Assistant Director for Training
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About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Title of Position Assistant Director for Training
Position Number A01395
FLSA Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week 35
Department Counseling Center RH
Campus Rose Hill
Location Onsite
Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services ,the Assistant Director for Training provides overall coordination, oversight, and administration of CPS’ mental health graduate training programs. These programs include a post-graduate fellowship, a pre-doctoral psychology externship, a mental health counseling/social work internship, and a psychiatric residency rotation.
Additionally, the Assistant Director for Training provides a range of mental health services to the Fordham community, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultations, clinical supervision, outreach interventions, and assessments and evaluations.
Essential Functions
Provides direct clinical services, including initial screening assessments, crisis intervention, and individual and group psychotherapy/counseling to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.
Coordinates and oversees recruitment, orientation and personnel records for pre-doctoral externs, post-graduate fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling/social work interns.
Develops and delivers training curricula for post-graduate fellowship, pre-doctoral externship, and social work/mental health counseling internship programs.
Provides clinical supervision to pre-doctoral externs, post-graduate fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling/social work interns.
Communicates and consults with directors of clinical training and psychiatric residency programs in the NYC metropolitan area.
Monitors and ensures compliance with local and national standards and guidelines for graduate training programs in mental health, including NYNJADOT , APPIC , APA , ACA and NASW .
Assists in the planning and delivery of university wide outreach events and programs.
Participates in clinical, multidisciplinary, and administrative team meetings.
Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.
Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.
Additional Functions
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
Doctorate in clinical, counseling or school psychology from an APA -accredited program.
Licensed or license eligible as a psychologist in New York State.
Minimum of 2 years of experience providing counseling, group psychotherapy and clinical supervision and training in a mental health setting.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
Commitment to providing multicultural counseling and conceptualizing from a psychodynamic framework.
Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators, and families.
Dedication to learning about, understanding, and supporting the care of students and the vocation of student affairs in the context of Fordham University’s Jesuit tradition.
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Starting Salary $75,000
Maximum Starting Salary $85,000
Qualifications
Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
Is this a Union position? No
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number A617P
Number of Vacancies 1
Start Date 05/13/2024
Posting Date 04/17/2024
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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