Employee Assistance Counselor/Consultant

About the role

The Staff and Faculty Consultation Center (SFCC) seeks a part-time (8 hours per week), temporary Counselor/Consultant to join our highly effective internal team of Employee Assistance professionals.

Responsibilities

• Apply specialized knowledge and expertise to provide EAP counseling to employees and/or their family members and make timely and appropriate referrals.
• Consult with managers, faculty members, and Human Resources on cases involving individual employees and/or troubled work groups to enhance workplace functioning and promote conflict resolution.
• Provide direct services following campus-related or regional crisis.
• Conduct outreach with special populations on campus and continue to develop appropriate services, such as multi-session group meetings, in order to address identified needs.
• Develop and maintain effective linkages with appropriate Institute personnel, community agencies, treatment providers, and related resources.
• Collaborate with other organizations in the planning and assessment of new and ongoing programs.
• Manage deadlines and work independently.
• Maintain records in a complete and timely fashion.
• Adhere to professional ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or above in a mental health field such as psychology, social work, or counseling.
• Current licensure as a Psychologist, MFT, LCSW, or LPCC in the state of California.
• 5 or more years of related experience, including individual, couple, and family therapy.
• Strong clinical assessment skills, including the ability to triage.
• Crisis management expertise and experience relevant to the workplace.
• Demonstrated programming and outreach abilities.
• Strong training, development, and presentation skills.
• Highly effective collaborator, with experience working with managers and supervisors.
• Able to provide training in clinical areas, including substance abuse intervention and treatment.
• Multicultural competence and ability to connect with people on multiple dimensions of identity.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and able to master additional technologies.
• Able to manage deadlines and work well independently.

Benefits

As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time.