Staff Psychologist / Clinician

Title :

Staff Psychologist / Clinician

Department : Counseling Center

Reports To :

Director Counseling Services

Position Type : Staff

Position Summary : The Staff

Psychologist / Clinician provides culturally-informed and responsive direct mental health services

to students; develops community-level programming to foster University-wide

mental health awareness, education and wellness 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 the provision of mental health services to a

diverse population and culturally responsive treatment, 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, referrals to off-campus

providers of psychological.

Essential Functions :

Clinical / mental health services :

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.

charts and makes periodic case presentations to C-CAPS professional

staff.

psychological counseling groups and structured topical workshops around mental

health, wellness, personal adjustment and human relations issues.

Develops formal and informal lines of communication with

NJIT staff, students, and faculty including

outreach programming and consultation services for the campus community.

(e.g. first-year students).

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 :

management meetings as required.

NJIT faculty, staff and students.

administrative departments concerning mental

health and wellness issues.

and counseling and outreach fields.

serves on committees as appropriate and

needed.

orientation, Open House, parent / family

sessions, etc.

Prerequisite Qualifications :

with 1-3 years of relevant experience, and fully licensed or license

eligible as a Psychologist in New Jersey.

Clinical Social Worker with 3+ years of relevant experience.

Licenses and Certificates :

Preferred Qualifications :

counseling / mental health center.

of the following : suicide treatment / prevention, men's mental

health / working with male clients, stress management / anxiety disorders,

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

Salary Information :

In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the negotiated annual salary range for this position is $73,502.29-$137,773.44(USD). NJIT considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefits NJIT offers for this position, please visit our benefits page : https : / / hr.njit.edu / health-benefits.

FLSA : Exempt

Full-Time

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