University Pacific - Director, Counseling and Psychological Services; CAPS

University of the Pacific - Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Primary

Purpose:

The Director is responsible for the leadership, supervision, and management of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of the Pacific. The Director will coordinate the delivery of multidisciplinary mental health services that reduce barriers to learning and create opportunities for greater academic achievement and student success. The Director works collaboratively with other departments in the Division of Student Life as well as academic affairs and other campus units.

The Counseling Center component of the Division of Student Life and the Director reports to the Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellness.

• Provide leadership, direction, supervision, and administrative oversight of the day-to-day operation of the Counseling Centers at the 3 university campuses (Stockton, Sacramento, and San Francisco).
• Develops the overall counseling services' planning, implementation, assessment, and quality improvement plan to ensure a positive experience for students, faculty, and staff with an emphasis on student development, and satisfaction.
• Select, train, supervise and evaluate CAPS personnel at the 3 university campuses (Stockton, Sacramento, and San Francisco) in accordance with the university statement on diversity and inclusion.
• Develop CAPS programs, services, policies, and procedures that fulfill institutional goals, balance individual student and campus community needs in a manner that is consistent with professional best practices and standards in accordance with the university statement on diversity and inclusion.
• Develop priorities for, and manage oversight of, fiscal budget for Counseling and Psychological Services.
• Provide direct clinical consultation and psychological services.
• Participate in campus outreach and orientation programming.
• Provide administrative oversight of training and outreach programs.
• Provide individual and delegated clinical supervision to doctoral psychology interns.
• Assume a Coordinator Role (Multicultural, Outreach, Operations, Social Media, or Group) as defined within the Counseling Center or Doctoral Internship Training Program.
• Provide oversight of case consultation with multidisciplinary team including Pacific Health Services providers, Registered Dietician, and local/regional mental health services.
• Serve as consultant to university officials on risk reduction and supportive strategies for students with mental health concerns.
• Serve as a resource for faculty/staff/students/family members who have concerns about the well-being of a student.
• Coordinate the crisis intervention of CAPS in conjunction with the university Pacific Alert Team emergency management plans and protocols.
• Provide after-hours mental health crisis consultation to Student Life leadership and after-hours call service, Proto Call.
• Coordinate Mandated Alcohol Assessment process with Student Conduct and Community Standards.
• Facilitate accommodation requests at the Pacific campuses for students with documented mental health disabilities.
• Liaison with mental health providers in the Stockton, Sacramento, and San Francisco communities.
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards in the execution of services in accordance with the American Psychological Association, university policies, local, state, and federal rules, and regulations.
• Coordinate departmental assessment efforts, record-keeping and generate reports of students served by CAPS.
• Serve as the administrator of the electronic scheduling and record-keeping system.
• Establish annual goals and assure that counseling services are carried out in accordance with divisional goals, institutional priorities, and the university mission.
• Chair and participate in university-wide committees.
• Attend national and state professional organization conferences for professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellness.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and staff.

• Master's degree from a nationally accredited University in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education, Social Work, Marriage and family or other closely related discipline.
• Five (5) years of experience with evidence of supervisory and administrative responsibilities.

• An earned Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or Ph.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology licensed in CA. or another state is strongly preferred. If licensed in another state must be licensed in CA within six…