Behavioral Health Counselor III (Athletics)

Position Highlights

The Athletics Department is dedicated to excellence in collegiate sports, building a modern model of intercollegiate athletics fostering integrity, innovation, and student-athlete success.

The University of Arizona's Athletics Department invites you to apply for the role of Behavioral Health Counselor III. The prime functions of this position are to provide clinical mental health services and develop programming that supports personal and identity development for student-athletes. This position will provide leadership and direction for the sports psychology division through a combination of clinical and administrative responsibilities. This position is responsible for psychological evaluation and treatment, individual mental health counseling, case management, crisis intervention, preventative programming, and assisting with team and individual performance consultation. The role also provides brief consultation to administrative staff, coaching staff, and sports teams as needed on performance, clinical psychology, and wellness. The position reports directly to the Assistant Athletic Director, Sport Psychology and Wellness, and/or the Head Team Physician.

This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and travel as needed. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide individual clinical assessment, psychological treatment, and case management for student-athletes.
• Develop and establish treatment plans and goals, including assisting with case management and coordination of mental health care for clinical referrals to outside resources for mental health and AOD services for student-athletes.
• Assess and respond to crisis intervention needs with individuals and groups within the athletics department.
• Maintain medical documentation and records, deliver individual performance consultations, assist with team sport psychology sessions, maintain credentialing, and participate in continuing education.
• Develop and implement sport psychology and personal development group interventions, including the development, management, and delivery of programming specific to student-athlete personal development, mental health and wellness, leadership, interpersonal effectiveness skills, and performance psychology.
• Provide medical staff consultation and participate in treatment teams, including mental health treatment teams and interdisciplinary communication with athletics medical staff. This responsibility will also include presentations, workshops, and event planning focused on the destigmatization and psychoeducation of mental health throughout the athletics department.
• Provide consultation to administrators and coaches regarding mental health and mental performance best practices, including educational and preventative presentations or workshops for staff and coaches.
• Develop and deliver sport psychology programmatic initiatives, including team-specific programs, collaboration with campus psychological services, and supervision of clinicians and learners where applicable.
• Budget accountability.
• Additional duties as assigned.