Staff Clinician

Department: University Life

Classification: Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: Salary range starting in the mid $70k's; commensurate with education and experience

Restricted: Yes

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) supports students through ethical and responsive care and prevention. We foster the well-being of the diverse Mason community through psychological, outreach, and consultation services. We provide high-quality training to emerging mental health professionals. We are committed to excellence in psychological services by promoting student safety, enhancing emotional growth, and supporting academic success.

About the Position:

The Staff Clinician provides individual and group counseling, case management services, crisis intervention (including after-hours consultation), psychological consultation services to students/faculty/family, community education, psychological prevention-related programming, and clinical training for externs and doctoral interns (APA accredited internship) in psychology.

Responsibilities:

Clinical Services

• Provides consultation, assessment, case management services, and individual and group therapy;
• Completes documentation of services within Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) guidelines; and
• Provides crisis assessment/intervention through daytime and after-hours on-call systems, and provides consultation services to parents, faculty, staff, and students.

Administrative Services

• Participates in CAPS training program through the provision of clinical supervision to CAPS trainees and/or facilitation of training seminars for CAPS trainees;
• Participates in internal CAPS committees and meetings as identified in performance plan and as related to specific position responsibilities;
• Participates in University Life and/or University committees or activities related to position responsibilities;
• Engages in continuing education and professional development to provide multiculturally competent services to a diverse student population; and
• Other responsibilities and activities as assigned by CAPS Director or Leadership Team.

Outreach Services

• Provides community education programs to Mason community.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge gained by graduating from an accredited master's program in psychology, counseling, social work OR from a doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology;
• Master's degree in a related field;
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team;
• Experience collaborating with key stakeholders;
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience providing short-term treatment and crisis intervention;
• Skill gained by experience providing individual and group counseling services to clients, as well as skills in crisis intervention services (typically 2+ years);
• Ability to maintain and possess a current, unrestricted license as a Social Worker, Professional Counselor, or Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia within 3 months of hire;
• Knowledge and skills to effectively work with diverse populations; and
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively on a multidisciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a related field;
• Experience with counseling of college students or similar developmental populations;
• Experience with crisis intervention;
• Experience providing clinical consultation to university administration, faculty, staff, students, and families; and
• Knowledge of collegiate mental health or clinical experience with similar developmental populations.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Staff Clinician at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.

Posting Open Date: August 28, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: September 11, 2024

Open Until Filled: Yes