Job Title: Associate Director of Wellness and Counseling
PVN ID: MH-1902-002966
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: MACAULAY HONORS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Associate Director of Wellness and Counseling

 

Description

 

Macaulay Honors College seeks an experienced mental health professional for our Associate Director of Wellness and Counseling Programs. The ideal candidate for this position will have a mixture of strong clinical and program management skills, and familiarity with current trends in wellness, therapeutic methods, and best practices for working with diverse college populations.

The Associate Director of Wellness and Counseling Programs is part of the Academic Affairs department at Macaulay, and reports to the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Technology.

 

This is a limited, grant-funded position through June 2020. Reappointment is contingent on job performance and funds availability.

Other Duties

Job Duties

 

  • Manage Macaulay’s wellness and therapy services
  • Provide managerial supervision of the Chief of Psychology, counseling postdocs and interns, and organize staff schedules
  • Liaise with psychiatric services
  • Conduct internal assessment and prepare reports
  • Work with the Academic Affairs department on key issues
  • Coordinate with other CUNY counseling centers
  • Shape long-term goals for the center
  • Oversee new initiatives and growth
  • Work with Macaulay’s External Relations department on proposals, funding opportunities and reports to stakeholders.
  • Treat a limited caseload of therapy patients.

 

This is a part-time position, approximately 30 hours per week, with occasional evenings and weekends, making it a good fit for a candidate who also sees patients in their own small private practice. The Associate Director will work with their supervisor to set a regular schedule on a semester-by-semester basis.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

  • PsyD, PhD, or LCSW
  • 3-5 years of mental health practitioner experience
  • 3-5 years of management or administrative experience
  • Facility with technology, including counseling center software
  • Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, as well as be on-call at designated times

Preferred

  • Experience with the higher education sector
  • Necessary credentials to provide clinical supervision to counseling staff

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Academics
Status
Part Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Hour(s) a week
30.00
Closing Date
Apr 22, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

Actions