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About The Position

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Counseling Psychology
• Counseling or Clinical Psychology (Ph.D., Ed.D., or Psy.D.) from an accredited program or a terminal degree in applicants respective mental health field.
• A minimum of four (4) years of clinical experience in a University Counseling Center setting
• 3 years of administrative/management/supervisory experience
• Demonstrated background working effectively in a multidisciplinary setting
• Knowledge of program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, or data driven clinical systems
• For Psychologists: 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.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment
• Experience providing short-term counseling and crisis intervention (in person and via telehealth).
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles and cultural humility based counseling and leadership principles
• Excellent leadership, organizational, management, and communication skills
• Commitment and ability to promote and enhance diversity, including development of multicultural competence in clinical services
• Ability to work successfully as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Knowledge, skills, and expertise required to proficiently conduct, document and evaluate individual, and group counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation/outreach with a college aged population
• Experience using and overseeing an Electronic Medical Record System and various software programs, including but not limited to Office 365, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Titanium Electronic Medical Record is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Actively promotes multicultural competence and awareness in the Center’s vision, operations, and culture.
• Provide oversight for the organization and integration of Center clinical operations, training, and outreach.
• Continuously assess, develop, and improve clinical services to provide innovative, optimal college mental health services in response to the changing needs of student and the University.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to maintain adherence to IACS and APA accreditation standards as well as the ethical and practice standards of various training programs represented at the Center.
• Organize and facilitate the Clinical Services Committee as well as other committees as assigned.
• Manage clinical services sections of Center website and the Center's Policy and Procedures Manual.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to provide administration, strategic planning policy development and implementation, quality assurance, grant writing, and program evaluation initiatives.
• Monitor, evaluate, and keep informed of evolving standards of practice in the university counseling center field and keep abreast of pertinent regulations, laws, publications and information. Provide comparison analysis to Director for evaluation and support the Director in ensuring the Center policies and procedures are consistent with these standards and best practices.
• Provides coverage for the duties of the Director during any absence.
• Supervises the coordination of referrals and bridge to care appointments with Student Health, the Emergency Department, and Healthy Minds University.
• Collaborates with University CARE Team and TACT Team as needed.
• Provides multiculturally-sensitive brief counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, groups, and couples with diverse presenting concerns.
• Provides clinical services including but not limited to assessment, treatment planning, short-term counseling, group therapy, crisis intervention services, psychoeducation, and case management.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and intake evaluations, triage, and participation in CCCPS's crisis intervention services, U/CC, and after-hours crisis coverage.
• Completes required documentation in an electronic health record system and conducts quality assurance activities.
• Serves as a liaison to various campus stakeholders and ensures that students, faculty and staff are provided with timely information regarding CCPPS and student mental health concerns and resources.
• Attends case conference, committees, task forces, and other meetings related to the mission of the Center and the University.
• Provides clinical supervision to trainees, predoctoral interns, and unlicensed staff and facilitates seminars on a variety of clinical or professional topics.

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