Sport and Performance Psychologist/Staff Psychologist

University of Denver; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The University of Denver invites applications for a Sport and Performance Psychologist/Staff Psychologist in the Health and Counseling Center. This embedded role serves intercollegiate student-athletes and partners with the athletic department on mental health screening and integrated care.

The successful candidate will supervise doctoral interns, oversee ADHD/LD evaluations, manage assessment platforms, provide outreach, and support DU Athletics with team performance sessions when requested.

Qualifications

• Licensed psychologist with cultural humility and understanding of oppression.
• Ability to collaborate with athletic departments and campus health services.

Responsibilities

• Perform mental health screening and pre-participation evaluations.
• Triage requests for Mental Health and Performance based treatment for student-athletes.
• Provide regular office hours, educational programming, and campus consultations.
• Supervise sport psychology doctoral interns and graduate trainees.
• Manage ADHD/LD evaluation processes and assessment platforms.
• Support DU Athletics through consultations and team performance sessions when requested.

Skills

Cultural humility

Systems of oppression awareness

Interdepartmental collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology (PsyD/PhD)

Job description

Sport and Performance Psychologist/Staff Psychologist

Job No: 498984

Work Type: Staff Full-Time

Location: Denver, CO

Categories: Athletics, Student Affairs / Services, Student Health / Counseling, Business Operations / Services

Position Summary

The Sport and Performance Psychologist is an embedded position in the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) that is funded by the Athletic department and the HCC. The Sport and Performance psychologist works with intercollegiate student-athletes and serves as a liaison to the athletic department. The Sport and Performance Psychologist is responsible for mental health screening (pre-participation evaluations), triaging requests for Mental Health and Performance based treatment for student-athletes within an integrated health care clinic, along with serving student-athletes through regular office hours, educational programming, and consultation with staff within the Department of Athletics and across campus. The Sport and Performance Psychologist serves as the primary supervisor for a sport psychology track doctoral intern and, at times, a secondary sport psychology graduate student trainee, and provides group supervision for the sport psychology team (intern, primary graduate student trainee, and secondary graduate student trainee) housed within the HCC. The Sport and Performance psychologist is also responsible for supervising all doctoral interns for ADHD/LD evaluations and managing assessment platforms, materials, and purchasing. This position also supports University of Denver's Athletic teams through consultations and team performance sessions when possible and upon coaching staff request. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week, 12-month, benefited position and reports to the Director of Counseling Services.

The mission of the University of Denver's Health & Counseling Center is to enhance overall student well-being and success through inclusive physical and mental healthcare, prevention, education, and advocacy services. The HCC is an on-campus facility with two counseling locations open 8am-5pm M-F. The HCC provides a wide range of on-site medical and mental health services, along with advocacy and health promotion for the whole campus community. The University of Denver is deeply committed to Inclusive Excellence and Equity and seeks a licensed psychologist who possesses cultural humility and a strong understanding of systems of oppression and can integrate those perspectives into their work.

The vision of DU Athletics is to epitomize a comprehensive NCAA Division I men's and women's program committed to broad-based excellence competitively, academically, and socially; to cultivate a diverse group of athletes to impact the public good for generations to come.

The mission of DU Athletics is to transform student-athletes into leaders, champions, and agents of positive change; to empower student-athletes to serve the public good while excelling in sports and academics, fostering a legacy of excellence.

DU Athletics competes in several highly competitive conferences - the West Coast Conference, the Big XII conference (Gymnastics), the Big East conference (women's and men's lacrosse), the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, and the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate