Assistant or Associate Professor of Counseling
- Employer
- Georgian Court University
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Oct 28, 2022
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Job Details
- The Assistant or Associate Professor of Counseling/Director of
the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program (“Director”) is a
full-time position, integral to the Georgian Court University’s
mission. The Director’s key functions are to assist in developing
the graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program with its
master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and
Professional Counselor certificate offerings, supervising the
full-time and part-time faculty who teach in the program, and
preparing the program for continuity in its re-accreditation by the
Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP). The Director is accountable for faculty hiring
and development, programmatic student retention, and ensuring the
program and faculty are in compliance with relevant policies and
procedures. The Director will lead the course curriculum and
program development with the guidance of the Department Chair,
Dean, and assistance of the full-time core faculty and
others.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management
- Recruit, hire, and supervise full-time core faculty and part-time faculty for the program
- Ensure program faculty members are meeting university and program expectations, adhering to academic policies, and are creating an engaging environment that promotes student success
- Gather and provide student success and instructor performance data to the Department Chair as needed
- Collaborate with program faculty, admissions reps, academic advisors, and other GCU associates accountable for program growth and student success to drive continuous program improvement
- Participate in departmental functions such as lectures, Open House, etc.
- Ensure that all graduate counseling courses are relevant, engaging, and in alignment with current CACREP accreditation standards
- Oversee course development and redevelopment to improve the student experience and student learning as well as to comply with CACREP standards
- Teach 4 courses (12 credits) in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program within an academic year
- Teach an additional 6 credits per year; typically, these are courses in the undergraduate psychology curriculum
- Teach in lecture, online, or hybrid modalities.
- Ability to teach evening courses.
- Integrate the Mercy core values of respect, compassion, integrity, justice and service in all aspects of interaction.
- Lead the program’s strategic goal and efforts to become re-accredited by CACREP
- Assist with other accreditation activities and reports as needed
- Participate in University faculty governance
- Engage in University-wide and departmental service.
- Participate in weekly program meetings, as well as additional assigned meetings and activities
- Other duties assigned by the Department Chair & Dean
- Engage in Scholarly activities in accordance with faculty policy manual.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- An earned doctoral degree in Counseling Education and Supervision (CES) is required, with a degree from a CACREP-accredited program preferred
- At least three years of experience managing field-related programs and supervising staff
- At least three years of experience teaching in higher education
- A solid understanding of CACREP accreditation standards strongly preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software programs required
- Experience with Blackboard and/or similar Learning Management Systems
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform scholarly activities appropriate for a teaching university
Company
Georgian Court University: History, Culture and Academic Excellence
Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey, Georgian Court University is located in residential Lakewood, New Jersey, on a magnificent 156-acre estate formerly belonging to financier George Jay Gould. The campus is conveniently situated 60 miles from New York and Philadelphia and only 10 miles from the beautiful Jersey Shore. Bordering Lake Carasaljo, the site is a National Historic Landmark with magnificent statuary, beautiful architecture and lush gardens, making it a truly breathtaking and inspiring place to learn, study, and live. After a long history as a women's college with coeducational graduate programs and undergraduate evening programs, Georgian Court became a fully coeducational as of Fall 2013. All degree and certificate programs during the day and evening are now open to both women and men.
Open to students of all faiths, Georgian Court University provides comprehensive liberal arts education in the Roman Catholic tradition with a special concern for women. The university offers a curriculum that is broad enough to be truly liberal, yet specialized enough to provide in-depth preparation for careers or further study.
The unique Georgian Court University atmosphere is one of a small college ambiance in a technologically advanced, highly esteemed university setting. Centered around the core values of the Sisters of Mercy, the university offers an extremely safe and nurturing campus environment with individualized attention and guidance.
The Georgian Court faculty is committed to teaching and individual mentoring, with an outstanding 92% holding doctorates or terminal degrees in their field. They are dedicated and caring educators and experts in their respective industries, while demonstrating public service and a personal affinity to our core values-respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service.
Georgian Court University offers more than 30 undergraduate degrees, 10 graduate degrees, and a variety of certificates in a wide range of areas through our three schools:
- The School of Arts & Sciences
- The School of Business
- The School of Education
Benefits of a Georgian Court University education include:
- Small classes, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1
- Personalized education-faculty members readily available for mentoring
- All classes taught by faculty members, not graduate assistants
- Inclusive core values of respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service
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