Position Title: Psychologist

Department: Office of Counseling Services/Student Affairs

Job Summary: Office of Counseling Services seeks an experienced, collaborative-spirited psychologist to provide culturally and trauma-informed services to diverse undergraduate and graduate student populations.

Services include individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, supervision and psychoeducational programming and outreach. This a nine-month, permanent, full-time position during the academic year.

Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program; licensed or license-eligible in New York (within one year of assuming position); a minimum of three years demonstrated experience in individual and group counseling with college age and graduate students; excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.

Essential Functions: Conduct intake evaluations and individual counseling. Develop and co-lead groups or workshops. Provide risk assessments and crisis interventions including facilitating referrals for hospital psychiatric evaluations. Participate in after-hours on-call rotation. Consult with faculty, staff, students, families and administration on student behavioral and mental health concerns through phone and in-person contacts. Supervise practicum level graduate student. Develop and facilitate psychoeducational programs/outreach for diverse student groups, especially marginalized students, to promote campus-wide holistic health, inclusion and equity. Collaborate with campus constituents via outreach programming, committees, and responses to campus needs. Maintain current, accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with state and federal law, ethical and professional guidelines and Counseling Services policies.

Preferred Qualifications: Commitment to and experience working with diverse and underrepresented populations. Strong generalist skills with specialized expertise working with certain populations, clinical issues, or evidenced-based practices. Ability to manage high demand for services and changing needs of campus community. Experience in providing group therapy and workshops.

Required Application Documents: Resume, cover letter, and three professional references

About the Department: Counseling Services is a thriving center providing culturally- and trauma-informed services to undergraduate and graduate students while supporting the greater Marist community. Services include individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, psychiatric services and campus-wide psychoeducational programs/outreach. Our multidisciplinary staff consists of psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, graduate interns, a psychiatrist and consulting nutritionist. We strive for holistic wellness through our working relationships with other campus constituents, such as Health Services, Housing, Accommodations, and Academic Affairs.

About Marist College: Marist College is located on the banks of the historic Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany and at its Florence, Italy campus. A comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts, its mission is to "help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century." Marist is consistently recognized for excellence by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 384 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (8th Best Regional University/North), Kiplinger's Personal Finance ("Best College Values"), and others. Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,400 adult and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees.

Type of Position: Full-Time

Classification: Staff

Months per Year: 9 months

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm

(schedule is flexible and may include evening hours)

Location: Marist College main campus, Poughkeepsie, NY

Number of Positions Openings: One

Equal Employment Statement: Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the College. It shall be considered a violation of College policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist College on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.


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