POSITION TITLE: Assistant Director for Clinical Services

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Coordinate the provision of individual clinical services for a large
university counseling center. Provide leadership, supervision, and
consultation to clinical and support staff. Develop and maintain
policies, procedures, and clinical delivery systems for the agency.
Participate in multidisciplinary clinical and administrative teams
and maintain liaison relationships with university departments and
organizations. Conduct intake assessments and provide individual and
group therapy. Consult with third parties regarding client care and
needs of students on university campus. Supervise psychology and
social work interns and lead training seminars as needed. Other
duties as assigned.

STARTING DATE: Negotiable.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Either: (a) a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology or
Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program,
completion of an APA-accredited internship, and three years of
clinical/counseling experience in a college counseling center or a
multidisciplinary outpatient mental health center; or (b) a master's
degree in Social Work, with five years of clinical/counseling
experience in a college counseling center or a multidisciplinary
outpatient mental health center.
* At least one year of experience serving in an administrative or
management role.
* Experience in providing supervision, training, and consultation to
staff regarding clinical and liability issues, especially with acute
crisis situations.
* Demonstrated leadership skills.
* Experience providing general mental health services such as
individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and case
management.
* Demonstrated experience in providing culturally competent services
to a diverse client population.
* Demonstrated ability to handle complex clinical situations (e.g.,
crisis situations, severe psychopathology, emergency commitments,
suicide and homicide assessment).
* Understanding of ethical and legal issues as applied to the
provision of clinical services.
* Excellent verbal and communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Five years of experience in providing short-term individual,
group, and crisis counseling to college students.
* Experience in providing agency-based leadership to a
multidisciplinary clinical staff.
* Demonstrated ability to positively manage personnel issues.
* Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team of health,
academic, and student services providers.
* Experience with and knowledge of clinical service delivery systems
in college and/or university counseling centers

THE UNIVERSITY AND CMHC:

The University of Texas at Austin is a culturally diverse campus. It
includes a student body of approximately 50,000, along with 3,000
faculty distributed among 53 different departments in 15 schools and
colleges, along with a staff of nearly 18,000. Approximately 31% of
students are members of ethnic minority groups (14% Asian American,
13% Hispanic, 3% African American), while an additional 9% are
international students.

The Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) provides a full range
of university mental health services including time-limited
individual therapy, group therapy, program development and outreach,
psychiatric assessment and treatment, integrated health care, urgent
care and telephone counseling and referral services. Training and
supervision is provided to psychology and social work interns,
psychiatric residents, and psychology practicum students. The
center's large, multidisciplinary staff includes psychologists,
social workers, psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors and
licensed marriage and family therapists.

The Counseling and Mental Health Center is committed to the promotion
and affirmation of diversity in its broadest sense. Our mission
requires that people of every background be able to use our services
with an expectation of respectful treatment. CMHC has developed a
"Statement on Diversity" that is available at
www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/diverse2.html . The University does not
discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law including
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age,
citizenship status, or veteran's status in recruitment, employment,
promotion, compensation, benefits, or training. It is also the
University's policy to maintain an environment free from
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

For more information about CMHC, visit our web site at:
www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc .

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Applicants interested in applying for the positions listed above are
encouraged to review a complete job description and must apply online
at www.utexas.edu/hr/empl . A "job title" search or "keyword" search
will show complete application instructions. However, you must also
send the materials noted below via e-mail or regular mail.

All applications must include a cover letter detailing the training
and employment experiences that qualify the applicant for the
position, current curriculum vitae, and names and contact information
for three professional references. In the cover letter, clearly
indicate the specific job title for which you are applying. Also,
specifically address how your background meets the required and
preferred qualifications listed above.

Send materials to Greg Keilin, Ph.D., Assistant Director, The
University of Texas at Austin, Counseling & Mental Health Center,
100A West Dean Keeton Street, 1 University Station A3500, Austin, TX
78712-0152, or via e-mail to gkeilin@... .

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

We are continuing to accept applications and will do so until
position is filled.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

Security sensitive; criminal background check conducted.