POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

Staff - Counselor-Specialized in Servicing BIPOC Students

About Susquehanna:
As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world. Its more than 2,300 undergraduates come from 35 states and 22 countries, and all students study away through Susquehanna’s unique Global Opportunities program. Susquehanna University’s 325 acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information, please visit https://www.susqu.edu.

Position Summary:
Job Summary

The Counselor-Specialized in Servicing BIPOC Students provides clinical, emergency, consultation and outreach services to the Susquehanna University community, specifically, students of color and other marginalized groups, virtually. This position is defined as a non-exempt position under FLSA regulations.

Specific Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison for the Counseling Center to Black Indigenous and People of Color Communities
• Provide individual and group clinical services to students, primarily but not exclusively brief individual therapy, to address personal and interpersonal concerns along with race-based stress, racism, marginalization, oppression, and racial trauma.
• Participate in outreach with Students of Color and other marginalized communities.
• Consult with psychiatrist, medical providers, and other mental health professionals as appropriate.
• Consult with students, parents, faculty and staff regarding mental health and developmental needs of students as needed and appropriate.
• Evening hours may be required.
• Maintain relevant paperwork and documentation.

Knowledge of English language including meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar. Skilled at written and verbal communication. Ability to use an EMR system (Titanium) and HIPPA compliant Zoom features. Knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.

Education

A master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or social work required. Doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology preferred. Appropriate licensure or license-eligible in Pennsylvania required. For social workers: LSW required, for counselors: LPC required, for psychologist: license eligibility required. Postdoctoral supervision for psychologists can be provided.

Experience

Three years of demonstrated experience and/or expertise in working with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color on issues of race-based stress, trauma, and racism and in providing therapy/counseling with Ethnic Minority people required.

Additional Requirements

This role is identified as one that includes significant interaction with students and/or campus activities, and/or has oversight for disciplinary procedures. Therefore, you are considered a Campus Security Authority (CSA) and required to report any Clery Act crime disclosed to you and remain compliant with annual CSA training requirements.

Physical Demand

Position requires the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time. Position requires the ability to talk and to hear instruction. Position requires occasional manual dexterity and the ability to use fingers, hands, and arms to feel, handle, and reach.

Preferred Qualifications:
Education
For social workers: LCSW preferred, for counselors: LPC with NBCC certification preferred, for psychologist: already licensed preferred.

Experience
Experience working within a college or university counseling center and experience working in a virtual environment including tele mental health preferred.

Benefits Eligible: Yes
Number of Months: 9 months
Other Number of Months:
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time
Open Until Filled: No
Anticipated Start Date: 08/01/2023
Posting Number: AH00944

To apply, visit https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/3172



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