To give you a better idea if you would be happy working here at the Counseling Center, we put together a compilation of characteristics of successful members of our team:

  • You seek to make integrity, authenticity, and respect the foundation of your relationships.
  • You tend to leave everything and every place at least a little better than you found it.
  • You would like to be appreciated for creativity, hard work, and flexibility.
  • You like to wear the colors purple and gold!
  • You are open to sharing your secret stashes of chocolate (treats) and feel comfortable asking for the same in others.
  • You have a heartfelt appreciation of all things Costco.
  • You want to be acknowledged for your strengths and you want to be supportively encouraged to challenge your growth areas.
  • You want to work with people who show true and sincere compassion for you.
  • You want to work with people who enjoy celebrations (and have a celebration committee!).
  • You possess an attitude of openness to personal and professional feedback.
  • You enjoy the occasional staff outing to foster cohesion and collegiality among staff, and to celebrate the ups and downs of our work and personal lives.
  • You appreciate an occasional bark in the hall.
  • You can appreciate diversity in its many forms: ethnicity/race, education, body size, sexual orientation, religion, able-bodiedness, international status, socio-economic status, gender expression, etc.
  • You enjoy a variety of mental health disciplines that effectively collaborate with each other.
  • You enjoy meetings that are effective, irreverent at times, but always get the job done.
  • You value colleagues with a sense of humor (bad puns, email banter, etc.).

Learn more about Harrisonburg and access additional resource information for prospective employees.

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