of BYU), that will help with pre-professional school preparation is necessary.
• Skill and or experience with research and data collection and analysis.
• Skills in teaching, program development, management, making presentations, teamwork, and leadership are also required.
• Self-motivated.

What we offer in return

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)

• Excellent work-life balance: 13 paid holidays + 22 days paid vacation + 12 sick days, accrued annually

• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household

• Tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members

• Access to athletic facilities

• Excellent medical/dental benefits

• Short/long-term disability benefits

• Paid parental and maternity leave

• Wellness Program

• Free on-campus parking

• Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents

• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

Pay Grade: 53

Typical Starting Pay: $73,000-$95,000

The actual compensation offered will take into consideration internal equity and may vary based on the candidate’s job-related experience, knowledge, skills, and other relevant factors. Candidates with very significant work-related experience may receive an offer higher than the posted typical range.

Required Documents:

All Staff positions require a resume.

Refer to the Job Posting for any additional required documents.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU!