Counselor-Specialized in Servicing BIPOC Students
- Employer
- Susquehanna University
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Sep 22, 2020
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Counseling
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Counselor-Specialized in Servicing BIPOC Students
About Susquehanna:
As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world. Its more than 2,300 undergraduates come from 35 states and 22 countries, and all students study away through Susquehanna’s unique Global Opportunities program. Susquehanna University’s 325 acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information, please visit https://www.susqu.edu.
Position Summary:
The Counselor-Specialized in Servicing Black, Indigenous, People of Color Students provides clinical, emergency, consultation and outreach services to the Susquehanna University community, specifically, students of color and other marginalized groups, virtually.
Specific Responsibilities
- Serve as a liaison for the Counseling Center to Communities of
Color.
- Provide individual and group clinical services to students,
primarily but not exclusively brief individual therapy, to address
personal and interpersonal concerns along with race-based stress,
racism, marginalization, oppression, and racial trauma.
- Participate in outreach with Students of Color and other
marginalized communities.
- Consult with psychiatrist, medical providers, and other mental
health professionals as appropriate.
- Consult with students, parents, faculty and staff regarding
mental health and developmental needs of students as needed and
appropriate.
- Maintain relevant paperwork and documentation.
Required Qualifications:
Education
A master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or social work required. Appropriate licensure or license-eligible in Pennsylvania required. For social workers: LSW required, for counselors: LPC required, for psychologist: license eligibility required. Postdoctoral supervision for psychologists can be provided.
Experience
Three years of demonstrated experience and/or expertise in working with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color on issues of race-based stress, trauma, and racism and in providing therapy/counseling with Ethnic Minority people required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of English language including meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar. Skilled at written and verbal communication. Ability to use an EMR system (Titanium) and HIPPA compliant Zoom features. Knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
Preferred Qualifications:
Special Instructions to the Applicant:
Benefits Eligible: No
Number of Months: Other
Other Number of Months:
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Work Schedule/Hours per Week:
Posting Date:
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Anticipated Start Date:
Posting Number: AH00691
To apply, visit https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/2135
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