Staff Psychologist​/Clinician - Alcohol Drugs

Title

Staff Psychologist/Clinician - Alcohol and Other Drugs

Counseling Center

Director Counseling Services

Staff

The Staff Psychologist/Clinician - Coordinator of Alcohol, Other Drug, and Addiction Services serves as the primary clinical provider for alcohol and other drug (AOD) assessment, treatment, and prevention services within the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (C-CAPS). This role combines clinical expertise with program coordination and leadership in addressing substance use and behavioral addictions on campus.

The clinician is responsible for delivering culturally informed, responsive mental health services to students, with a specialized focus on substance use and addictive behaviors. In addition, the coordinator leads prevention, education and outreach efforts in collaboration with campus partners, promotes harm reduction strategies, and contributes to the development of policies that support student mental health and well‑being.

Beyond direct clinical care, this position plays a key role in community‑level mental health programming and campus‑wide wellness initiatives. The clinician also collaborates closely with university faculty, staff, and administrators to provide consultation and outreach that align with the mission of C‑CAPS and the broader goals of the university.

The Staff Psychologist/Clinician Coordinator of Alcohol, Other Drug, and Addiction Services may also provide clinical supervision to licensed mental health professionals within C‑CAPS. This includes clinical oversight for staff who engage in direct student support and may encounter students in distress. The supervision is limited to clinical supervision and does not extend to programmatic or administrative responsibilities of other offices.

Competitive candidates will have demonstrated expertise in the provision of mental health services to a diverse population and culturally responsive treatment, and experience in clinical and outreach services related to addictions with diverse client populations. Job responsibilities include providing triage, individual counseling and psychotherapy, group therapy, diagnostic assessments, crisis services and outreach programming. In addition, the position involves making referrals to and coordinating care with other C‑CAPS providers including the C‑CAPS consulting psychiatrist, referrals to off‑campus providers of psychological and psychiatric services and referrals to university staff and faculty as appropriate.

• Provides initial consultation, triage assessment and therapeutic interventions such as short‑term individual counselling and psychotherapy, safety planning and other treatment options.
• Provides group counseling/psychotherapy to students‑clients.
• Provides direct clinical substance use and addictions services to students, including assessment, short‑term treatment, and crisis intervention.
• Plans, implements, and assesses prevention and harm reduction efforts regarding substance use within the student body, coordinating these efforts with other campus constituents. Assists with coordination of assessments mandated by the college following hospital transports or conduct violations (as needed and appropriate).
• Provides therapeutic support, acute intervention, follow‑up, case management and referral services and collaborates with the C‑CAPS Director and off‑campus providers as needed.
• Provides crisis intervention, manages mental health emergencies (e.g. suicide threats, acute psychotic decompensation). Consults with director, other C‑CAPS clinical staff and consulting psychiatrist as needed.
• Develops formal and informal lines of communication with NJIT staff, students and faculty including consultation.
• Provides support, training, and consultation to C‑CAPS staff regarding substance use and addiction issues, as well as consultation to other university constituents (e.g. staff, faculty, students, and students' families) regarding substance use and mental health issues.
• Advices Director of C‑CAPS regarding internal policies and external policies at the university related to substance use and other…