Spelman Johnson
Houston, TX, USA
Established in 1927, the University of Houston (UH) empowers students in their pursuit of learning, discovery, leadership, and engagement. Located in a sprawling metropolis, as a public, tier one research university, UH provides students with cutting edge undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, distance, and continuing education programs. Ranked among the best colleges in America, UH is home to award-winning faculty, innovative research centers, has one of the most diverse student populations in the nation, and alumni who have become international leaders. Reporting in the division of student affairs and enrollment, the UH Wellness Center serves 46,000 students, 8,000 of whom live on campus.
Reporting to the assistant vice president for student affairs – health and well-being, the director of UH Wellness provides departmental leadership and maintains primary responsibility including program direction for UH Wellness, including planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and prevention strategies, policies, programs, and services campus-wide. UH Wellness offers 15 plus programs and touches approximately 26,000 students annually. This position is a key leader within a strong health and well-being portfolio within the division, focusing on fostering the holistic well-being of all students through coordinated, intentional, and strategic services and programs.
The new director will have an opportunity to help create an integrated healthy campus vision with the new assistant vice president of health and well-being, while supporting the mission and vision of the university. The UH Wellness Center is charged with developing comprehensive multidisciplinary student health and well-being initiatives around several dimension of well-being: physical, emotional, spiritual, professional, and social and encompasses current programs addressing alcohol and other drugs, sexual health and violence prevention, and mental health. The vision for the new director will be to expand the Center’s approach with new initiatives in areas such as resiliency, courageous conversations, sleep, purpose, values, and financial literacy. The director will be a collaborative partner across the institution and provides leadership, supervision, and training for professional staff, graduate assistants and interns, peer educators, and student assistants.
Minimum requirements include a master’s degree and five years of managerial or related professional experience. A doctorate is preferred. Other qualifications include: experience with supervision and managing resources; visionary thinking and planning skills; the ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff in a complex and diverse environment; the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key partners, with emphasis on dynamic communication and collaboration; demonstrated ability to create a strategic vision and motivate others; and a demonstrated personal and professional commitment to health and well-being.
Review of applications will begin February 3, 2020 and continue until the position is filled. A resume and cover letter explaining how the applicant meets the qualifications specified in this announcement may be submitted via the Spelman Johnson website at www.spelmanjohnson.com/open-positions . Confidential inquiries and nominations for this position may be emailed to Laura Puckett Boler at lpb@spelmanjohnson.com. Applicants needing reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact Spelman Johnson at 413-529-2895.
Visit the University of Houston website at: www.uh.edu
The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Established in 1927, the University of Houston (UH) empowers students in their pursuit of learning, discovery, leadership, and engagement. Located in a sprawling metropolis, as a public, tier one research university, UH provides students with cutting edge undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, distance, and continuing education programs. Ranked among the best colleges in America, UH is home to award-winning faculty, innovative research centers, has one of the most diverse student populations in the nation, and alumni who have become international leaders. Reporting in the division of student affairs and enrollment, the UH Wellness Center serves 46,000 students, 8,000 of whom live on campus.
Reporting to the assistant vice president for student affairs – health and well-being, the director of UH Wellness provides departmental leadership and maintains primary responsibility including program direction for UH Wellness, including planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and prevention strategies, policies, programs, and services campus-wide. UH Wellness offers 15 plus programs and touches approximately 26,000 students annually. This position is a key leader within a strong health and well-being portfolio within the division, focusing on fostering the holistic well-being of all students through coordinated, intentional, and strategic services and programs.
The new director will have an opportunity to help create an integrated healthy campus vision with the new assistant vice president of health and well-being, while supporting the mission and vision of the university. The UH Wellness Center is charged with developing comprehensive multidisciplinary student health and well-being initiatives around several dimension of well-being: physical, emotional, spiritual, professional, and social and encompasses current programs addressing alcohol and other drugs, sexual health and violence prevention, and mental health. The vision for the new director will be to expand the Center’s approach with new initiatives in areas such as resiliency, courageous conversations, sleep, purpose, values, and financial literacy. The director will be a collaborative partner across the institution and provides leadership, supervision, and training for professional staff, graduate assistants and interns, peer educators, and student assistants.
Minimum requirements include a master’s degree and five years of managerial or related professional experience. A doctorate is preferred. Other qualifications include: experience with supervision and managing resources; visionary thinking and planning skills; the ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff in a complex and diverse environment; the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key partners, with emphasis on dynamic communication and collaboration; demonstrated ability to create a strategic vision and motivate others; and a demonstrated personal and professional commitment to health and well-being.
Review of applications will begin February 3, 2020 and continue until the position is filled. A resume and cover letter explaining how the applicant meets the qualifications specified in this announcement may be submitted via the Spelman Johnson website at www.spelmanjohnson.com/open-positions . Confidential inquiries and nominations for this position may be emailed to Laura Puckett Boler at lpb@spelmanjohnson.com. Applicants needing reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact Spelman Johnson at 413-529-2895.
Visit the University of Houston website at: www.uh.edu
The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, NM, USA
JOB PURPOSE: Provides individual counseling to Navajo Technical University students referred or as walk-in. Provides psychological assessment, diagnosis, and therapy, case management services, referral, services for individuals, couples, groups, and/or families, as appropriate to the specific expectations of the position. Oversees and coordinates prevention, counseling and success of students in program.
This position description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required or assigned to this position.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develops and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge. Prepares and maintains all required treatment records and reports.
Maintain Counseling program's goals, objectives, policies and procedures
Observes students in various situations; selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, personality, or other psychological tests to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of treatment, and provides consultation to other mental health professionals with regard to results.
Documents therapy in accordance with policies and procedures, and adheres to policies which ensure student confidentiality.
Provides crisis intervention in situations requiring immediate psychological treatment
Provides and/or arranges for constructive interventions as appropriate for students in a crisis condition and for those with disturbance problems.
Consults with other therapists and related professional off campus, as appropriate; refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required.
Guides students in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
Participates in and/or coordinates training sessions and workshops to enhance treatment skills.
Collects data about students through interview, case history, tests, and/or observational techniques; evaluates data to identify causes of problems and to determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists.
Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques.
Assist in retention strategies to support student efforts.
Provide individual counseling to students in personal and interpersonal adjustment, academic concerns, and career and life planning and refers students to counseling resources and other services as appropriate
Consults with faculty, staff and others as appropriate to provide an optimum environment for student success.
Performs other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Education, or closely related field.
Three year work experience actively counseling adults and young adults in a secondary or post-secondary academic setting.
Two years in a supervisory capacity
Licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
Valid and clean state driver's license.
Must be able to pass background check, with NO prior convictions of any felonies and no history of child abuse and/or neglect.
The Navajo Nation Preference in Employment Act applies to all hiring promotions or transfers of individuals into this position.
JOB PURPOSE: Provides individual counseling to Navajo Technical University students referred or as walk-in. Provides psychological assessment, diagnosis, and therapy, case management services, referral, services for individuals, couples, groups, and/or families, as appropriate to the specific expectations of the position. Oversees and coordinates prevention, counseling and success of students in program.
This position description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required or assigned to this position.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develops and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge. Prepares and maintains all required treatment records and reports.
Maintain Counseling program's goals, objectives, policies and procedures
Observes students in various situations; selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, personality, or other psychological tests to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of treatment, and provides consultation to other mental health professionals with regard to results.
Documents therapy in accordance with policies and procedures, and adheres to policies which ensure student confidentiality.
Provides crisis intervention in situations requiring immediate psychological treatment
Provides and/or arranges for constructive interventions as appropriate for students in a crisis condition and for those with disturbance problems.
Consults with other therapists and related professional off campus, as appropriate; refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required.
Guides students in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
Participates in and/or coordinates training sessions and workshops to enhance treatment skills.
Collects data about students through interview, case history, tests, and/or observational techniques; evaluates data to identify causes of problems and to determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists.
Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques.
Assist in retention strategies to support student efforts.
Provide individual counseling to students in personal and interpersonal adjustment, academic concerns, and career and life planning and refers students to counseling resources and other services as appropriate
Consults with faculty, staff and others as appropriate to provide an optimum environment for student success.
Performs other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Education, or closely related field.
Three year work experience actively counseling adults and young adults in a secondary or post-secondary academic setting.
Two years in a supervisory capacity
Licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
Valid and clean state driver's license.
Must be able to pass background check, with NO prior convictions of any felonies and no history of child abuse and/or neglect.
The Navajo Nation Preference in Employment Act applies to all hiring promotions or transfers of individuals into this position.
