Mental Health Clinician

The University of New Hampshire Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) invites applications for a mental health clinician position. We are seeking a master level clinician with demonstrated clinical skills who is ready to serve the mental health needs of graduate and undergraduate students. We seek a clinician who has demonstrated competencies in brief treatment modalities, group counseling, and crisis management. Responsibilities include providing individual and group psychotherapy, crisis and case management, campus outreach/consultation, and training of doctoral interns. Previous work in college counseling is preferred. PACS works closely with Health & Wellness and Student Accessibility Services to provide coordinated services for students. We seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. As such, we are committed to enhancing our academic community by actively seeking diversity in our employees.

Job Description

Duties/Responsibilities

65%

• Conduct brief and extended intakes and risk assessments, provide individual therapy, group counseling, and urgent care treatment.

• Use current nationally and internationally recognized diagnostic systems to assign diagnoses, utilizing appropriate empirically validated measures.

• Develop and implement treatment plans based upon current best practices.

• Document treatment in a timely and comprehensive manner.

• Refer off campus for specialized treatment, and/or intensive long-term therapy as appropriate.

• Provide clinical services consistent with current professional and ethical standards and local, state and federal laws.

• Maintain awareness of emerging trends in collegiate mental health.

25%

• Participate in staff meetings, case review, and professional development.

• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

• Provide training seminars for predoctoral level trainees.

• Perform other related duties, as assigned, including but not limited to committees both within the counseling center and in the greater university as assigned.

10%

• Provide outreach programming services for the campus community.

• Conduct workshops and programs designed to address the needs and/or concerns of students, faculty and staff.

• Serve as consultant to faculty, staff and students on matters relating to the well-being of students.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Terminal Degree

Required Licenses & Certifications:

• Licensed clinical social workers and clinical mental health counselors, including a supervised internship and three years of experience in the mental health field.

Other Requirements:

• The individual must be licensed eligible in NH.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed in the state of NH and preference for three years post licensure experience in the provision of mental health treatment

Applicant Instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

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