Title:
Staff Psychologist/Clinician

Department:
Counseling Center

Reports To:
Director of Counseling Services

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
The Staff Psychologist/Clinician provides culturally informed direct mental health services to students; develops community-level programming to foster University-wide mental health wellness and education and collaborates with university staff, administrators, and faculty to provide outreach and consultation that supports the aims, objectives, and missions of C-CAPS and the university. Responsibilities include provision of confidential clinical/mental health services with an emphasis on short-term individual counseling/psychotherapy; group counseling; crisis intervention, referral to off-campus resources; campus consultation; and development and provision of outreach and wellness programming.

Competitive candidates will have demonstrated expertise in multicultural and diversity issues and experience in clinical and outreach services with diverse client populations. Job responsibilities include providing triage, individual counseling and psychotherapy, group therapy, diagnostic assessments, crisis services and outreach programming. In addition, the position involves making referrals to and coordinating care with other C-CAPS providers including the C-CAPS consulting psychiatrist and referrals to off-campus providers of psychological and psychiatric services.

Essential Functions:
1. Provides clinical/mental health services to students/clients:

a. Provides walk-in/triage/initial consultation and intake assessment and short-term individual counseling and psychotherapy to student-clients.

b. Provides group counseling/psychotherapy to students-clients.

c. Provides clinical evaluation, follow-up, case management and referral services.

d. Provides crisis intervention, manages mental health emergencies (e.g. suicide threats, acute psychotic decompensation). Consults with director, other C-CAPS clinical staff and consulting psychiatrist as needed.

e. Maintains client charts and makes periodic case presentations to C-CAPS professional staff.

f. Provides focused psychological counseling groups and structured topical workshops around mental health, wellness, personal adjustment and human relations issues.

2. Develops formal and informal lines of communication with NJIT staff, students, and faculty including outreach programming and consultation services for the campus community.

a. Provides consultation to staff and faculty around individual student problems.

b. Provides outreach to students focused on topics such as: mental health awareness and wellness, anxiety/depression//suicide awareness, stress management, AOD, men's issues, LGBTQIA+ issues, sexual assault, diversity/students of color, eating disorders, etc.

c. Provides workshops/presentations for professional staff and paraprofessional staff (e.g. tutors, resident assistants, teaching assistants).

d. Provides workshops/presentations on relevant adjustment issues at various orientation programs for new students (e.g. first-year students).

3. Seeks clinical supervision from Director and other C-CAPS staff as appropriate for students with serious psychological issues and conditions, for crisis intervention, and for other clinical issues and off-campus referrals.

Additional Functions:
1. Attends C-CAPS clinical group supervision and case management meetings as required.
2. Participates in on-call rotation and responds to psychological emergencies when on-call as needed.
3. Develops formal and informal lines of communication with NJIT faculty, staff and students.
4. Provides training and consultation to academic and administrative departments concerning mental health and wellness issues.
5. Serves on Division of Student Affairs and institute committees as needed.
6. Keeps up with professional developments in the psychological and counseling and outreach fields.
7. Participates in major university events/programs such as orientation, Open House, parent/family sessions, etc.
8. Teaches First Year Seminar.
9. Performs additional duties as assigned.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology with 1-3 years of relevant experience, and fully licensed or license eligible as a Psychologist in New Jersey
- Master's degree and licensed as a Clinical Social Worker with 3-5 years of relevant experience
- NJ Licensed Professional Counselor with 4+ years of experience
- Experience working with a culturally diverse population
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Licenses and Certificates:
- Licensed or license-eligible as a Psychologist in NJ
- Fully Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or Professional Counselor in NJ

Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional experience in college or university counseling/mental health center.
- Background and interest in one or more of the following: suicide treatment/prevention, stress management/anxiety disorders, men's mental health/working with male clients, EDI/multicultural counseling/cultural diversity, substance abuse prevention/treatment, eating disorders, LGBTQIA+ issues, sexual assault/relationship violence prevention/treatment.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
26

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time