Princeton University Hiring for Outreach Counselor at Nassau Hall Full Time

The Outreach Counselor is responsible for providing direct short-term counseling and crisis intervention services to students, consultation to staff and administrators including coaches in Athletics, and coordinated evidence-based mental health promotion programming (e.g., skills-building workshops) in partnership with staff and student groups in satellite offices outside of the McCosh Health Center. The satellite offices will be in an Athletics student space and a graduate student residential space, subject to change based on student needs. The counselor will be responsible for establishing an office in those locations, integrating with the student community in those locations, and working closely with staff both at the site and with other offices that have well-being-related functions. The counselor will be expected to work 1-2 evenings weekly, providing clinical services and/or outreach to students in that time.

The ideal candidate for this position will show specialized expertise in working with student athletes, with specific knowledge about issues pertaining to sports psychology and experience in supporting students in highly competitive academic and athletic environments. Ideally, the candidate will also bring awareness of the unique challenges for graduate and/or international students and prior experience in supporting those populations. The counselor will also have a significant campus prevention, outreach, and training background, and, in addition to licensure as a clinician, it is preferred that they will hold an advanced degree in public health or the equivalent credential to support their population-based educational work.

The counselor will be adept at establishing solid collaborative relationships with staff and administrators within UHS and from other units, as they will serve as a consultative resource to those campus partners (e.g., providing guidance to coaches around mental health and student support, etc.). The particular skill and knowledge set will also be informed by a strong understanding of the developmental and mental health challenges affecting late adolescents and young adults.

Responsibilities

Clinical Care (40%)

• Provides time-limited individual and group psychotherapeutic treatment, psychological evaluations, and urgent care and crisis intervention within satellite counseling and educational spaces.
• Serves on an on call-after hours rotation with other CPS staff.
• Performs specialized evaluations for students of concern: these include administrative, readmission, exit, and post-hospital evaluations
• Uses clinical data to inform diagnostic assessments (DSM-V) and treatment planning
• Effectively manages the clinical operations of two satellite counseling and educational spaces.

Well-being Promotion, Outreach, and Consultation (40 %)

• Engages in evidence-informed campus outreach and community education related to mental health promotion with a particular focus on social connectedness and skills-building (e.g., mindfulness practices, promoting a growth mindset, contextualized self-care, etc.)
• Coordinates outreach programming with the Director of Health Promotion & Prevention Services and the the Project Manager for TigerWell to maintain open lines of communication, reach initiative goals, prevent duplication of services, and evaluate the success of the satellite offices.
• Serves as a mental health consultant to other University partners and stakeholders within the communities of the satellite offices.
• Partners with student peer groups such as the Residential College Advisers, Peer Health Advisers, and UMatter Engagement Specialists to implement and promote services and events.
• Attends residential, academic, or co-curricular events in the communities within which the counselor is physically located.

Performs other duties as assigned (20%)

• Involved in other initiatives, projects, and activities, as assigned by the Director of CPS, the Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Services, or in partnership with other Campus Life staff.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling or equivalent; or doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA)-approved doctoral program
• Completion of APA-approved clinical internship or equivalent
• New Jersey State licensure or license-eligible
• Advanced understanding of the full range of developmental and mental health challenges affecting late adolescents and young adults.
• Demonstrated excellence in developing, facilitating, and evaluating evidence-informed prevention and outreach programming on well-being
• Evidence of experience in developing and managing new clinical initiatives or systems of care
• Demonstrated excellence in creating solid collaborative relationships with community stakeholders and partners
• Evidence of the provision of culturally informed mental health care, and attunement to the manifestations of psychological problems across different cultural backgrounds, identity configurations, and genders
• Specialized knowledge and expertise in working with students who hold (multiple) marginalized identities, particularly those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC
• Knowledge of New Jersey’s psychology licensure standards and federal regulations (e.g., HIPAA, FERPA) pertaining to health care organizations (including clinical records, patient privacy and confidentiality, treatment of minors) as well as relevant accreditation standards (e.g., Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care)
• Be knowledgeable in principles and methodologies (e.g., Plan-Do-Study-Act, Root Cause Analysis, measurement, data collection, and analysis) needed to support Quality Improvement projects and activities and/or willing to attend UHS-based Quality Improvement basic training within first 6-months of hire.
• Respects the cultures and identities of others
• Demonstrates curiosity and open mindset regarding those of different identities and cultures
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a university mental health service or a comparable healthcare system
• Advanced degree in public health or the equivalent credential.
• Evidence of professional contributions (such as presentations at professional and academic conferences, publications, and/or form of scholarship), and experience in writing and success in securing grant-related funding
• Thrives in an energetic, diverse work environment, and skilled at effective interactions with college-age populations, international students, parents, faculty, and college administrators
• Familiarity with total work systems (such as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, and Baldrige National Quality Program); and reviewing and analyzing data.
• Training in health equity and other diversity and inclusion topics

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