Associate Director of Counseling for Clinical Operations

In addition to providing short-term counseling, crisis intervention, and mental health outreach services to enhance the health and well-being of students and the College community, the Associate Director is responsible for supporting the administrative and clinical oversight of Counseling: including clinical supervision, group programming oversight, special initiative development and implementation, safety planning and care coordination across Center for Health and Wellness offices, Student Affairs, the institution, and community partners in an inclusive, collaborative, and integrated Center for Health and Wellness.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $85,295 - $108,810 per year.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides psychological counseling, crisis intervention, and clinical case management supports for students
• Implements appropriate assessments and clinical interventions
• Supports the Director in the overall oversight of clinical services including: group program and outreach curriculum, Organization and implementation of urgent and transitional care services and systems, safety planning, crisis interventions focused on short-term interventions and skill-building opportunities, and clinical collaboration with community agencies
• Facilitates groups, workshops, and training series to meet Counseling’s outreach goals
• Builds relationships with campus community to reduce stigma and increase help/service seeking
• Completes timely documentation in the EHR according to best practices and Counseling policies
• Serves as a member of the Counseling leadership team to process and address issues related to risk, referrals, confidentiality, and crisis management
• Participates in Counselor on call rotation, committee work, and pre-licensure intern supervision as assigned

Requirements

• Clinical experience in urgent care, crisis management, hospital-based emergency care, safety assessment or similar
• Demonstrated use of multicultural approaches to clinical care and proven record of successful work with clients and stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of the social, psychological, and physical developmental stages of college students
• Commitment to addressing intersections of multiple identities and their related health outcomes
• Successful collaborator with cross-discipline colleagues to support positive outcomes including administrative and non-clinical staff
• 5 years of experience including supervision
• Master’s degree required in counseling, psychology, social work, or related clinical field with current, or eligible to obtain, Vermont licensure

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity tools. Regularly moves about inside the office and requires regular cross-campus and cross-town travel. Schedule flexibility is required including occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays to attend events and facilitate programming according to the academic calendar. 

Other:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits
• Or click see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Vermont or Monterey!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.