Assistant Professor - Counseling

The mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote academic excellence, personal responsibility, and commitment to service. Distinctive curricula in an international, culturally diverse supportive learning environment prepare graduates for life and leadership in an increasingly interconnected world.

Position Description Summary/Purpose :

Seeking experienced and motivated professional to join a dedicated department of counselors working on a 1.5 million dollar grant funded by HRSA.

The University of Bridgeport, Master’s in Counseling program is committed to educate, develop and train students to serve a multicultural society as counselors and professionals in community, corporate, organization, hospital and school settings. The department provides students with a quality educational experience in counseling and college student affairs preparation through classroom teaching, clinical practice, supervision and scholarly research. We are dedicated to providing evidence-based training to create career opportunities that benefit the students and the community they serve. We are committed to ethical and effective counseling and require our students to adhere to the American Counseling Associations (ACA) code of ethics. As an institution that delivers challenging and high-quality educational experiences to a diverse group of learners, the successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and gender issues. The successful candidate may be asked to teach courses in a distance-learning format.

Essential Job Functions/Primary Responsibilities :

At a minimum, the essential functions of the instructor are to:

• Teaches and supervise a full-time course load per semester in the graduate program in Counseling program with a focus on evidenced based mental health counseling.
• Supervise graduate students in Counseling at field placement sites in collaboration with the Practicum/Internship Coordinator.
• Mentor a full load of advises in counseling, including registration, future career goals, and licensure and graduation requirements.
• Prepare candidates for state and national license examinations and/or certification requirements.
• Liaison with community agency and mental health partners.
• Serves on and participate in University and departmental committees.
• Actively participates in recruitment, and retention of new students.
• Assist in maintaining CACREP accreditation standards.
• Maintain professional identity and commitment to counselor education (i.e., participation in ACA and/or its divisions)
• Collaborate with faculty across disciplines to develop professional degree programs.

Other Functions :

• Performs similar or related work as required, directed or as situation dictates.
• Continues professional development and training; keeps current with trends.
• Assists other department staff as needed to promote a team effort.

Knowledge, Ability and Skill :

• Demonstrated commitment to developing and fostering best practices and policies to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and build an environment in which all members of the University community are treated with respect and dignity.

Minimum Required Qualifications :

Education, Training and Experience :

• Doctorate from a CACREP-accredited program
• Connecticut State license (LPC) or eligible
• A minimum of three years of work experience in the field
• Demonstrated skills teaching in traditional University classroom and on-line environments
• Demonstrated track record of positive teaching outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual
• Teaching and/or clinical experience working with children and adolescence
• Persons from underrepresented groups in the counseling profession are encouraged to apply

Full-Time Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401k employer match
• Employee & dependent life insurance
• Great tuition benefits for employee, spouse & dependents
• PTO program

(This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between The University of Bridgeport and employee. It is used as a guide for personnel actions and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.)