This position is funded through June 2023. Continuation of this position is contingent on funding, with intent to permanently fund the position. Although open until filled, priority application date is December 21, 2020. As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for six consecutive years. The Counseling Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Counseling Center Therapist/Health Sciences Liaison. This position provides short-term mental health counseling services and psycho-educational outreach to enrolled UW students to enhance their personal and academic success and ameliorate barriers to that success. A key role of this position is to support and empower individuals from underrepresented and marginalized communities in order to promote student retention and graduation. This position also provides professional consultation to UW faculty, staff, and students regarding student behavior, mental health, and academic challenges in order to enhance the campus climate for student success. This position will include focus on providing counseling and outreach services for students in the School of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, and the School of Dentistry. This position involves daily intense contact with UW students in psychological or academic distress. Assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and appropriate referrals - on and off campus - will be required. This position requires knowledge and skills in serving the diverse student population within the three Schools. Cultural proficiency and expertise working with BIPOC students is required. This position requires excellent crisis intervention skills. This person will provide consultation primarily to faculty and staff within the three named Schools, and may occasionally provide consultation to other campus colleagues regarding health sciences students. The person will be part of an interdisciplinary team designed to enhance the mental health of UW students, create a healthier and more inclusive campus climate, and to respond to mental health crises. Most work will be performed Monday through Friday with regular evening hours. Occasional weekend hours will be required. As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. Required Qualifications: Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as license/certification/registration. Desired Qualifications: Application Process: The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Workforce Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. |
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