Assistant Director of Counseling & Psychological Services - Clinical and Outreach Services

Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellbeing, connection and belonging, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life.

We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

Cornell Health's more than 200 employees collaborate to provide integrated and culturally sensitive mental health, medical, health promotion, public health, student accommodations, and occupational medicine care and services. Dually focused on holistic health of Cornell students and well-being of the larger campus community, the unit supports readiness to learn, to participate fully in the Cornell experience, and to achieve academic, work, and life success.

Cornell Health is nationally recognized for innovation and leadership, and is committed to an ongoing journey toward integrated, cost-effective, and community-based services and campus health initiatives. Cornell Health’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers confidential counseling services, designed to help students with mental health concerns that may impact their quality of life and ability to learn. Our providers include psychologists, social workers, and mental health counselors from diverse cultural and clinical backgrounds.

CAPS providers value students in all of their individuality and are committed to welcoming all people with respect and sensitivity. Our providers regularly collaborate with Cornell Health’s diverse array of healthcare providers as an integrated service that supports both the mind and the body.

The Assistant Director of Counseling & Psychological Services - Clinical & Outreach Services provides organizational leadership in university mental health initiatives in collaboration with the Director and other members of the CAPS leadership team. Specifically, this position oversees the Community Liaison services, including Let’s Talk, as well as other outreach programs and group services. This position may also oversee some of the generalist counselors within CAPS as needed.

The Assistant Director guides the vision for ongoing staff development, supervises a team of Counselor Therapist staff, and provides direct clinical services in a limited capacity.

Success factors:

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and listening skills and the ability to speak to a wide range of audiences and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds, identities, and life experiences.

Strong commitment to collaborative work and demonstrated success working with colleagues and other campus partners with varying work styles.

Demonstrates sound clinical judgment.

Ability to lead, define, and assess the scope of clinical services that support the mission and vision of CAPS, Cornell Health, Student and Campus Life, and Cornell University.

Please Note:

There is no visa sponsorship for this position.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Required Qualifications:

Masters…