Coordinator of Black/African American Student Mental Health and Wellness 132 views

Oregon State University is looking for a Coordinator of Black/African American Student Mental Health and Wellness

Location: Orlando, USA

Job Type: Full-time

Working Conditions / Work Schedule:

Work hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; Occasional after-hours meetings and/or weekend work may be required; Flexible work schedule may also be possible.

Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is to support the success of Black/African American students (including Black students that identify within the African diaspora) at OSU through the provision of clinical services, consultation, outreach, programming, and advocacy. The Coordinator of Black/African American Student Mental Health & Wellness is a 12-month full-time position that reports to a member of the CAPS senior leadership team (which includes the Executive Director, Associate Director of Clinical Services, Assistant Director of Training, and Assistant Director of Mental Health Promotion). This work must be informed by a thorough and nuanced understanding of the unique lived experiences of Black/African American students, particularly in white-dominated institutional spaces. Understanding the impact of racial stress, racial trauma, anti-Blackness, Black identity development, white supremacy culture, monarchism/multiraciality, and systemic racism will be critical to success in this position.

As a member of the CAPS team the Coordinator of Black/African American Student Mental Health and Wellness also provides clinical services to the OSU student population at large, and may also provide training to CAPS’ doctoral interns and practicum trainees.

Position Duties:

35% Individual and Relationship Counseling: Provide culturally responsive and identity-informed individual (including single session) and relationship counseling to students, with prioritization of clinical service provision to Black/African-American students. This includes appropriate assessment methods and brief treatment; commensurate with current standards of the profession.

5%% Group Counseling: Provide culturally responsive and identity-informed group counseling primarily to Black/African-American students. This includes appropriate assessment methods and brief time- sensitive treatment, commensurate with current standards of the profession.

15% Outreach & Training: Foster strong professional relationships with OSU staff and programs who focus on serving Black/African-American students (e.g. Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Black Student Union, African Student Association, etc.). Provide workshops, outreach, programs, liaison, and teaching activities which explicitly center the care and holistic wellness of Black/African-American students. Provide training and supervision for interns and practicum students, such as co-leading therapy groups, teaching seminars, providing rotation training in area of expertise, and providing individual clinical supervision (there is an expectation that all staff contribute to the training program in some capacity).

5% Crisis/On Call, and Consultation: Provide culturally responsive crisis/on call interventions during business hours. Consult with all members of the OSU community and CAPS staff regarding mental health needs of students (with a focus on helping the OSU community better understand and support the mental health needs of Black/African-American students).

Other Assigned Duties: Note-writing and management of e-mail and telephone correspondence; attend and participate in regular staff meetings, in-service training activities, and case conferences; serve on campus committees; maintain and promote the highest ethical and professional standards commensurate with training and licensure; pursue professional development in service of the responsibilities of the position and the profession.

Minimum/Required Qualifications:

• Two years of experience providing mental health services to Black & African-American clients.
• Ability to clearly communicate & apply to practice knowledge of the mental health impacts of systemic racism and Anti-Blackness on Black/African-American people.
• Masters of Social Work, Masters of Counseling, Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy, Doctorate in Psychology, or similar degree from an accredited program.
• Eligible for licensure in the state of Oregon in respective discipline within 2 years of employment.
• Strong commitment and demonstrated ability to enact principles of social justice; dismantling anti-Blackness; and navigate layers of identity experienced by Black/African-American students, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, religion, class, and nationality.
• Experience providing outreach programming focused on the holistic mental health needs of Black/African-American people.
• Experience providing brief therapeutic interventions.
• Experience providing crisis assessment and support services for high-risk clients.
• Experience balancing multiple simultaneous demands in a fast-paced clinical setting.
• Demonstrated ability to consult with multiple stakeholders and clients’ families regarding students’ mental health needs.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications:

• Substantial experience consulting/liaising with campus and/or community partners serving these populations.
• Experience providing mental health services in a higher education setting/in a college counseling center.
• Currently licensed.
• Two years of post-graduate professional counseling experience.
• Experience providing group therapy.
• Experience contributing to a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Experience advising, consulting, and/or mentoring Black/African-American youth or community organizations.

Interested candidates please apply with resume, cover letter, and references.