UCJ: Position Description

Staff Mental Health Clinician

Gettysburg College,

Counseling & Wellness Services

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Last Posted:

Mon, Jul 28th, '25

Deadline:

08/15/2025

Start Date:

August 2025

Last Updated:

Mon, Jul 28th, '25

POSITION DESCRIPTION

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Full Time

Gettysburg College seeks a licensed or pre-licensed mental health practitioner to provide clinical services and educational outreach to our diverse undergraduate community. The role requires enthusiasm for working with college students, a commitment to holistic student well-being, and openness to innovative support approaches.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Counseling and Wellness, you’ll join a team of four clinicians, a wellness coordinator, and a consulting psychiatrist. The ideal candidate uses strengths-based and trauma-informed practices, demonstrates strong organizational skills, and communicates effectively.

Clinicians provide intake, evaluation, and treatment services to student clients, plus consultation, crisis intervention, on-call coverage, and campus outreach. Candidates must have experience with and a strong working knowledge in a wide variety of mental health conditions, evidence-based practices, and college student mental health.

This full-time, 10-month position (August 1 – May 31) requires in-person work with some evening and weekend hours, including on-call rotation responsibilities.

Job Duties

Direct Student Support

Clinical Services: Conduct intake assessments, evaluations, and provide short-term, goal-focused individual and group therapy.
Treatment Planning: Develop, regularly assess and update client treatment plans
Case management: Coordination of hospitalizations and determinations about wellness leave of absences. Maintain communication and collaboration with campus partners, families and community providers. Facilitate psychiatric and community care referrals.
Crisis Response: Respond, assess, and manage student crisis situations. Participate in on-call rotation.

Education and Outreach

Offer consultations for students, staff, faculty and parents regarding mental health concerns.
Provide education and training for campus community (employees and students) about mental health issues.
Design and lead campus outreach programs related to awareness raising, prevention and access to resources.

Administrative Responsibilities

Clinical Note-Taking: Maintaining up-to-date, complete clinical notes and treatment plans.
Utilize electronic health record for timely documentation.
Collaborative Care: Work closely with the Director and clinical team to ensure comprehensive, high-quality services.

ABOUT GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

Gettysburg College is a highly selective, residential undergraduate liberal arts college, which enrolls approximately 2,200 students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education/Experience/Licensing:

Masters or Doctorate degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related mental health field.
Must be licensed in PA or able to obtain PA licensure within 1 year of hire (PhD, PsyD, LPC, LCSW).
Three-five years’ related work experience treating a wide range of mental health conditions, including crisis intervention.
Comprehensive knowledge of mental health assessment and treatment modalities.
Specialized understanding of college student development and campus mental health issues.
Experience with crisis intervention and risk assessment.
Must be able to handle a heavy caseload in a demanding environment.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications:

Training and/or understanding of trauma-informed practices.
Experience in treatment of substance use.
Experience working with young adults and with typically under-served populations.
Experience with Medicat EHR, Windows operating system, Outlook and Canva.
Creativity, flexibility and a sense of humor are preferred.