Staff Therapist

🔍 Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Stanford, California, United States

New

📁: Health Care Services

📅   : 3 days ago Post Date

📅   : 107668 Requisition #

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), part of Vaden Health Center at Stanford University, invites applicants for the position of Staff Therapist to provide mental health services for the Stanford student body. CAPS is a university mental health clinic comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals dedicated to the pursuit of clinical excellence and culturally responsive care. This is a full-time recurring position, requiring at least 3 days or more of onsite work.

The successful candidate will have superb clinical skills, a history of working across diverse communities, and the ability to engage young adults through services in individual, group, and outreach settings.

Qualified applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter that specifically highlights their clinical skills, their commitment to continuous learning, and their ability to engage with diverse young-adult populations.

JOB PURPOSE:

Provide a comprehensive range of outpatient mental health services for the Stanford student body.

In this role, you will:

Provide a wide range of direct clinical services to students including initial clinical evaluations and brief therapy services, treatment groups, and clinical workshops
Provide crisis assessment, intervention, and treatment planning to students with urgent needs; assess need for higher levels of care
Provide on-call support and respond to urgent situations; provide consultation to the campus for crisis needs
Work with students requiring higher levels of care
Manage referrals to higher levels of care and community providers as indicated
Provide clinical outreach services to campus communities, offices, and departments
Develop educational and wellness programming for students
Participate in CAPS, Vaden Health Center, and campus meetings and development activities; complete special projects as assigned

* Other duties may also be assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

Master's degree in social work or psychology or related field and two years post-degree experience (completed before licensure)
Licensure: California Licensure in one or more of the following fields:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Clinical expertise in evaluation, crisis intervention, and treatment planning.
Proven ability to provide culturally responsive care to diverse communities and to collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
Knowledge of ethical standards, relevant state and HIPAA laws regulating the privacy and confidentiality of health information, and mandated reporting statutes.
Demonstrated strong communication skills (verbal and written).
Proficiency with timely completion of clinical documentation and administrative tasks

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong preference will be given to candidates with:

3 or more years of post-licensure work history and previous experience working in university counseling centers
Work or lived experience relevant to serving one or more of the following student communities:
- Indigenous/Native American
- Middle Eastern/North African

Working Conditions: Job may entail after-hours availability on evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays in response to the needs of the Stanford student body.

Final candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment background check.

The expected pay range for this position is $95,365 - $125,000 annually.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

How to Apply:

We invite you to apply for this position, please submit your résumé and a one-page cover letter expressing why you are particularly interested in this position, along with your online application.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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