POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

The Latinx Community Liaison at Cornell Health's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) serves as a member of a multidisciplinary service team with primary responsibility for the mental health Cornell University's undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. All Community Liaison positions are fully in-person and designed to create a bridge between mental health services in CAPS and communities of students who traditionally have faced barriers in connecting to mental health support. The responsibilities of these positions include providing Let's Talk services, leading identity-focused support/treatment groups, providing outreach to student groups and campus offices/mentors closely connected to these students, as well as engaging in short-term individual counseling and crisis management with students from all backgrounds. While these will not be the only clinicians serving students of these identities, these counselors will serve as a conduit to CAPS to help keep other clinicians informed about the needs of the community and assisting CAPS leadership in how to respond to the unique needs of these students. They may also serve as a resource for mental health education and prevention strategies across campus, and may consult with faculty, staff, and parents regarding student mental health issues.

ABOUT CORNELL HEALTH

Cornell Health's more than 200 employees collaborate to provide integrated and culturally-sensitive mental health, medical, health promotion, public health, student accommodations, and occupational medicine care and services. Dually focused on holistic health of Cornell students and well-being of the larger campus community, the unit supports readiness to learn, to participate fully in the Cornell experience, and to achieve academic, work, and life success. Cornell Health is nationally recognized for innovation and leadership, and is committed to an ongoing journey toward integrated, cost-effective, and community-based services and campus health initiatives.

Cornell Health’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers confidential counseling and psychiatric services, designed to help students with mental health concerns that may be affecting their quality of life and ability to learn. Our providers include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and nurse practitioners from diverse cultural and clinical backgrounds. CAPS providers value students in all of their individuality, and are committed to welcoming all people with respect and sensitivity. Our providers regularly collaborate with Cornell Health’s diverse array of healthcare providers as an integrated service that support both the mind and the body.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of social work degree with “C” or “R” designation (LCSW or LCSW-R) or Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology (PhD or PsyD) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and 3 - 5 years of work-related experience.
• Licensed in New York State.
• Strong interest in entrenching clinical services within the culture of academics and the campus community.
• Professional autonomy and maturity allowing for independent delivery of services in a satellite location.
• Experience with individuals presenting with common clinical issues prevalent in college mental health including but not limited to suicidality, disordered eating, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, and trauma.
• Effective interpersonal, written, verbal, and electronic communications skills, including the ability to convey complex information in accessible terms to diverse or multicultural audiences. 
• Understanding of, and compliance with, the ethical and legal issues involved in the provision of clinical services.
• Ability to advocate for individuals from a broad range of backgrounds. 
• Ability to establish, build, and maintain effective working relationships based on respect, empathy, and honesty with diverse groups and individuals.
• Ability to manage and carefully maintain confidential and private information; use confidential, sensitive and/or private records and information, protects information appropriately.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in college mental health, working with undergraduate, graduate and professional students
• Experience working with college student services staff and faculty
• Experience working in high-performance settings
• Experience working in an integrated healthcare environment
• Proficiency in providing mental health treatment in Spanish
• Experience working with the Latinx community