Assistant Director Of Group Treatment - Suny Oswego

Job Description:

Counseling Services at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Assistant Director of Group Treatment position.

SUNY Oswego Counseling Services (CS) offers multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and diverse services to students that enable them to be more successful in their academic, personal, and career pursuits. CS is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), and hosts masters-level graduate trainees and counselor education doctoral-level trainees for clinical internships from five accredited education programs.

CS' efforts focus on helping students reduce psychological symptoms, cope with life events and developmental tasks, improve interpersonal skills and relationships, and increase self-knowledge and problem-solving ability. CS promotes equity and respect for individual and cultural differences and offers consulting services to the entire University community. CS is part of the Division of Student Affairs which contributes to and facilitates critical learning and development within healthy, inclusive, and supportive communities.

The Assistant Director of Group Treatment position is a part of the CS's leadership team. In addition to their other responsibilities, they provide leadership for, and have responsibility for the coordination of a breadth of group services for students and the campus community.

Learn more about the great opportunities in being a member of SUNY Oswego's Division of Student Affairs https://ww1.oswego.edu/student-affairs/join-our-student-affairs-team

Posting Date: May 29, 2024

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: SL Level: 4; Minimum salary: $75,000, salary offer will be commensurate with experience

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. This is a United University Professions (UUP) position. Click here for more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) professional staff.

Date of Appointment: As soon as possible

Description of Responsibilities:

• Supports CS staff in creating and offering a robust selection of group services that meet the needs of a diverse, multicultural student body.

• Works with the director and serves on the Center leadership team to provide structural support for group services.

• Serves as an advocate for group programming and assists staff in referring to group services.

• Facilitates a minimum of one group each semester.

• Provides training and professional development for staff and trainees on, amongst other topics, the benefits of group therapy, referring to groups, facilitating groups, and marketing of groups, and couples counseling.

• Provides direct clinical services, including intakes, psychotherapy, group counseling, couples counseling, and crisis intervention, to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.

• Provides clinical supervision and training as needed for trainees from multiple disciplines.

• Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.

• Assists in developing and implementing mental health programs for the campus community.

• Participates in multidisciplinary and administrative team meetings.

• Serves in the on-call rotation.

• Performs administrative duties that support the strategic advancement of counseling services, the division, or the university as assigned.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher 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.

• Experience in providing group services in a clinical setting.

• Commitment to providing multicultural counseling.

• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators and families.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with providing counseling and therapy in a university/college mental health setting.

• Excellent administrative, communication, leadership, decision-making skills and the ability to work autonomously within a team atmosphere.

• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills and an ability to provide outreach and training to groups of people.

• Experience providing risk assessments and crisis intervention.

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:

Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.

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Search Chair:

Lynn Braun at lynn.braun@oswego.edu

Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

Background checks will be conducted for finalists.

Application Instructions:

To Apply Submit:

• Cover letter addressing qualifications

• A separate statement describing your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in your professional experience or personal life or community engagement

• Resume or CV

• Contact information for three professional references

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