Counselor

Proudly standing as the nation's oldest HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has been a stalwart and highly respected institution of higher education since our founding in 1837. For over 185 years our alumni have emerged as leaders and left their mark on the social, economic, and political history of Philadelphia, the surrounding region, the nation, and the world. Building on this legacy, the vision for Cheyney University is to become the premier model for academic excellence, character development, and social responsibility.

Here at Cheyney, we value scholarship, diversity, integrity, respect, and service. We are committed to maintaining a vibrant educational community that is dedicated to promoting scholarship and lifelong learning for its students, offering wide student access to resources to ensure an opportunity for all to acquire an education, encouraging freedom of thought and freedom from discrimination by ensuring a respectful environment, and provide outreach and service to external and constituent communities, demonstrating their understanding of the importance and value of service.

We're looking for exceptional individuals who share our values, embrace our mission, recognize our potential, and covet the opportunity to continue to move our historic University forward. CU proudly offers a positive and purposeful work environment; comprehensive employee benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance along with many wellness programs; generous retirement plans; a commitment to work-life balance including generous paid vacation, paid sick time, military leave and paid time off for most major holidays; and a University mission to support employee personal and professional growth including a tuition waiver for self and family members, training and development, and advancement opportunities.

Cheyney University is seeking a Tenure-track Counselor.   The Counselor is responsible for providing mental health and wellness services for students. Specifically, the Counselor is responsible for providing generalist mental health services, including the provision of short-term, developmentally oriented individual and group counseling sessions, crisis intervention, walk-in services, consultation, and educational/preventative outreach programming. The Counselor will provide a coordinated and comprehensive system of psychological wellness services aimed at maximizing students' intellectual development, success, and quality of life.  The Counselor must be knowledgeable of current counseling theories and techniques most effectively utilized in higher education settings, must be able to demonstrate a high level of cultural competency, be adept at working with students from traditionally underserved and/or underrepresented backgrounds, and demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to student development. In addition, the Counselor will review students' Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to establish and communicate accommodation plans for individual students to relevant campus stakeholders.

This position is a full-time, nine-month, non-teaching, faculty position with primary responsibilities in Student Affairs. The position also has some dual reporting responsibilities to Academic Affairs as part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences department. The Counselor is expected to be an active member within the Division of Student Affairs and represents the Student Success and Wellness unit at various events including collaboration with colleagues across the institution to provide mental health programming and education.

The Counselor must possess excellent communication skills and be able to communicate with diverse audiences.

The Counselor works 35 hours per week, providing essential coverage Monday through Friday, 11:00 A.M.  to 7:00 P.M, as well as crisis intervention hours.  Hours are subject to adjustment for additional evening and weekend coverage.  REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training, and/or Experience:

• Applicants must meet ONE of the following criteria to be considered: 

• be a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of PA or eligible for licensure within the next 30 days,

• be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of PA or eligible for licensure within the next 30 days,

• have graduated from a CACREP or CSWE accredited master's program, or 

• be a Licensed Clinical or Counseling Psychologist in the State of PA, 

• have obtained NBCC certification (NCC).

• Applicants must have at least three years of clinical experience and counseling with a similar population and/or in a higher education setting.

• Experience providing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, and psychological assessment is required.

• Candidates must have demonstrated ability to interact effectively with persons of diverse socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and LGBTQ backgrounds, including knowledge and sensitivity about multicultural issues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training, and/or Experience:

• It is preferred that applicants will meet ONE of the following criteria:

• A Ph.D. in counseling or clinical psychology, Psy.D. from an A.P.A. approved program, 

• An E.D. in counseling or related program 

• A D.S.W. OR,

• Be a Licensed master's level counselor with 5 years of higher education clinical/counseling experience.

• Should include a license in PA; license in Delaware and/or surrounding states preferable.

• Experience in substance abuse and/or Title IX.

• Experience in coordinating campus-wide mental health education programs.

• A pre-doctoral internship and/or post-doctoral fellowship in a university or higher education counseling center.

• Five or more years of full-time experience (or part-time equivalent) providing direct clinical services to adolescents/young adults or adults with moderate/high acuity and diversity of mental health needs.

• Completion of a supervised field placement as part of the requirement for the master's or specialist degree that provided clinical assessment and intervention experiences, preferably with a college-age population.
  8.Familiarity with ADA rules and regulations including providing Accessibility/Disability                Support Services.

A complete online application will include the following attachments. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

• Cover Letter

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae

• Unofficial Transcript(s) of your highest completed degree

MAILED, EMAILED or FAXED application materials will not be considered.  Employment for this position is covered by collective bargaining with the APSCUF union.  All offers of employment are subject and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all pre-employment criminal background checks.  Cheyney University 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.