Position Title:

Assistant Director, Counseling Services

Department/School:

Counseling Center

Salary/Pay Rate:

$80,000 - $90,000

Job Summary:

Marist University Counseling Services is seeking a team-oriented and clinically-strong individual to support the Director in providing leadership, coordination, and oversight of clinical services and operations. The Assistant Director of Counseling Services supports the Director in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, accessible, and culturally-informed mental health and wellness services to a diverse student body. This role includes providing clinical services such as individual and group counseling, crisis response, treatment planning, care coordination, and participation in the on-call rotation. The Assistant Director supervises, evaluates, and mentors clinical staff and interns, and plays an active role in strategic planning, policy development, and advancing the department’s vision. Additionally, the position fosters a campus culture of wellness through collaborative engagement with the campus community and external partners, including involvement in campus-wide initiatives, committees, and outreach programming.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Clinical Social Work or Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• NY State Licensure (LCSW, LMHC)
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience working with college students
• Two or more years of demonstrated administrative experience including supervision, strategic planning, and procedural responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provide daily oversight of operations and clinical assessment and counseling for a diverse population of students with a variety of mental health concerns, including individual, group, couples, and crisis counseling.
• Support Director in managing CS operations, vision, and strategic planning, provision of counseling services to students, development of CS policies and procedures; Serve as back up in Director’s absence.
• Supervise, evaluate, and support the professional development of clinical staff and interns; Support clinical staff in daytime emergency response via risk assessment, coordinating hospitalization, and consulting with involved professionals, university staff, families and students.
• Provide and coordinate consultation, education, prevention, and outreach services to faculty, staff, and students on mental wellness and crisis intervention; Assist Director in developing campus and community partnerships to ensure the provision of adequate mental health services and achieving goal of creating a campus culture of wellness.
• Maintain current, accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with legal, ethical and professional guidelines and Counseling Services policies using Titanium Schedule electronic record.
• Develop and implement engaging programs on mental health concerns, wellness, and resilience.
• Assist in coordination of emergency on-call services after-hours, weekends and holidays; Participate in on-call rotation and backup coverage.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral/Advanced degree in Clinical Social Work or Psychology Counseling
• PhD or PsyD in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-Accredited program
• NY State Licensure (Licensed Psychologist)
• Interest, experience, and commitment to facilitating groups
• Experience working on Behavioral Intervention or Crisis Management Teams
• Experience in providing training, outreach programs and crisis intervention in a University/College setting
• Successful experience supervising, training, and evaluating staff and graduate level interns/trainees
• Understanding one's own intersectional identity and how it influences identity development and how one navigates the world
• Demonstrated dedication and attentiveness to multicultural issues, social justice and intersectionality in serving historically marginalized students as well as commitment to ongoing development of cultural competencies
• Committed self-care practice
• Familiarity with Titanium electronic medical record
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills

Required Application Documents:

Resume, Cover Letter, & Contact Information of 3 Professional References 

Benefits:

The position includes a comprehensive benefit package*. Benefits for this position include but are not limited to the following:

• 3 weeks of paid vacation. 4 weeks of paid vacation beginning in the 6th year of employment.
• Unlimited paid sick time.
• 14+ paid holidays per year.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance programs at a 15% employee / 85% employer contribution rate. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care (FSD).
• Life insurance.
• Generous short-term and long-term disability programs and workers compensation.
• 403(b) defined contribution plan:
  • First 6 years University contributes 7.5%, Employee contributes a mandatory 4%.
  • University contribution increases to 10.5% in year 7, and 12% after 15 years.
  • Employee contribution decreases to 1% in year 7. Remains 1% thereafter.
  • Typical eligibility requirements: 1 year of service and 1,000 hours with Marist University.
• 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity – Roth option available. Voluntary, up to IRS maximum contribution.
• Tuition Benefits:
  • Up to 16 undergraduate credits per semester. Up to 18 graduate credit per academic calendar. Eligibility extends to employee, spouse, and dependent children under age 26.
  • University pays 100% tuition only.
  • Eligible dependents may be Reimbursed up to $2,000 per semester towards tuition at another accredited institution.

*Eligibility requirements including waiting periods and/or employee probationary periods may apply at the discretion of the University.

About the Department/School:

Counseling Services is a thriving center providing culturally- and trauma-informed services to undergraduate and graduate students while supporting the greater Marist community. Services include individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, psychiatric services and campus-wide psychoeducational programs/outreach. Our multidisciplinary staff consists of psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, graduate interns, a psychiatrist and consulting nutritionist. We strive for holistic wellness through our working relationships with other campus constituents, such as Health Services, Housing, Accommodations, and Academic Affairs.

About Marist University:

Founded in 1929, Marist is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Florence, Italy, plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study, Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming, inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors, Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse, Princeton Review, and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about 

Type of Position:

Full-Time

Classification:

Administrative (Exempt)

Months per Year:

12

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 8:30AM-5PM; Occasional evenings/weekends for outreach and Student Affairs programming. One remote day option, assuming office coverage.

Hours per Week:

37.5

Location:

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

1

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist University is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.