Category:: Professional
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Department:: Counseling Center
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: May 18, 2022
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 00101
Position ID:: 147808

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 Counselor (SL-4)

Salary: Commensurate with experience (full-time, college-year position)

Binghamton University's Counseling Center (UCC) seeks a Senior Counselor for a full-time 10-month renewable position with benefits for a counselor providing mental health counseling services to a culturally diverse student population. This is a generalist position serving students with a wide range of issues with strong preference given to applicants with interest and experience in multicultural counseling. Early career applicants are welcome.

Duties of the position include short-term individual and group counseling, crisis work, assessment, consultation, outreach, psycho-educational workshops, liaison/consultant relationships, and possibly clinical supervision and training of interns. The position will at times require consultation or outreach outside of core business hours. All clinical staff positions involve some administrative duties and roles. The UCC is a dynamic center that is deeply committed to providing culturally responsive services to a diverse student body and to growing and maintaining a diverse staff. See link for our UCC Diversity Statement https://www.binghamton.edu/counseling/diversity.html

Requirements:

• Master's degree in mental health or related field, or in a doctoral program in mental health or related field with expected graduation no greater than 1 year from date of hire.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice in New York, which could include being in final year of doctoral supervision toward licensure.
• Generalist clinical skills and experience in assessing and intervening with a range of disorders, concerns, and degrees of pathology in treatment.
• Strong multicultural awareness, knowledge, understanding, responsiveness, and skills to work with culturally diverse student populations.
• Ability to handle a busy caseload in a dynamic environment while completing appropriate charting and administrative tasks.
• Willingness to work in a time-limited model of care.
• Experience in or willingness to provide crisis intervention.
• Availability and willingness to participate in occasional evening or weekend activities.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication skills, giving presentations, and leading group discussions.
• Strong work ethic and a willingness to collaborate.
• Commitment to a developmental philosophy toward both clients and trainees.
• Ability to handle spontaneous work demands while undertaking projects that require advance planning.
• Commitment to a proactive student development perspective involving an active relationship with the campus community.
• Team-oriented, "user-friendly" approach to students and university staff.

Preferred:

• Strong preference will be given to applicants with interest and experience in multicultural counseling.
• Advanced mental health license or credential: LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or related advanced license; or Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or related field. ABD's will be considered; doctoral supervision for licensure can be provided.
• Experience in a university or college counseling center setting.
• Active participation in relevant professional organizations.

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 EmployerBinghamton University is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws of the State of New York. Binghamton University will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Application Instructions:

Deadline for Internal Applicants: June 8, 2022

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 (cover letter should address experience, interest, and skills in working with multicultural populations), and
3. Contact information for three professional references

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