director of the staff and faculty counseling center - LOS ANGLS AFB, CA , USA, United States - University of California System

    University of California System
    University of California System LOS ANGLS AFB, CA , USA, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Under the general oversight of the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC), Campus Human Recourses (CHR), the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center (SFCC) Director is responsible for managing the activities of UCLA's employee assistance program, which offers counseling, management consultation, departmental training, and crisis management.

    The SFCC Director will provide administrative leadership and management of the programs provided by the SFCC team, as well as day-to-day supervision and performance evaluation of SFCC staff.

    The Director will also provide direct and indirect clinical services.

    The SFCC Director will engage in collaborative decision-making, stay current with, and apply best practice standards, and implement creative and efficient strategies to meet the UCLA community's needs.

    The Director coordinates with other campus groups, including Risk Management, Employee & Labor Relations, the Behavioral Intervention Team, and the Threat Assessment Team to help ensure early detection, intervention, and campus safety.

    The Director will support the UCLA community in addressing work-related stress and will facilitate employee access to mental health and chemical dependency services.

    The Director will provide training and workgroup interventions to Campus and Medical Center departments on topics related to conflict resolution, managing organizational change, and productivity enhancement.

    Department Summary


    The Staff and Faculty Counseling Center (SFCC), UCLA's Employee Assistance Program, provides counseling, management consultation, departmental training, and crisis management.

    The SFCC helps employees achieve increased engagement, satisfaction, fulfillment, and growth in their personal and work lives, and function optimally as productive members of the workforce.

    The SFCC's highly skilled and bilingual team of licensed behavioral health professionals will make your experience at the SFCC personalized and confidential while moving you toward an effective action plan.

    The SFCC counselors have decades of experience and are knowledgeable about the UCLA environment and culture.

    Position Summary

    UCLA, Campus Human Resources is seeking a Director to lead the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center (SFCC).

    As Director of the SFCC, you will engage in collaborative decision-making and will implement creative and efficient strategies to meet the UCLA community's needs.

    This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the world's leading public research universities and make a meaningful impact in higher education.

    Salary & Compensation


    • UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
    Qualifications


    • 5-10 YRS A minimum of five to ten years of experience in work related to employee assistance. (Preferred)
    • Experience in higher education and healthcare EAP. (Preferred)
    • Demonstrated managerial skills in supervising diverse staff including organization of workflow, delegating responsibility, training, motivating, hiring, coaching, counseling, and evaluating to accomplish established objectives. (Required)
    • Demonstrated understanding and sensitivity to the diverse needs of various multicultural, ethnic, socio-economic, educational, and age-specific populations within the University community. (Required)
    • Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws regarding disability, workers' compensation, mental health, employee relations, and substance abuse. (Required)
    • Knowledge of UC policy and procedures regarding disability, workers' compensation, mental health, employee relations-labor relations, and substance abuse. (Preferred)
    • Strong, clear communication skills in writing, in-person, and group presentations. (Required)
    • Strong interviewing and interpersonal skills including the ability to establish rapport and on-going relationships with clients. (Required)
    • Ability to counsel and intervene in a broad range of clinical problems such as family, interpersonal, parent-child, intrapsychic, behavioral, substance abuse, and suicide risk. (Required)
    • Sound knowledge of employee assistance and workplace issues, and familiarity with the latest developments and trends in employee assistance programs. (Required)
    • Knowledge of normal and abnormal behavior and its manifestations in humans. Knowledge and skills in a range of intervention techniques including individual, group, systems, and organizations. (Required)
    • Ability to seek consultation as professionally appropriate. Ability to intervene and evaluate severely disturbed employees. (Required)
    • Understanding of management and supervision theory and practice, including maintenance of performance standards. (Required)
    • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collegial working relationships with all levels of employees at the University and external stakeholders. (Required)
    Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations


    • Master's Degree Master's degree in behavioral health field and current California mental health license. (Required) Or
    • PhD Or PhD in the behavioral health field and current California mental health license. (Required)
    • Current California mental health license (Required)
    Special Conditions for Employment


    • Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
    *CANRA: The position is designated as a mandatory reporter under CANRA. The employee must sign the Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse.

    Schedule

    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Union/Policy Covered

    99-Policy Covered

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