Job location: Remote

Position Title: Core Faculty: Counseling Department

Reports to: Jennifer Preston, Department Chair

About the Counseling Department:

The Counseling Department at Saybrook University has two programs, our CACREP Accredited MA Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Specialization, and a newly launched (fall 2019) PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. The curriculum in both programs is grounded in systemic, relational, anti-racist, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed perspectives. Our courses are delivered online, with a combination of synchronous and asynchronous requirements. In addition, we have required residential conferences two times a year in California. We are a highly collaborative department, with unique and highly engaged students. We are looking to grow our team to meet the demands of our increasing enrollment.

General Responsibilities

Saybrook offers a unique hybrid residential/online counseling program. Therefore, applicants need not be from the West Coast, but must be able to travel to California for one week Residential Conferences twice a year. Successful applicants will teach core courses throughout the MA and PhD programs of study, support the Field Experience Coordinator with our practicum and internship courses, work closely with students and colleagues, and assume an active role in the assessment and development of our programs. Although the counseling department at Saybrook University is a teaching focused program, applicants are encouraged to maintain a strong counselor educator identity through leadership and scholarship in the field

Qualifications

Required qualifications include the following:

• A doctoral degree in Counselor Education from a CACREP accredited program by date of appointment
• Commitment to the goals and mission of the university and department
• Experience with culturally responsive teaching or supervision
• Professional identity as a Counselor Educator and affiliation with relevant counseling associations (ACA, ACES)
• Licensure or license eligible in the field.

Preferred Qualifications include the following:

• Experience teaching and supervising at both the MA and PhD level
• Demonstration of scholarship and/or accomplishments in the field
• Experience teaching or supervising practicum and internship students
• Experience teaching and supporting research courses and student research
• Experience teaching with online learning platforms, such as Canvas.

Saybrook University offers a generous compensation and benefits package. Some of our key benefits include: paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan, and multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA), Saybrook University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Saybrook University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Saybrook University:

Saybrook University was founded over 50 years ago by some of the greatest minds of the 20th century and continues to inspire a new generation of innovators. A non-profit regionally accredited university known for its commitment to humanistic studies and rigorous research, Saybrook University’s academic model puts the student at the center of everything we do to provide a unique, transformational, learning experience. Saybrook offers advanced degrees in organizational systems, psychology, mind-body medicine, and counseling, all in flexible learning formats to help students continue to be active contributors to the fields they work in while they advance their education. Saybrook University is proud to be a community of creative, compassionate innovators dedicated to pursing new ways of thinking and doing for our professions, organizations, and communities.

For more information, visit www.saybrook.edu.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter detailing their qualifications for this position, a curriculum vita, and the names and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin January 11th, 2021 and will continue until the positions are filled.

Questions about the position can be directed to: Dr. Jennifer Preston, Department Chair, jpreston@saybrook.edu

Saybrook University offers a generous compensation and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work for a leader in the field of education. Some of our key benefits include: generous paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA), tuition reimbursement, professional development, and regular employee appreciation events.

Saybrook University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.