Sport Psychological Assistant​/Sport Staff Psychologist, UNLV Student Wellness R0153570

Sport Psychological Assistant/Sport Staff Psychologist, UNLV Student Wellness [R0153570]

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for a Sport Psychological Assistant/Sport Staff Psychologist position. This position is embedded within UNLV Athletics and provides a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive mental health services to student-athletes through a collaborative partnership between CAPS and Athletics.
CAPS is an IACS-Accredited center within the Student Wellness unit that includes the departments of Student Health Center, Care Center, Wellness Education and Health Promotion, Disability Resource Center, and Military and Veteran Services.
UNLV Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes competing across 16 NCAA Division I varsity sports as members of the Mountain West Conference.
This is a full-time, 12-month position.

The Sport Psychologist serves as a member of both CAPS and Athletics and is co-supervised by CAPS and Athletics leadership. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide accessible, culturally responsive, and evidence-based mental health services to student-athletes to support their emotional well‑being, academic success, personal development, and overall functioning.

• Individual, couples, and group therapy
• Crisis assessment and intervention
• Psychological assessment
• Consultation
• Outreach programming
• Provide mental health consultation to coaches, athletic trainers, sports medicine staff, and Athletics administrators
• Promote a culture of wellness and help‑seeking among student‑athletes
• Provide psycho educational programming and performance‑related interventions supporting resilience, stress management, adjustment, leadership development, and optimal functioning in academic and athletic environments
• Work collaboratively with coaches, athletic trainers, sports medicine staff, athletic administrators, CAPS clinicians, psychiatrists, and care‑management professionals to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care for student‑athletes
• Conduct needs assessments, evaluate programs and services, participate on CAPS and Athletics committees, supervise doctoral interns and graduate trainees (as appropriate for licensure level), and contribute to the continued development of integrated mental health services within Athletics and CAPS

• Doctoral degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an accredited college or university (recognised by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)) and one year of related professional experience
• Credentials must be obtained prior to the employment start date
• Demonstrated experience and training in generalist counseling
• Experience providing mental health services to collegiate student‑athletes, athletes, or other high‑performing populations
• Training or experience in sport psychology, performance enhancement, and consultation within athletic settings preferred
• Certification as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) preferred but not required
• Candidate must obtain a provisional license as a Nevada Psychological Assistant by the start date
• Candidate must attain licensure as a Psychologist in Nevada within 18 months from the date of hire for post‑doctoral candidates and 24 months from the date of hire for new doctoral graduates

• Doctoral degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an accredited college or university (recognised by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)) and one year of related professional experience
• Demonstr…