Counselor - Student Services Professional, Academic-Related I, 12 months

CSU Careers•Pomona, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Counseling Services at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is seeking talented individuals passionate about supporting the psychological wellbeing and success of its students. Cal Poly Pomona, known for its polytechnic identity and learn-by-doing approach, enrolls approximately 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students and employs about 1,200 faculty members. The university is committed to educational equity and diversifying its faculty and staff to serve its multicultural student body. Located in Los Angeles County, Cal Poly Pomona offers affordability, access, and academic excellence, consistently ranking as a top college investment and a promising place to work in Student Affairs. The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) department, accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS), provides mental health, psycho-educational, and outreach services. These non-tenure track Faculty Counselor Lecturer positions are 12-month roles with anticipated renewal, focusing on promoting student wellbeing, removing psychological barriers, and cultivating personal strengths through culturally competent services. The roles involve brief individual, couples, and group counseling, intakes, treatment planning, referrals, crisis intervention, consultation, outreach programs, and clinical supervision for unlicensed clinicians. Some evening and weekend hours are required.

Requirements

Possession of a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work or related field.
A valid license to practice as a mental health provider in the State of California (e.g., LMFT, LCSW, Psychologist) or eligible for licensure in California within 6 months of hire.
Knowledge of CA legal and ethical standards and ability to utilize sound ethical judgment during treatment, consultation, and crisis intervention.
Ability to provide psychological services as a generalist (clinical assessment, diagnosis, brief psychotherapy and crisis intervention) to a diverse college student population presenting with a wide range of presenting concerns.
Work experience in a university/college counseling center or related mental health setting.
Experience providing brief therapy utilizing effective approaches and techniques.
Demonstrated experience and competence in addressing the needs of culturally diverse clients.
Experience providing group counseling (process or psychoeducational).
Experience providing crisis intervention.
Experience providing case management and facilitating on and off-campus referrals.
Experience in developing and implementing a broad range of outreach services, including consultation, trainings, workshops, and presentations.
Strong communication skills, including demonstrated ability to make effective oral presentations, facilitate an open exchange of ideas, and write clear and concise clinical notes, documents, and reports.
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with and respond to multiple constituencies to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, exercise sound clinical judgment, multi-task and set priorities.
Willingness and availability to work some evenings and weekend hours for campus outreach events or campus emergency/disaster/crisis situations.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a doctorate degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or a related field.
Relevant professional experience or specialty in one or more of the following areas: Adjustment, acculturation, and first-generation student experiences, men's mental health, eating disorders and body image concerns, and substance use disorders and recovery.
Ability to utilize and demonstrate professional counseling techniques and strategies to meet the needs of a student body with varied backgrounds, cultures, gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, and other diverse qualities.
Collaborate with campus partners serving first-generation students, cultural centers, and identity-based student organizations.
Bilingual or multilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Provide brief individual counseling, couples and/or group counseling.
Conduct intakes for students seeking services.
Develop and implement treatment plans.
Facilitate on-campus and external referrals.
Provide crisis intervention services in response to concerns ranging from adjustment distress to risk factors requiring further assessment and hospitalization.
Provide consultation and outreach services (e.g., psycho-educational programs) to various constituencies on campus.
Serve as a resource to university offices in an effort to enhance student wellbeing.
Provide clinical supervision for unlicensed clinicians.
Work some evening and weekend hours to provide outreach, meet workload demands, fulfill departmental responsibilities, and provide quality services.