Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Counseling & Psychological Services, this position is to meet this mission through the provision of individual, couples, and group counseling, crisis intervention, outreach, consultation, and prevention education as a member of the CAPS team within Campus Health & Wellbeing. The position requires considerable crisis intervention and work with serious presenting concerns as well as the ability to conceptualize cases and provide diagnoses within sociocultural context. Clinicians with specialization and expertise in working with historically marginalized students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Department Summary

The purpose of Campus Health & Wellbeing is to help students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and wellbeing by providing timely and appropriate primary and acute health care, disease and injury prevention education, professional mental health, outreach, educational services and campus consultations. Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) provides a variety of culturally responsive services to help enrolled students understand themselves, enjoy satisfying relationships, achieve academic success, and make effective life choices. CAPS promotes the development of holistic student emotional health and serves the campus through advocacy and the provision of confidential, accessible services. Additionally, CAPS provides outreach, educational services, and campus consultations.

Key Qualifications

· Demonstrate competence with diversity and intersectionality, and ability to address the mental health needs of historically marginalized populations.

· Demonstrate knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, and the California Medical Information Act as it relates to the provision of psychotherapy in a university counseling center and confidentiality.

· Demonstrate ability to speak publicly, provide training to, and consult with the campus community regarding mental health topics.

· Demonstrate experience providing brief individual and group psychotherapy to late adolescent and young adult populations including DSM diagnosis.

· Demonstrate ability to effectively manage clinical crisis situations, including hospitalizations.

· Ability to provide consultation regarding mental health to faculty, staff, parents, partners and friends of students.

· Ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.

· Excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner, both verbally and in writing.

· Thorough knowledge of English grammar, spelling and punctuation.

· Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.

· Excellent computer skills and proficiency with a variety of computer applications including word-processing, spreadsheets, electronic health record systems, as well as online calendaring and email.

Preferred Skills and Experience

· Experience in providing outreach and psychotherapy to historically marginalized populations.

· Ability to provide clinical services in a language other than English.

· Experience in integrated health and counseling settings, including experience in integrated primary care behavioral health.

· Graduation from an APA Accredited/BBS-approved graduate training program.

· Training and experience in college counseling center.

· Experience working with electronic system for scheduling and casenotes.

Special Conditions

· Must be able to respond to campus situations calling for CAPS presence (i.e. campus crises, student death, etc.) after normal business hours, or on weekends. Occasional holiday work and adjustment to normal working hours to meet special jobs may be required.

· This position classification has been defined as "Exempt" and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Education and Experience

· Possession of a Master’s degree in appropriate field and current licensure or eligible for licensure to practice in the State of California as an LPCC, LCSW or LMFT with a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience post-degree (in any state or province).

OR

· Possession of doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology and current licensure or eligible for licensure (i.e., successfully completed all supervised professional experience) as a psychologist in the State of California.

(Note that hiring level will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate.)

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, DEGREES, CREDENTIALS:

· All counselors must be licensed in California within two years of initial appointment.

· Preferred: Current California psychologist, LPCC, LCSW, or LMFT license that is free of active disciplinary action.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $8,184-$8,749/Month

Classification Range: $6,788-$12,163

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information. 

Cal Poly

Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu.

Diversity Statement

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer. 

Supplemental Information

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).

How to Apply 

To apply, please attach (1) a cover letter illustrating how you meet the requirements of the position, particularly regarding your experience in integrated health and counseling settings, including integrated primary care behavioral health, (2) curriculum vitae (CV), (3) unofficial transcripts to your online application, (4) answers to application questions, and (5) a copy of license (as applicable). The application requires contact information including email addresses for a minimum of three professional references; please include your current/most recent supervisor as one of these three. Official transcripts of highest degree will be required of finalists. 

QUESTIONS TO ADD TO APPLICATION  

1.  Please share how you incorporate principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in your clinical work.    
2. How have your specific training, experience, and educational endeavors prepared you for this position at Cal Poly?

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.