Description
Conducts employee counseling and performs other implementation activities in employee assistance program. May train management in how to deal with employee problems and how and when to use the Employee Assistance Program. Counsels employees to effectively resolve job performance and personal job-related problems. Maintains a resource library containing information on specific inpatient or outpatient counseling and treatment facilities to ensure that employees receive appropriate professional counseling treatment. May assist in the in-house publication of information on employee assistance programs and procedures and other training material. Employees in this classification are required to have a minimum of a Masters degree in the Social Sciences and have the appropriate state licensure and certification. Employees typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.