Associate Director For Training - The Counseling Center

Working Title: Associate Director for Training - The Counseling Center

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

College/Division: Health and Wellbeing

Department: 100171 - Counseling Center

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $90,000 - $95,470

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 7/19/2024

About JMU:

Mission

We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision

To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are

Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Counseling Center (CC) at James Madison University (JMU) is accepting applications for the Associate Director for Training. The CC has a commitment to diversity and multi-culturally competent professionals with the awareness, knowledge and skills required to work effectively with a diverse clientele and to enhance the CC's diversity mission.

Please see the Counseling Center's website to learn more about the Center's services, to review staff descriptions, and to get a sense of our culture: https://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/about/_working-here.shtml.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The 12-month continuing position of Associate Director for Training includes the leadership of the JMU Counseling Center's Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology which has been fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2006. The Associate Director for Training is responsible for maintaining APA accreditation, coordinating the intern selection and orientation processes, assigning supervisory responsibilities for interns, coordinating training activities and intern evaluations, coordinating training activities with the leaders of other Counseling Center training programs, soliciting formal and informal program evaluation from interns and senior staff, and maintaining necessary communication and documentation between the Counseling Center, APA, and the interns' academic programs. Additional responsibilities as a staff psychologist include provision of intake, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, supervision and training, clinical consultation, and outreach services.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

The successful candidate must (1) have a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology or closely related field, (2) be currently licensed or currently license eligible as a clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia, (3) demonstrate substantial professional experience working at a college or university counseling center and (4) have demonstrated a commitment to and experience with the training of psychology students in a college counseling center environment. Employment with James Madison University is contingent upon the results of a criminal background check.

Desired Qualifications

Preferred qualities of the candidate include: (1) well-developed counseling and clinical supervision skills, (2) a collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues, (3) demonstrated ability to manage the details and timelines required by multiple administrative tasks, (4) dedication and ability to provide multiculturally sensitive clinical services to diverse populations and members of traditionally underrepresented groups, (5) the energy and professional maturity to flexibly manage professional demands while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships, (6) a self-motivated, self-directed commitment to high professional ideals, and (7) excellent oral and written communication skills.

Additional Posting Information:

In addition to providing a cover letter and curriculum vitae, applicants are asked to attach a written response to the following prompt: a. Please describe three of your professional qualities that will support a high level of success in the Associate Director of Training position. Please also name and describe how you are addressing a professional growth challenge. (500 word limit)

JMU's Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.