POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) seeks an innovative licensed mental health professional for an embedded position to provide psychological services to assist domestic and international students in the Division of Student Life’s Office of Community & Belonging. This position is a TEAMS position with the CWC, housed full-time in the Office of Community & Belonging. Position duties include individual and group counseling, outreach and consultation to students, staff, faculty, administrators, as it relates to health and well-being services provided within the Office of Community & Belonging. The individual in this position will be responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating health & wellbeing services for university students. In addition, all counselors within the CWC may provide professional training to graduate students, pre-doctoral interns, and post-doctoral fellows in their areas of expertise.
We are seeking a mental health professional with experience in collegiate mental health who thrives in an environment that values collaboration and support among team members and will work with us to foster the development of all students through compassionate and high quality care as well as help us nurture a healthy and healing campus environment for all. Potential colleagues should have experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns and levels of severity. Similarly, the Embedded Counselor is responsible for developing and conducting outreach and preventive efforts. The Embedded Counselor is also expected to participate in the center’s model of shared governance through the coordination of specific initiatives, membership or chairing of committees or task forces.
We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: assessment/psychological testing, neurodivergence, alcohol & other drug use, trauma, disordered eating concerns, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and/or psychotherapy and outreach with students from a range of backgrounds.
The CWC provides:
- Group, individual, and couples counseling for students with psychological, emotional, academic and/or relationship concerns
- Crisis intervention for students experiencing a personal crisis or emergency
- Stress management and biofeedback services
- Outreach, prevention, and educational programs for students, faculty, and staff
- Consultation services for students, faculty, staff, families, and friends of students
- Training and supervision to counseling, psychology, and graduate students from pre-practicum through post-doctoral residency
- Assessment and referral services
- Teaching, research, and scholarship
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The University of Florida is a major, public, comprehensive,
land-grant, research university with membership in the Association of American
Universities. It is the state’s oldest university, among the nation’s most
academically diverse public schools, with 60,000 students and a 2,000-acre
campus. The Counseling and Wellness Center, located within the Division of
Student Life, is IACS accredited and has an APA accredited doctoral internship.
The
campus is in Gainesville, a community which continues to be ranked as one of
the best places to live in the United States. Gainesville has its own urban
forest with canopy coverage for 60% of the city. It is known as a mecca for
outdoor enthusiasts. Nearby are many recreational lakes and rivers; the north
Florida beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean are just a short
drive away. UF consistently attracts world-class performing arts. Sports fans
can enjoy Gator athletics, with UF ranking among the nation’s 10 best athletic
programs in both men’s and women’s sports.