"Psychologist/Campus Mental Health Specialist"

Position Summary

Rutgers University-Newark, an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking a Psychologist/Campus Mental Health Specialist for the Rutgers Newark Counseling Center. Reporting to the Director of the Counseling Center, this position provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and workshops/outreach/consultation for students, faculty, and staff. Issues addressed in counseling may include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, adjustment disorders, personality disorders. Additionally, this role requires a strong commitment to presenting psychological perspectives in programs, training, and settings throughout the college community, as well as facilitating support for various campus-based partners and collaborating with the Counseling Center team to strengthen and grow services and programs.

Responsibilities:

• Provides individual and group counseling, campus crisis intervention, and workshops/outreach/consultation for students, faculty, and staff
• Provides supervision to staff, including embedded counselors, student workers, and support staff
• Proactively offers psychoeducational opportunities for students, as a complementary support to services offered at the Counseling Center
• Provides support group opportunities for students, with a focus on salient themes that apply to students in specific spaces (e.g., academic departments, dormitories, student organizations, etc.)
• Coordinates and leads team efforts to support after-hour/on-call crisis response and campus-based activities as needed
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with campus partners and seeks to enhance community knowledge through outreach, training, and education for students, faculty, and staff, which may require flexibility to accommodate off-hours events
• Supports the daily administration of the center and all clinical services, including the development and organization of the center's training program, and participation of RUN CC in adjunct clinical and research programs
• Serves on unit and university committees as appointed and assigned

Minimum Education and Experience:

Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an accredited program with interest and background working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary setting treating a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, and trauma

Please visit our website: http://counseling.newark.rutgers.edu/