Mental Health Therapist

Salt Lake Community College (UT); Murray (UT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to join the Center for Health and Counseling. This role involves intake assessments, psychotherapy with students and employees, walk-in crisis intervention, and coordinating services with in-house medical providers.

The position also includes developing outreach, training faculty and staff, and referring clients to on- and off-campus resources.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or clinical mental health counseling from an accredited program.
• Current Utah license as LCSW or LMHC.
• 2–5 years of paid, full-time psycho-social experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients via intake interview and establish treatment plans.
• Provide time‑limited psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Provide on-demand crisis intervention services for walk-in clients.
• Coordinate services with in-house medical providers and campus resources.
• Develop outreach presentations and train faculty and staff.
• Maintain confidential, accurate documentation of client contacts and outreach activities.
• Collaborate with college departments and community agencies for referrals.
• Participate in continuing education to maintain licensure.
• Attend departmental meetings and participate on committees.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Electronic health records

DSM-5 diagnosis

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Master of Social Work or Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Licensed in Utah (LCSW/LMHC)

2–5 years psycho-social services experience

Job description

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team at the Center for Health and Counseling. This position affords the opportunity to engage in the variety of tasks required by a therapist working in a college counseling setting. This includes performing intake assessments, conducting psychotherapy with both students and employees, providing walk-in crisis intervention services, coordinating services with in-house medical providers, developing and presenting outreach presentations, consulting with and training faculty and staff, and referring clients to an array of both on-campus and off-campus resources.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess clients through clinical intake interview and establish appropriate case formulation and treatment plan.
• Provide time-limited psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups which may include supportive counseling and evidence-based treatment.
• Provide on-demand crisis intervention services to both new and established walk-in clients.
• Create mental health assessment documentation to facilitate student access to disability accommodations, financial aid and registration options.
• Maintain a confidential, safe, client-centered, quality experience for clientele.
• Collaborate with college departments and community service agencies to arrange case management and referrals as appropriate.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation of client contacts and outreach activities.
• Develop, present and participate in psychoeducational outreach activities.
• Provide consultation to faculty and staff dealing with students of concern.
• Serve on departmental or campus committees as needed.
• Attend and participate in departmental staff meetings.
• Maintain reliable work attendance and punctuality to ensure a smooth, efficient department operation.
• Participate in continuing education programs to maintain professional licensure
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Clinical competence to assist students from multiple backgrounds and perspectives in order to improve mental health, developmental, academic, occupational, social, and relational outcomes.
• Assessment of clients through clinical interview and use of psychometric instruments to establish DSM-5 diagnosis.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Computer literacy, including experience and aptitude with electronic health records.
• Well-developed ability and commitment to working as part of an interdisciplinary team of mental health and medical professionals, support staff, and health promotion specialists.
• Familiarity with campus and local mental health resources to assist students in accessing resources such as health insurance, food, housing and other basic needs.
• Ability to work independently and to seek supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• Emotional intelligence and awareness in dealing with stress, frustration, interpersonal conflict, feedback and need for personal growth.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

• Master of Social Work or Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree from an accredited institution.
• Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the State of Utah.
• Two (2) to five (5) years, paid, full-time experience providing psycho-social services.

Education and relevant experience may be substituted when the minimum qualification does not require a specific degree, license, certification, accreditation standard, or other requirement for which substitution would be inappropriate (Trade off 1:1 full-time experience/education requirement. Part-time experience can be considered on a prorated basis (Trade off 2:1)).

• Bilingual speaker in English and Spanish.
• Experience working with college age population.
• Experience in Higher Education setting.