Staff Clinician / Staff Psychologist

Florida Institute of Technology • Melbourne, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Counseling Center is seeking to hire a licensed mental health clinician with a strong interest and experience in collegiate mental health. The center welcomes applications from skilled masters-level and doctoral-level generalists, who thrive in an environment that values collaboration among team members and helps cultivate a healthy campus environment. This position will have opportunities to enhance the resources of our team and shape how the center strategically interacts with the campus community.

In this position, the primary responsibility is to provide direct clinical services to Florida Tech students, including individual, couples, and group counseling, as well as crisis intervention and management. Experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns and levels of severity is necessary to serve the variety of clinical needs. In addition to clinical activities, there is opportunity to meaningfully add to the center’s training and outreach/consultation initiatives.

Requirements

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a mental health field from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, or Psychologist by the State of Florida.
• Experience utilizing a variety of culturally competent and evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy modalities, as well as in providing crisis intervention, outreach/consultation, and referral services.
• Ability to manage the professional demands of a fast-paced and challenging workload, utilizing strong time management, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think critically and make clear, ethical, and timely decisions to manage complex cases and to provide supervision, training, and/or consultation, as needed.
• Knowledge of professional ethical principles/guidelines, relevant state laws, and the ethical and legal issues regarding mental health practice, as well as the ability to interpret/apply laws, policies, and procedures consistently.
• Ability to work both as a member of a team and independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a university counseling center and in providing crisis intervention and short-term psychotherapy services to a diverse clientele with a full range of mental health concerns.
• Interest and experience in providing supervision and training activities with students at the doctoral level.
• Administrative and computer application skills to effectively implement and maintain a case management and tracking system.

Responsibilities

• Offer culturally competent and evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy services to students presenting with a broad range of concerns and diagnoses, and provide consultation and referral services, when appropriate, to coordinate care.
• Conduct crisis intervention and management services and be able to initiate involuntary examination procedures in accordance with the Florida Mental Health Act, when appropriate.
• Provide education, training, and/or supervision to students enrolled in the APA-accredited doctoral program for clinical psychology.
• Utilize expert knowledge to consult with the campus community regarding topics related to student mental health, safety, and well-being.
• Participate in campus crisis response activities following disruptive events.
• Engage in professional development and service activities that facilitate increased knowledge and experience in collegiate mental health.
• Coordinate specific center programming areas consistent with interests and expertise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree