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Director, Center for Counseling & Well-being

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University of Maryland

Job Description

Position Number:

117859

Title:

Director

Functional Title:

Director, Center for Counseling & Well-being

Category Status:

33-Exempt Regular

Applicant Search Category:

Staff

University Authorized FTE:

1.00

Unit:

USG-Shady Grove Center

Campus/College Information:

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

This position is located in Rockville, MD at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG).

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is a unique, highly successful regional higher education center developed as a part of the University System of Maryland. The USG campus offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs from nine Maryland public universities on one convenient campus in Montgomery County.

At the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) campus, the Director, Center for Counseling & Well-being provides overall leadership and coordination of the USG Center for Counseling & Well-being.

This is an exciting opportunity to not only oversee the ongoing viability of the Center but to realize the vision of incorporating the USG campus recreation center, and the establishment and development of other well-being services (e.g., nutrition counseling, massage therapy, and spiritual growth).

The Center for Counseling & Well-being is not affiliated with, and operates independently of, the Counseling Center at the University of Maryland College Park.

Benefits Summary

Top Benefits and Perks:

Exempt Benefits Summary

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Education and Licensure:
  • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy.
  • Licensed mental health professional in Maryland, or licensed in another state and must become a licensed mental health professional in Maryland within three (3) calendar months of hire.


Required Experience:
  • Ten (10) years of experience in a college counseling center, university counseling center, or mental health setting.
  • Experience providing clinical services. four (4) years of supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to establish objectives for the CCW based on the strategic goals of USG.
  • Ability to envision and implement the future development of the CCW, in both the counseling and wellness areas.
  • Skill in identifying problems, analyzing causes, and conceptualizing and implementing relevant solutions.
  • Ability to forge productive relationships with others (internal and external) in carrying out programs and services for members of the campus community.
  • Knowledge and understanding of cultural and individual differences, and the ability to work successfully with others.
  • Skills as a broad-based generalist mental health provider trained in:
    • methods of observation, assessment, and program evaluation;
    • counseling theory;
    • group interaction, consultation, organizational development, and mediation;
    • advocacy and decision-making skills;
    • remedial, preventive, developmental and crisis intervention approaches;
    • psycho-educational models based on knowledge of the biological, cognitive and social basis of behavior;
    • cultural and individual differences.

Preferences:

Preferences:
  • Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology; Clinical Psychology; or Counselor Education from an accredited college or university.
  • Clinical supervisory experience in a clinical setting including supervision of clinical trainees, knowledge, and relevant experience in the areas of clinical training and supervision.
  • Experience in a university or college counseling center or in a higher education environment.
  • Experience in, and an understanding of, career development and the provision of career counseling services.

Additional Information:

For best consideration please submit resume, cover letter and a list of references no later than March 25, 2024. All resumes submitted on or before the best consideration date, will be reviewed as they are received. The position will remain open until filled.

Job Risks

Not Applicable to This Position

Physical Demands

General office work requiring long hours sitting, communicating verbally, active listening

Posting Date:

02/23/2024

Open Until Filled

Yes

Best Consideration Date

03/25/2024

Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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