Associate Director, Director of Embedded & Connected Counseling Programs

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in either Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-Accredited program, master’s degree in social work with clinical focus from CSWE-Accredited program, or master’s degree in counseling from a CACREP-Accredited Program.

• Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor: Licensed as LISW or LMHC in the State of Iowa by date of hire. Psychologist: Possession of a valid State of Iowa license as a psychologist.  License must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

• Minimum of two years of relevant post degree experience providing mental health counseling

• Extensive written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Extensive proficiency providing counseling to adolescents and young adults with the ability to respond to emergency situations effectively, professionally, appropriately and in a timely manner. 

• Extensive understanding of and commitment to creating and providing a welcoming and respectful environment in the delivery and management of counseling center services.

• Extensive experience (typically 1-3 years) in program development, administrative supervision, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple behavioral health sites.

• Extensive experience (typically 1-3 years) in coordinating and implementing strategic plans and working collaboratively with stakeholders.

• Extensive experience (typically 1-3 years) in managing conflicts and working toward optimal resolutions.

• Working knowledge of providing clinical supervision to trainees.

• Working proficiency with office support tools and electronic medical records software (e.g., word processing, email, presentation software and spreadsheets, electronic health records); preferably Microsoft Office and Titanium EHR.

Desired Skills       

• Previous university or college counseling center experience, preferably in an environment with an embedded counseling program or model

• Experience building/growing a successful embedded mental health program in a collegiate environment or similar.

• Experience and interest in research and data collection and analysis.

Application Details

To be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship in the United States. For questions or additional information, please contact Michelle Sehmann at michelle-sehmann@uiowa.edu

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