Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) has an opening for a full-time, 12-month Staff Psychologist/Mental Health Clinician to join our diverse team of dedicated, collaborative, and fun professionals. This position is responsible for providing mental health services for students on Seton Hall University’s Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) campus in Nutley, NJ as well as on the main South Orange campus. The position includes a new competitive salary range and generous benefits package. CAPS provides a full range of multiculturally sensitive counseling services to all university students.
The Staff Psychologist/Mental Health Clinician works as a member of a collaborative team providing both group and time-limited individual counseling, intake assessments, and mental health programming to undergraduate and graduate students. The position also involves providing crisis intervention services during regular business hours as well as frequent consultation with faculty and administrators regarding the well-being of students. This team member participates in the department’s doctoral training program, will engage in ongoing professional development, and participate in weekly case conference/consultation meetings with the CAPS staff at the main campus.

The position supports the department’s and the University’s strategic initiative and commitment to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for all community members. The role requires possession of strong clinical skills, ability to work independently, a demonstrated commitment to working effectively from a multicultural framework, the ability to manage a full client caseload, and the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Intake assessments
• Individual and group counseling/therapy
• In-person and tele-mental health services
• Crisis Intervention
• Consultation with staff, faculty, and students
• Case Management
• Outreach and Prevention Programming
• Participation in graduate training program

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology with 1-3 years of relevant experience, and fully licensed or license eligible as a Psychologist in New Jersey
• Master’s degree and licensed as a Clinical Social Worker with 3-5 years of relevant experience
• NJ Licensed Professional Counselor with 5+ year of experience
• Demonstrated competence in time-limited individual psychotherapy as well as group counseling with diverse populations
• Proven ability and commitment to working within a multiculturally responsive and inclusive counseling lens and successful experience in provision of psychological services to underrepresented and marginalized groups
• Demonstrated competence in outreach and prevention program planning and implementation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to function independently
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and stressors facing graduate and professional students
• Understanding of and willingness to support the Seton Hall University Catholic Mission.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience providing clinical services within college/university counseling
• Specific areas of expertise and experience relevant to a diverse college student population (e.g., multicultural issues)
• Experience in providing clinical services to students in the medical and allied health fields.

Licenses and Certificates:

*Licensed or license-eligible as a Psychologist in NJ
*Fully Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or Professional Counselor in NJ

Salary Grade:

AD180 - Administrative

Exempt/Nonexempt:

Exempt

Physical Demands:

General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

List of 3 professional references

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.

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