Department: Counseling Center / 0-0415-000

College/Division: Student Success

Salary Plan: Temporary

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: $63,000 annually

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The Counseling Center is a critical component of Student Success at the University of South Florida, located in beautiful Tampa Bay on Florida's spectacular west coast. The Counseling Center strives to support the mental health and well-being of the 44,000 enrolled graduate and undergraduate students at the USF Tampa campus. Through the provision of high quality clinical services and evidenced-based practice, innovative outreach, consultation, and education, the Counseling Center is recognized and valued for its contribution to the success of an exceptionally diverse student body. The Counseling Center, with a dedicated, energetic, and motivated team of 30 multidisciplinary professionals including licensed psychologists, licensed mental health counselors, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and administrative support personnel is accredited by IACS and has an APA-accredited doctoral internship and APPIC affiliated post-doctoral fellowships.

The Counseling Center is committed to a team approach to client care across all staff. With a thriving and growing group therapy program, interdisciplinary
training programs, and ongoing consultation opportunities, the Counseling Center is seeking staff clinicians with a commitment to excellence, a strong multicultural orientation, and who would enhance the diversity and resources of our staff.

DUTIES:

Post-doctoral fellows directly serve the USF community through the ethical, supervised practice of culturally responsive, theoretically grounded and evidenced-based individual and group therapies, crisis intervention, and mental health consultation and prevention activities. This is a one year training position. Post-doctoral fellows are considered essential staff, responsive to the mental health needs of students during and following critical events such as severe weather incidents or campus emergencies, due to the advanced level of training received and the fellow's ability to work independently while being supervised.

Provides culturally competent, evidenced-based, short-term and brief psychotherapy for individuals, groups, and intimate partners, presenting with a range of psychological concerns.

Assesses presenting concerns through the Center's intake and assessment process. Provides crisis intervention at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, including involuntary hospitalization, USF community consultation, and post-incident debriefing.

Receives individual supervision consistent with requirements for obtaining a license as a clinical psychologist in the state of Florida. May participate in a part-time specialized training opportunity during the summer semester pending program approval. Works under the supervision of licensed clinical providers and administratively reports to the Associate Director for Training.

Attends Counseling Center clinical team and staff meetings, and professional development trainings. May serve on internal committees within the Counseling Center.

Participates in Counseling Center sponsored outreach and consultation programming for the university community. Develops and participates in psychoeducational presentations, as assigned, for all USF students. Provides psychological consultation to the USF community and, when necessary, is involved in crisis response activities.

QUALIFICATIONS (Education & Experience):

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in applied health sciences (e.g., clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology) from an accredited program which includes an accredited internship in professional psychology. Official conferral of Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree must occur by the start date of hire. Candidates must be proficient with the use of an electronic medical record, and comfortable using technology such as Microsoft Word to complete work-related tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in counseling, clinical, or school psychology
• At least one year experience working with a college student population.
• Prior administrative experience, including policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation
• Knowledge of Collegiate Student Mental Health issues and trends.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Clinical experience with culturally diverse groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, international, and differently-abled students, and a desire to grow in multicultural orientation.