Job Description

Supervising Counselor/Coordinator for

Diversity, Equity and Social Justice Initiatives

Counseling and Psychological Services, Lincoln Center

Fordham University

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.

• Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
• A generous immediate employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
• As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
• As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
• University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

Position Summary

The Supervising Counselor/Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Social Justice Initiatives position will contribute to Fordham’s DEI and anti-racism strategic initiatives since it focuses on engaging, collaborating with and providing direct clinical services to students who have historically been underserved and underrepresented in higher education.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates and oversees outreach and wellness services to engage and support students from historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.
• Liaises and collaborates with student organizations, academic departments, and administrative offices that attend to and serve historically marginalized and underrepresented students.
• Develops and coordinates psychoeducational programs that focus on promoting identity based equity in student mental health and wellness.
• Provides direct clinical services, including triages, brief psychotherapy, group counseling and crisis intervention, to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.
• Provides clinical supervision and training for pre-doctoral externs, post-doctoral fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling and social work interns.
• Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.
• Participates in multidisciplinary and administrative team meetings.
• Performs administrative duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a mental health related field (clinical or counseling psychology, social work, mental health counseling) from an accredited program.
• Licensed or license eligible as a mental health provider in New York State.
• Significant experience with providing short term counseling and therapy in a university/college mental health setting.
• Demonstrated interest and experience with promoting social justice and working with marginalized and underrepresented students.
• Commitment to providing multicultural counseling and conceptualizing from a psychodynamic framework.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators and families.
• Dedication to learning about, understanding and supporting the care of students and the vocation of student affairs in the context of Fordham University’s Jesuit tradition.
• Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Minimum Starting Salary: $68,500

Maximum Starting Salary: $72,000

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

FLSA CATEGORY: Exempt

START DATE: ASAP

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/4443

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

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