Mental Health Counselor/ Housing & Residential Engagement Liaison

California State University, Fullerton • Fullerton, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is seeking a full-time mental health counselor faculty member (non-tenure track) to join our Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) team. This position specializes in providing mental health services to students and serving as one of two liaisons to Housing and Residential Engagement (HRE). The selected candidate will primarily work out of a satellite office located in housing as an embedded counselor, providing direct services and outreach to residential students. Under the general supervision of the Associate Director, the selected candidate will provide a full range of clinical services (65%) and participate in outreach, consultation, and other duties as assigned (35%).

This is a 12-month position, with regular hours Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, and Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. Occasional evening or weekend hours may be required. The employee must be able to accept on-campus work, and come to campus each day. This job is not remote.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a related field from an accredited program.
• California license to practice as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC.
• Clinical experience providing crisis stabilization services in either a community mental health setting or university counseling center.
• Demonstrated knowledge, sensitivity, and ability to work with students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Proven ability to conduct intake interviews, psycho-diagnostic assessments, and treatment planning for a broad range of psychological issues, including adjustment concerns and major psychiatric disorders.
• Experience providing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and outreach programming.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Proficiency in electronic scheduling and record-keeping systems.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D.) in Counseling, Clinical or Educational Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• California license to practice as a Psychologist or eligible for California license to practice as a Psychologist within 2 years of hire
• California license to practice as a Psychologist.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship.
• Experience working with residential students or in a university housing environment.
• Specialization in working with traditionally underserved student populations (e.g., first-generation college students, students of color).
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage a variety of clinical and administrative duties effectively.
• Experience serving as a clinical supervisor to psychology trainees.
• Bilingual or multilingual proficiency is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake clinical interviews, psycho-diagnostic assessments, and short-term individual and couples counseling.
• Facilitate group counseling and psycho-educational groups.
• Provide crisis intervention, clinical triage, case management, and referrals to on-campus and off-campus resources.
• Collaborate with academic counselors, disability support services, health professionals, and community mental health providers.
• Serve as one of two CAPS liaisons to CSUF’s Housing and Residential Engagement department, which provides residence hall and apartment-style living for approximately 2,500 students.
• Work primarily out of a satellite office located in housing to provide accessible and timely mental health services to residential students.
• Assist with the coordination of mental health services for residential students, including psycho-diagnostic assessments, referrals, case management, brief counseling, outreach services, and crisis intervention.
• Provide trainings and workshops for HRE staff on mental health topics, including identifying and supporting students in distress, crisis response, and promoting mental health awareness.
• Attend HRE staff meetings and consultations to collaborate on supporting the mental health and well-being of residential students.
• Provide crisis intervention and support for students experiencing psychological emergencies.
• Respond to urgent mental health needs on campus, including collaborating with campus partners to address student crises.
• Develop and deliver outreach programs (e.g., workshops, presentations) for a metropolitan, largely commuter campus with a highly diverse student population.
• Participate in campus-wide prevention initiatives, mental health screenings, and other special outreach projects.
• Collaborate with HRE staff and other campus partners to promote mental health awareness and reduce stigma among residential students.
• Provide consultation to the university community regarding the psychological and developmental needs of neurodivergent students.
• Provide supervision and training to CAPS trainees, including psychology interns and practicum students, and post degree students seeking licensure as appropriate.
• Facilitate educational seminars and co-lead outreach programs with supervisees.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, contribute to departmental meetings, and participate in professional development activities.

Benefits

• An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care; and a defined-benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax-sheltering opportunities.
• New employees hired by the CSU for the first time who first become CalPERS members on or after July 1, 2017, are subject to a 10-year vesting period for retiree health and dental benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees