Asst Director, Counseling, Health & Wellness

William Paterson invites applications for the 12-month full-time position of Assistant Director, Counseling, Health and Wellness.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Counseling, Health and Wellness, the Assistant Director assists in the execution of the strategic initiatives within a fully integrated counseling and primary medical care environment.

The Assistant Director, Counseling, Health and Wellness also provides administrative and clinical supervision for counseling staff and serves in a leadership role for vital administrative functions.

Department overview

The William Paterson University Counseling, Health and Wellness Center is dedicated to proactively ensuring that the psychological and medical needs of students are attended to effectively and efficiently by providing supportive clinical, educational, and outreach services.

The Center is welcoming, accepting and dedicated to serving a culturally diverse student body seeking to make informed decisions about their physical and emotional well-being.

For more information, please visit: https://www.wpunj.edu/health-wellness/

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Clinical (70%)

• Supervising clinical professional staff and graduate practicum students to inform and ensure the clinical care of students and the development of professional skills and self-care of the clinicians.

• Providing clinical patient care including individual, couples, group therapy, clinical consultation, risk assessments, on-call emergency coverage, and, in collaboration with consulting psychiatrist, make referrals to on-campus offices and external agencies; facilitate outreach presentations related to Counseling, Health & Wellness services via in person and telehealth platforms.

• Executing clinical consultation services to faculty and staff; perform follow up with emergency interventions when necessary, and providing consultation to the Dean of Students regarding students of concern.

• Facilitating referral and after-care services to ancillary providers where needed; case management and coordination of care with Health Center staff to develop comprehensive treatment

• Providing leadership to inform crisis planning and intervention with students determined to pose imminent risk to self or others in the absence of the Associate
• Creates and delivers outreach presentations related to Counseling, Health & Wellness services.

Administrative (30%)

• Providing administrative coordination and strategic planning for the group counseling and outreach programs; assisting in the development of practice guidelines, department policies, and department goals; support strategies for collecting, interpreting, and reporting departmental assessment data.

• Monitoring clinical compliance; clinical record keeping standards, HIPAA, ethical standards, NJ statutes; serve in a project management capacity for electronic medical records system

• Providing administrative consultation rotation to the overnight/weekend On-Call Service, coordinating emergency student referrals and communication with campus police and the county Psychiatric Emergency screening service as needed.

• Participating in the performance appraisal process for clinical staff, coaches and initiating disciplinary processes and coming to resolution of grievance matters.

• Providing clinical supervision and training seminars as needed in the graduate training program,

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the department in the absence of the Director or Associate Director; Co-facilitating weekly Treatment and Clinical Supervision Team Meetings.

• Representing the Student Development Division and Counseling Center on division or university- wide committees, and other campus activities/functions as assigned.

• Performing other duties as assigned that are appropriate for the position.

Required qualifications:

• PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA accredited program.
• Demonstrated clinical skills, leadership and managerial skills, including supervising
• NJ Psychologist License
• Working knowledge of electronic
• Availability to work evenings and weekends

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in higher education; preferably with both traditional and non-traditional students
• Experience providing outreach programs
• Experience in developing and delivering presentations
• Track record of having worked on a multi-disciplinary team

Attributes and traits:

• Capable of analyzing multi-faceted aspects of a situation to gain thorough insight and make sound, rational, and informed decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to others and consider competing wants and needs while working toward a common goal.
• Able to understand, appreciate, and highly regard rules, policies, and procedures.
• Capacity to understand and appreciate the value of other people with genuine concern for their needs, wants, and feelings.
• Capable of clearly and objectively understanding and implementing the necessary resources, including personnel, to achieve agreed upon results and goals.

Invitation to apply:

Please click to view the description and apply for the position.

Interested candidates will be prompted to:

Complete an application

Submit a cover letter & CV

Provide names/contacts of three professional references.

Submission of all documents listed above is required for consideration.

Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. General questions related to this application process, please contact talent@wpunj.edu

About William Paterson

William Paterson University is the third most diverse public university in New Jersey. As a longstanding member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), we have been designated by the US Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. William Paterson University is also proud to be designated as a NASA MSI (Minority Serving Institution). The University offers more than 250 undergraduate and graduate academic programs that range from liberal arts and sciences to pre-professional and professional programs; it enrolls nearly 8,000 students from across the country and from over 40 nations. The University is situated on a beautiful, 380-acre suburban campus in Wayne, New Jersey, just twenty miles west of New York City.

William Paterson University is an equal opportunity employer that actively values and supports diversity among faculty, staff and students. Women, minorities, and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

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