Category:: Professional
Department:: DSHSC
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Jan 12, 2022
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time Temporary
Ref. No.:: 12535
Position ID:: 141463

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: Commensurate with experience (Full-time, temporary)

The University COVID-19 consultants provide information and supportive services to students going through the COVID-19 testing process and for students in need of quarantine or isolation placement. COVID-19 consultants are a vital part of the collaborative work completed between. The University's Surveillance Testing site, Decker Health Services, Food Services, Office of Emergency Management, Broome County Health Department, students and their families.

The primary focus of the position is to work with students who need to isolate. Other duties and responsibilities include:

• Notification of positive test results, accurately identifying isolation release date, consulting with Decker Health Services as needed
• Partner with Isolation and Quarantine Space Coordinators (IQSC) to assist students' transition into isolation and quarantine
• Consult and refer students, parents/families who have questions regarding University COVID-19 policies/procedures
  • Problem solve concerns regarding processes and procedures including referrals
• Update University data tracking system
• Participate in interactions with students following initial consult to answer additional questions
• Notify supervisor of new information, common patterns and trends of problem areas as needed
• Coordinate campus and community resources to support students.
• Communicate with students, family members if necessary, and other University members, to address needs and facilitate access to services and follow-up
• Provide support, facilitate student processing, crisis intervention, resources, and referrals
• Assist with planning and providing outreach/follow up
• Coordinate campus and community resources to support students; collaborate and consult with key stakeholders and members of student support networks, on and off campus to develop a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach for responding to, advocating for, and supporting students
• Maintain a comprehensive overview of students identified as being in distress
• Manage record keeping through electronic reporting database system making sure all correspondence and action items are accurately documented, researched and closed, relevant to compliance with University, local, State, and Federal guidelines on reporting
• Provide services including some after hours and weekends as assigned
• Participate as a member of the DSHSC supporting the general student population as time allows and assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social work, public health, counseling, student affairs or related fields
• Two plus years of related field experience
• Crisis intervention and counseling experience
• Ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive manner and use sound judgment in responding to crisis situations
• Ability to problem solve with students, family members and University partners with a student-centered approach
• Knowledge of and experience in working with adolescents or young adults
• Must have demonstrated positive interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize situations in a fast-paced environment
• Computer skills including the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Must be able to work flexible evening and weekend schedules, as necessary

Preferred:

• Master's degree in social work, public health, counseling, student affairs or related fields

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov

Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:
https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Application Instructions:

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Persons interested in this position should apply online.

Please submit:

1. Resume,
2. Cover letter, and
3. Contact information for three professional references

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