(On-site) Assessment Coordinator - Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services

West Virginia University • West Virginia, WV

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assessment Coordinator oversees the Learning Disorder and ADHD testing services at CCCPS and coordinates closely with the Office of Student Accommodations (OSA) for referrals. This position trains and supervises the Predoctoral Interns to administer, score, and interpret a variety of assessments and complete assessment reports to be provided to OSA for accommodation purposes.

Requirements

• Counseling or Clinical Psychology (Ph.D., Ed.D., or Psy.D.) from an accredited program or a terminal degree in applicant's respective mental health field.
• Experience administering, scoring, and writing multiple LD/ADHD assessment reports including, but not limited to IVA 2+, WJ ACH V, DKEFS I, and WAIS V.
• Experience clinically supervising.
• One-year full time predoctoral internship in an APA-accredited Professional Psychology program that includes a primary rotation in adult outpatient counseling/therapy and counseling.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders to reach a shared goal
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent leadership, organizational, management, and communication skills
• Ability to use different styles of teaching and mentoring to meet best learning styles of multiple Predoctoral Interns

Responsibilities

• Train Predoctoral interns on the administration and scoring of multiple assessment instruments, best practices on writing assessment reports, providing accurate feedback to clients.
• Facilitate a weekly Assessment Seminar for Predoctoral Interns.
• In collaboration with the Training Director, work to maintain APA accreditation standards of the Predoctoral Internship program including, but not limited to, completion of Predoctoral Intern evaluations and creating an annual syllabus for Assessment Seminar.
• Provide timely feedback on drafts of Predoctoral Intern’s assessment reports and finalize signed reports.
• Ensure assessments are completed and feedback is provided within agreed upon deadlines.
• Coordinate with the Office of Student Accommodations to oversee referral and assessment efforts, addressing any issues that may arise.
• Keep inventory of assessment supplies and needs to be considered in future fiscal year budgets (e.g. updated assessments) and keep Director, Training Director, and Senior Office Administrator aware of these needs as they arise.
• Develop new and improve existing protocols for assessment.
• Provide education to Center staff and trainees on assessments being used at the Center.
• Support the Clinical Director/Leadership Team in developing, distributing, and interpreting the results of client satisfaction surveys.
• Support the Outreach Coordinator in developing and interpreting results of outreach evaluations
• Provide multiculturally sensitive brief counseling and psychotherapy services (in person and virtually) for individual students and groups with diverse presenting concerns.
• Provide clinical services including, but not limited to, assessment, treatment planning, short-term counseling, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, group therapy, and case management.
• Conduct comprehensive intake evaluations, triage assessments, and participate in crisis intervention services and after-hours coverage as assigned.
• Administer and documents risk assessments and risk-reduction interventions.
• In conjunction with the leadership team, and front-line staff, support counseling center emergency response with campus and community stakeholders. Provide on-call supervision and is available for afterhours and operational hours consultation from the Director, campus partners, staff, and timely on-site interventions in the event of campus student emergencies.
• Coordinate case management for students requiring specialized or longer-term care.
• Provide consultation to students, faculty, staff, families, and campus partners.

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6%25 employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks.
• Wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree