Counselor Faculty

Position Title

Counselor Faculty (Temporary) - 2 vacancies for AY-schedule and 2 vacancies for 12-month schedule

School/Department Name

Student Affairs / Counseling and Psychological Services

Position Details

Under the general supervision of the Director and Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, the selected candidate is expected to provide a full range of culturally sensitive clinical mental health services to support San José State students.

Although listed as a “temporary” position, this is a full-time position, eligible for annual renewal and is benefit-eligible for the full-suite of the robust benefits provided to California State University employees. AY-schedule employees work during all duty days of the Academic Year and do not accrue vacation. 12-month employees work all days the campus is open, including times when classes are not in session, but receive 14 paid holidays per year and are eligible to accrue up to 24 vacation days per year.

The anticipated salary for this position starts at $7,100/month (AY-schedule) or $7,800/month (12-month) for individuals with a masters degree and the minimum of 2 years of experience. A doctorate degree, additional years of experience, and experience providing therapy in another language will all increase pay, though compensation is expected not to exceed $9,200/month (AY-schedule) or $10,000/month (12-month).

Summary of Duties

Clinical Services: Provide brief individual therapy for SJSU students; mental health services include conducting clinical interviews and assessment, formulating diagnoses, and developing evidence-based treatment planning, providing therapeutic interventions and maintaining timely and thorough documentation within a brief therapy model. All therapists serve on a rotation to triage and provide crisis interventions. Clinical services can also include case management, as appropriate, including providing referrals to and consultation with other campus staff and faculty and community mental health providers and agencies. Further, clinical services may include providing group therapy, couples therapy, conducting workshops, and offering consultation regarding issues that affect the educational, vocational, developmental, and psychological well-being of students in the university community.

All counselor faculty will maintain a clinical case load providing clinical services. Some individuals may have additional assignments based on their training, experience, and interests. Additional Duties may include:

Outreach Services: Develop and participate in outreach programs to the SJSU campus community with a highly diverse student population; participate in the development and implementation of assigned outreach activities, workshops and/or presentations, classroom presentations, residence hall training. Outreach may include occasional evening or weekend activities.

Supervision: As appropriate and at the discretion of the Director and/or Associate Director, provide clinical supervision to psychology trainees; co-facilitate outreach activities, workshops, and groups with all levels of supervisees; provide didactic and training seminars for all levels of supervisees.

Service/Committee Work: In keeping with the mission of an urban university, the necessity to relate to the regional area which the university serves, and consistent with the social justice emphasis of Counseling and Psychological Services, counselor faculty members are expected to serve on Department, Division, and University committees.