Student Counseling Specialist III

The Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) at the University of Florida (UF) is seeking an Alcohol & Other Drugs Coordinator with experience in collegiate mental health who thrives in an environment that values collaboration and support among team members and will assist UF students cultivate their mental health and well-being in support of their personal, educational, and career development.

We are seeking a mental health professional with a strong interest in working with domestic and international students in a university counseling center.  Potential applicants should have experience working with a wide range of client problems and levels of severity. This individual would be a member of a clinical team and provide, group, individual, and couples counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation. All clinicians in our department provide professional training and teaching to graduate students, doctoral interns, and post-doctoral fellows. Similarly, all clinicians take part in outreach and prevention efforts.  

The Alcohol & Other Drugs Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to provide individual and group psychotherapy to University of Florida students, consultation to faculty and staff, and supervision and oversight of CWC’s substance abuse programs. This clinical position may be deemed an essential employee which may require reporting to work during an emergency.

Provide direct clinical services which support students presenting with alcohol and other drug concerns; including, but not limited to individual counseling, group therapy, outreach, consultation, AOD screenings, etc.

Case management, including coordination of cases with CWC and external providers, referrals, follow-up care with clients, and other UF stakeholders.

Administrative tasks; including, but not limited to development of AOD programming, coordination and supervision of CWC’s training in AOD, identification (e.g., research) of best practices, collecting AOD-related CWC data, development and dissemination of reports pertaining to AOD programs and outcomes, and collaborating with campus stakeholders to create and maintain relationships across campus to ensure that AOD efforts are compatible with other campus efforts and meet the needs of students.

Perform additional duties assigned

About the Counseling and Wellness Center
Mental health services at the University of Florida have historically held a strong importance and distinction in the campus community. The CWC is one of the oldest counseling centers in the country, established in 1931. The CWC is a vibrant, multidisciplinary, multicultural, and creative center actively engaged in the furtherance and betterment of compassionate psychological services, outreach, and training. The CWC is a dynamic part of the Division of Student Life and is highly utilized by students and other campus constituents seeking a variety of mental health services. 

Our staff consists of over 50 clinicians in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and counselor education. In addition, the CWC serves as the point of entry for Student Health Care Center Psychiatry (SHCC Psychiatry). CWC is home to a large training program for graduate students in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education and a doctoral psychology internship accredited by the American Psychological Association. Members of our staff are cohesive, collegial, engaged, and passionate about working within a campus environment.  The CWC is a learning organization as clinical service, training, outreach, and professional development are informed by research, local data, and benchmarking with national trends and peer institutions.  The CWC identifies closely with the vision, values, and guiding principles of the Division of Student Life.

The CWC provides:

• Group, individual, and couples counseling for students with psychological, emotional, academic and/or relationship concerns
• Crisis intervention for students experiencing a personal crisis or emergency
• Stress management and biofeedback services
• Outreach, prevention, and educational programs for students, faculty, and staff
• Consultation services for students, faculty, staff, families, and friends of students
• Training and supervision to counseling, psychology, and graduate students from pre-practicum through post-doctoral residency
• Assessment and referral services
• Teaching, research, and scholarship

$72,000 - $87,000 Salary commensurate to qualifications & experience

The Alcohol & Other Drugs Coordinator must (1) have a master’s degree or doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology or counseling from an APA or CACREP accredited doctoral program; and (2) be licensed or license eligible as a mental health professional or psychologist in the state of Florida within two years of employment.  Employment with the University of Florida is contingent upon the results of a criminal background check.

• Experience working with college students and staff
• Experience working in settings with more severe populations
• Administrative and computer application skills required to effectively implement and maintain a case management and tracking system
• Demonstrated skill in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple clinical situations and to coordinate these efforts as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• Energy to flexibly to manage the professional demands of a challenging workload while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships.
• Collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues
• Demonstrated sensitivity and commitment to multicultural issues/social justice and proven ability to interact with diverse individuals and groups
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and commitment to high professional ideals, standards and ethics
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in college mental health, including crisis assessment, brief intervention, confidentiality requirements, outreach, referral, and psychological assessment
• Strong interest and experience with training and supervising students from various disciplines at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral level

Persons interested in applying for this position should apply online at https://jobs.ufl.edu . Electronic applications are required, along with submission of cover letter, vita, and letters of recommendation from three professional references.    Anyone requiring special accommodations to complete an application should contact the Search Committee co-chair:  Dr. Rosa West at dansar@ufl.edu  

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.