Careers 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 AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Academics
Part Time
Depends on Qualifications
30.00
Apr 22, 2019 (Or Until Filled)