Psychologist

Beaconcollege; Leesburg (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon College seeks a Staff Psychologist to join the Counseling Center as a full-time, 10-month staff member. The role provides diagnostic assessment, individual psychotherapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, consultation and outreach to Beacon College students.

The incumbent will supervise a small staff of counselors and master’s-level licensed interns, coordinate Counseling Center programs, and participate in on-call duties. Requires Ph.D./Psy.D.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Licensed as a Psychologist/Health Service Provider in the state of Florida within one year of hire.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship.

Responsibilities

• Provides diagnostic assessment, individual psychotherapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, consultation and outreach programming for Beacon College students.
• Supervises a small staff of full and part-time counselors and masters level licensed interns.

Skills

Diagnostic assessment

Individual psychotherapy

Group therapy

Crisis intervention

Clinical supervision

Education

PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

Florida psychology licensure within 1 year of hire

APA-accredited internship

Job description

Beacon College was the first accredited college to offer bachelors and associates degrees exclusively to students with learning disabilities.

Beacon College serves students with:

• ADD/ADHD
• Auditory and visual processing differences
• Dyslexia
• Expressive/receptive language deficits
• Gifted LD
• Language-based learning disabilities
• Reading/writing disabilities
• Math disabilities

The Staff Psychologist is a full-time, 10-month position within the Counseling Center. The Staff Psychologist provides a broad range of direct psychological services to Beacon College students including the following: diagnostic assessment and evaluation; individual psychotherapy; group therapy; crisis intervention; consultation; and outreach programming and training.

Provides consultative psychological services to members of the Beacon College community including faculty members, staff members, deans, administrators, and parents. Supervises a small staff of full and part time counselors. Provides clinical supervision of masters level licensed interns. Coordinates programs for the Counseling Center as assigned. Participates in the Counseling Center's evening and weekend on-call duties, and emergency and crisis response procedures.

Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program; licensed as a Psychologist/Health Service Provider in the state of Florida within one year of hire; completion of an APA-accredited internship; experience in a college or university counseling center; strong clinical psychotherapeutic skills; and commitment to serving Beacon College's student population.

Reports to the Director of Student Services. This is a 10-month, exempt level position.

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Florida laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affiliation Action in the workplace.