Staff Clinician - Arlington, United States - George Mason University

Description

• Arlington, VA
  
• Administrative or Professional Faculty
  
• Opening on: Mar
  

Department: University Life

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Part-Time

Work Schedule: 32 hours per week

Location: Fairfax campus and Arlington campus

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: Salary range starting mid $60k; commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) supports students through ethical and responsive care and prevention. We foster the well-being of a diverse Mason community through psychological, outreach, and consultation services. We provide high-quality training to emerging mental health professionals. We are committed to excellence in psychological services by promoting student safety, enhancing emotional growth, and supporting academic success.

About the Position:

This is a 32-hour per week position. The Staff Clinician spends 50% of their time at the Mason Square (Arlington) campus supporting law school students, and 50% of their time at the Fairfax campus supporting our general student population.

The Staff Clinician provides individual and group personal counseling, case management services, crisis intervention (including after-hours consultation), psychological consultation services to students, faculty, and family, community education, psychological prevention-related programming, and clinical training for externs and doctoral interns (APA accredited internship) in psychology.

Responsibilities:

Clinical Services:

• Provides personal consultation, assessment, case management services, individual and group therapy;
• Completes documentation of services within CAPS guidelines;
• Provides crisis assessment/intervention through daytime and after hours on-call systems, and provides consultation services to parents, faculty, staff, and students; and
• Provides community education programs to the Mason community.

Administrative Services:

• Participates in CAPS training program through the provision of clinical supervision to CAPS trainees and/or facilitation of training seminars for CAPS trainees;
• Participates in internal CAPS committees and meetings as identified in performance plan and as related to specific position responsibilities;
• Participates in University Life and/or University committees or activities related to position responsibilities;
• Engages in continuing education and professional development to provide multiculturally competent services to a diverse student population; and
• Performs other related duties and activities as assigned by CAPS Director or Leadership team.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in counseling, psychology, or social work; or doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology;
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team;
• Experience collaborating with key stakeholders;
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience providing clinical supervision;
• Experience providing short-term treatment and crisis intervention;
• Experience providing individual and group counseling services to clients;
• Knowledge gained by graduating from an accredited master's program in psychology, counseling, social work or from a doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology;
• Knowledge and skills to effectively work with diverse populations;
• Skills in crisis intervention services;
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively on a multidisciplinary team; and
• Ability to hold an unrestricted license as a Social Worker, Professional Counselor, or Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia within 3 months of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a related field;
• Experience with counseling of graduate students or similar developmental populations;
• Experience with crisis intervention;
• Experience providing clinical consultation to university administration, faculty, staff, students, and families; and
• Knowledge of graduate students' mental health needs or clinical experience with similar developmental populations.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Staff Clinician, position number FA04HZ, at Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume.

Posting Open Date: March 21, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: April 3, 2024

Open Until Filled?: Yes