Clinical Support Professional – Gestalt I: Awareness

Position Title:

Clinical Support Professional (AS) – Gestalt I:
Awareness
# of Positions to Fill: 3
Department/Program: MTC Hybrid 12050
Remote Work Authorization: 100% Remote
Campus

Location:

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Reports to:

Course faculty of record or Program Chair
FLSA Classification:
Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 8% (3 hrs/week)
Compensation: $225/credit hour – Paid by Course agreement (stipend)

Final date to receive applications 8/4 or until filled

Job Summary
The Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling department seeks to hire a Clinical Support Professional (CSP) to assist the faculty of record with multiple course specific duties and offering support with the student experience in class.
This is a one-semester appointment assigned to a specific course.

Logistics of this specific position – Dates and Details
This is a 3-credit course offered in the Low Res Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling concentration, online from August 24 – December 11, 2026.

Course Description
CNSM-602 Gestalt I:
Awareness (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: CMHC 604. The foundations of Gestalt awareness are explored experientially with individual, dyadic, and group exercises. Central concepts of wholeness, present-centered awareness, self-responsibility, body awareness, contact, and boundary disturbances are introduced. The basic form of a Gestalt experiment is demonstrated, and the stages of the process are learned. Transpersonal roots, community building, and development of the I-Thou relationship as the basis of therapeutic work are emphasized.

Program students only.

Course Description Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Attend class and class meetings.

• Facilitate limited in-class small group work related to learned clinical objectives.

• Monitor and assist in the instruction of specific course content within program goals.

• Support the faculty of record for this course by tracking the group dynamics of the class.

• Confer with course instructor regarding students’ learning as evidenced by class participation and assignments.

• Provide support as needed for CANVAS, Zoom, and email communications related to the course.

• Complete any and all faculty and staff trainings as required by the Human Resources Office, the Office of Academic Affairs, or the Office of Information Technology/Distance Learning within the time period set for completion by those departments.

• Other duties as assigned related to this course.

Required Qualifications

• Not currently enrolled as a Naropa student.

• Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.

• Understanding of Program specific info, like:
Gestalt Therapy

• All job candidates must hold a commitment to co-create a diverse and inclusive community and actively participate in related JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) professional development regarding the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the impact these have in the workplace.

• All job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.

• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling, or a related field.

• Prior relevant experience may substitute for degree

• Familiarity with Contemplative Education.

• Experience with specific course content

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions
Academic Support positions consist primarily of engaging and interacting with students through class participation, ongoing class assessment, as well as providing feedback to both students and the faculty of record for this course. This may also include:

• Reading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.

• Operating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.

• Standing or sitting for hours at a time.

• Moving around campus for classes and meetings.

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