Staff Therapist - Embedded in University Housing & Dining

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Embedded Staff Therapist to support students in achieving their academic goals through comprehensive mental health services. This role involves providing individual and group counseling, conducting outreach programs, and collaborating with various university units to foster a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in mental health counseling, crisis management, and effective communication skills. Join a dynamic team committed to enhancing student success and well-being within a vibrant campus community.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required with clinical focus.
• Licensed as LISW, LMSW, LMHC, or tLMHC in Iowa.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Conduct workshops and outreach services for mental health education.

Skills

Mental Health Counseling

Crisis Management

Assessment and Diagnosis

Group Counseling

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work

Master’s degree in Counseling

Doctoral degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Titanium EHR

Job description

Staff Therapist - Embedded in University Housing & Dining

This Embedded Staff Therapist position provides psychological services to assist domestic and international students living on campus in attaining their educational and academic goals. This position is a staff member in the University Counseling Service, housed full-time in Catlett Hall to work with students served by residence education. Position duties include individual assessment and counseling; group counseling; daytime and after hours psychoeducational and outreach programming to students, staff, faculty, administrators, and parents/families; consultation to residence hall staff; and supervision and training to graduate students in the mental health professions.

Specific Job Duties & Tasks:

• Carries a clinical case load providing counseling to individuals, couples, and groups within residence halls, consulting with other professionals as necessary.
• Provides diagnoses, assessment, and treatment for emotional and functional disorders through primarily brief model counseling.
• Supervises, evaluates, and assists trainees in various content areas.
• Conducts workshops and outreach services designed to provide mental health education to students, staff, faculty, administrators, and parents/families.
• Develops cooperative working relationships with selected UI units.
• Designs and develops outreach programs to meet the needs of requesting UI units.

About University Counseling Service:

As part of the Division of Student Life, University Counseling Service provides support and mental health services to the University of Iowa campus community. UCS has an inter-disciplinary staff of psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, graduate interns, practicum students, and administrative professionals. Our training and interest span a broad range of counseling approaches. Our mission is to provide compassionate psychological services, training, and outreach that fosters the mentalhealth of students, nurtures student success, and contributes to a safe, welcoming, and respectful campus community.

About the Division of Student Life:

The Division of Student Life is comprised of staff that embrace new ideas and thoughts, works together to keep our students safe, and provides them with life-changing experiences. The Division of Student Life includes 15 departments that span from Recreation Services to the Office of Leadership, Service and Civic Engagement and everything in between. We believe in working together as one team to achieve our mission: fostering student success by creating and promoting inclusive educationally purposeful services and activities within and beyond the classroom.

Required Education and Licensure Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Social Work with clinical focus from a CSWE-Accredited program, or Master’s degree in Counseling from a CACREP- Accredited Program.
• Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor: Licensed as an LISW, LMSW, LMHC, or tLMHC in the State of Iowa by date of hire. Psychologist: Possession of a valid State of Iowa license as a psychologist within 18 months of hire. License must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of evidence and theory based mental health counseling in assessment, crisis, individual, case management, and group.
• Extensive ability to assess, manage, and ensure high quality mental health counseling and crisis management.
• Extensive proficiency in planning and delivering outreach programs and consultation services with residence hall constituencies or related audience.
• Working knowledge of providing supervision to trainees.
• Extensive proficiency in the application of communication techniques and relationship building skills that develop the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Ability to foster a welcoming and respectful workplace environment while recognizing personal differences. Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and respectful manner while appreciating the importance of a workforce that benefits from the talents of all people across multiple characteristics.
• Working proficiency with office support tools and electronic medical records software (e.g., word processing, email, presentation software and spreadsheets, electronic health records); preferably Microsoft Office and Titanium EHR.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in either Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA- Accredited program
• Possession of a valid State of Iowa license as a psychologist by start date.
• Relevant post-degree clinical work experience (typically 1-3 years).
• Working proficiency with drop-in mental health consultation services, such as Let’s Talk programming.
• Working proficiency in suicide prevention outreach and programming.
• Experience and interest in providing couples/relationship counseling.
• Working proficiency with TLDP, ACT, and Relational Cultural theories.
• Interest and/or experience in counseling center research.
• Working proficiency and interest in providing brief psychoeducational group interventions.
• Working proficiency with clinical assessment.
• Previous mental health experience working on a college or university campus.
• In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions or additional information, please contact Alaysia McAtee at [e-mail] .

Additional Information

• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

• Starting Salary Minimum: 67,000

Contact Information

• Organization: Student Life
• Contact Name: Alaysia McAtee

Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .

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