Associate Director, Counseling Center - Health Science Campus

Department:

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req Id:

R107690

Minimum Requirements:

Doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program and APA accredited pre-doctoral internship. Must be licensed to function autonomously in the state of KY. Minimum of 3 years of professional clinical experience, including prior experience in a college or university counseling center. Must be eligible to provide clinical supervision in compliance with licensing board requirements to supervise graduate level student trainees. (Grade 10 Salaried)

Position Description:

The University of Louisville is seeking to hire an Associate Director, Counseling Center. Reporting to the Director, this position provides direct clinical services to student patients including individual, group, and couples counseling while collaborating and coordinating with HSC partners to ensure service delivery meets student needs. The Associate Director is responsible to supervise the Health Sciences Center (HSC) counselors and case managers, ensuring an appropriate distribution of work and caseloads among all Counseling staff. This position coordinates additional programs and services, develops departmental policies and procedures, and directs outreach programming as necessary or requested by University units or groups concerning mental health topics and issues. The Associate Director also serves as the lead for the coordination of patient care with primary care providers and psychiatric services as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees HSC Counseling Services as a sub-unit of the Counseling Center
• Directly supervises HSC counselors and case managers
• Provides direct clinical services to HSC student patients, in-person and via telehealth
• Provides outreach programming to HSC campus units, ensuring an appropriate workload distribution including urgent consultation services, intakes, outreach events, and caseloads
• Makes recommendations to the Director regarding clinical policies and procedures for HSC Counseling Service
• Provides clinical supervision for HSC counselors and case manager
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with campus partners such as the Disability Resource Center, the Office of Access and Opportunity, the Division of Student Affairs Administration, and the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Dentistry
• Ensures all counselors and case managers maintain current, accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with state and federal regulations and professional best practices
• Prepares and analyzes counseling data for program utilization, assessment, and planning
• Assists various schools, departments, and units with evaluations of high-risk students
• Participates in campus crisis response following disruptive events or as requested by HSC departments
• Coordinates care between the HSC Counseling Services, primary care providers, and psychiatric providers as required

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in social work, psychology, or counseling psychology
• Seven (7) years of clinical work experience
• Experience working with patients that have substance abuse issues and trauma
• Experience working with student populations practicing medicine, nursing, dentistry, and public health
• Experience executing administrative duties and supervising staff
• Experience with program development and clinical services evaluation
• Experience with individuals, couples, and group counseling
• Experience in making presentations utilizing data to make informed program decisions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of federal, state and University regulations, policies, and procedures including FERPA, HIPAA, Title IX, and the UofL Student Code of Conduct

Work Hours and Location

This is a full-time, exempt position with a 37.5-hour regular workweek. Additional work hours may be required based on department needs, programming, staffing, and/or scheduling. The primary work location for this position is at the Health Sciences Center.

Employee Benefits

The University of Louisville offers competitive benefits and perks to eligible full-time and part-time employees. Please visit the University of Louisville Benefits webpage for details.

Student Affairs

The Division of Student Affairs encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated the capacity to create supportive work environments, collaborate effectively on teams, and serve the students we admit and aim to attract.

Please submit a resume, cover letter and three professional references with your application.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Assistance And Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.