The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Wellness Centers provide
counseling, case management and other social services to support
students in maintaining their personal well-being and achieving
their academic goals.
Located at each of the seven colleges, Wellness Centers provide
best-practices mental health and psycho-social services to
students, faculty, and staff including: crisis intervention, case
management with linkage to community-based resources and public aid
programs; individual counseling, support groups, evaluation for
learning disabilities, wellness education and outreach; and
consultation and training for faculty and staff.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Reporting to The Lead Psychologist & Training Director and
under general supervision, the
Staff Psychologist-Wellness Center (PT Exempt) provides a
range of psychological assessment and outreach services to
students, faculty and staff. Participates in the areas of clinical
services, graduate-level training program, wellness initiatives and
daily operations. Has primary clinical supervision of assigned
graduate level trainees and collaboratively participates in the
group training of all graduate-level trainees participating in the
Clinical Training Program. Contributes to the best-practices
operations of the Wellness Center and participates in promoting a
holistic plan of health and wellness initiatives for CCC students.
Performs related duties as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- May be assigned by the Lead Psychologist & Training
Director to provide as-needed day-to-day direction of clinical
activities and monitoring of all trainee services provided. May be
assigned to address administrative-level time-sensitive concerns,
inter-department meetings, or requested consultations.
Contributes to the development and implementation of
evidence-based and best practices initiatives and services.
Assists in identifying and developing additional clinical
competency training materials for graduate-level trainees.
Contributes to the ongoing development of the training program,
including the recruitment, interviewing and monitoring of the
graduate-level trainees.
Provides doctoral-level clinical supervision to graduate-level
trainees.
Supervises doctoral-level trainees in psychological assessments
and report writing.
Conducts psychological assessments.
Participates in triage of walk-in clients or crisis counseling
or services. Meets with walk-in clients to assess their immediate
or emergency needs, and provides crisis counseling and intervention
services as needed or delegates appropriately to clinical staff or
graduate level trainees.
Provides referrals to appropriate health and social service
agencies for additional services as required.
Conducts best practices crisis assessment and intervention and
arranges emergency psychiatric assessment, as needed.
Serves as consultant to college staff and faculty for student
development issues, behavioral threat assessment, classroom
behavioral management, and the overall behavioral health of the
college community.
Develops and implements educational and prevention outreach
programming, especially for undeserved or special populations,
which demonstrates cultural responsiveness.
Conducts workshops and professional development for students,
faculty and staff on critical topics such as Mental Health 101,
stress and time management, violence prevention/verbal
de-escalation, healthy relationships, and veterans issues.
Maintains case records and data on services provided by the
Wellness Center and creates reports evaluating the effectiveness of
services using Titanium medical records system and Counseling
Center Assessment Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS).
Creates and maintains a professional, welcoming environment for
individuals visiting the Wellness Center for services and
information.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports To Lead Psychologist & Training Director
Direct Supervision Graduate-level Trainees
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, or closely related
field.
- Active licensure by the State of Illinois as a Clinical
Psychologist within six (6) months of hire is required.
- At least two (2) years of experience providing psychological
assessment services.
- At least two (2) years of experience providing clinical
supervision to doctoral-level trainees. (This may include those
trainees at the internship or post-doctoral level.)
- Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in
working with a multi-cultural population and demonstrate a
commitment to providing culturally competent services to our
diverse student population.
- Knowledge and experience in administration of psychological
assessment tools including cognitive, achievement, and personality
measures.
- Knowledge of clinical supervision theories and/or styles.
- Knowledge of individual and group psychotherapy and counseling
theories and practices.
- Knowledge of case management and coordinated care
techniques.
- Knowledge of treatment principles, modalities and
techniques.
- Knowledge of community resources and social service
agencies.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication
skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Skill in applying solid clinical judgment to cases.
- Ability to shift between clinical and non-clinical duties to
meet organizational needs.
- Ability to work with and relate to a culturally diverse student
body, faculty and staff.
- Ability to work effectively with different levels of staff
within the organization.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook)
$33.77/hour - $41.83/hour
Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education,
knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as other factors such as
internal equity.
Benefits information is found at
https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/
WE OFFER: Excellent health and welfare benefit package and
long-term savings and investment programs including 403(b) &
457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the State
University Retirement System (SURS) Plan. Generous vacation,
holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For a
more detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits page
of our website.
TBD
