Full-Time, Staff Counselor -12-Month (3 Positions)

About the role

The Student Services Professional Academic-Related, I (12-Month) classification salary is $85,524 to $153,252 per year (paid as 12 monthly payments). The anticipated hiring range is $85,524 to $119,400 per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical assessment, crisis intervention, and brief psychotherapy to a diverse University student population, as well as outreach and consultation to and in the campus community and its various stakeholders.
• Provides consultative services to members of the university community regarding student mental health issues.
• Identifies and addresses real, perceived, and potential issues that may impede students' academic progress or success.
• Consults with faculty and staff regarding students (within professional, legal, and ethical boundaries).
• Consults with students (within professional, legal, and ethical boundaries) to their parents, spouses, concerned friends, and other agents who are assisting with student care.
• Spend at least 60% to 65% of their base time providing direct services, which for the purposes of this recommendation, shall include individual/group counseling, intakes, assessment, crisis intervention, and other clinical services assigned.
• Supervises interns, as needed, as permitted by licensure.
• Performs additional tasks as directed by the CAPS Director or the Student Affairs Leadership Team, ensuring flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the department.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in the related mental health field or Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program.
• Licensed (i.e., Psychologist, LCSW, LPCC, & LMFT) in the state of California.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strengths-based trauma-informed psychological services (clinical assessment, crisis intervention, and brief psychotherapy) on personal/interpersonal issues, multicultural issues, developmental/educational/career concerns, and the full range of mental health disorders.
• Demonstrated ability to provide outreach and consultation to a multicultural and diverse population.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team through close collaboration with colleagues, on/off campus partners, and coordinate with others.
• Demonstrated commitment and/or expertise in working with a diverse population.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and communicate clearly and effectively with students, staff, peers, administrators, campus and University personnel, clients, state officials, vendors, professionals, management, etc.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment and/or expertise in working with a diverse student population.
• Providing outreach and consultation with a demonstrated commitment to working with the students and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated professional interest, expertise, or experience in working with Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian/Asian American, LGBTQ, international, or first-generation college students.
• Experience utilizing a time-limited model of care.
• Knowledge of electronic medical records systems (Titanium) that employ electronic record keeping, scheduling and data collection.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Effective verbal and communication skills to communicate effectively with both clinical providers and campus partners.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as part of a professional team.
• Outreach experience, showing a history of direct service and engagement with campus communities.
• Experiences of group therapy; crisis intervention and management; electronic health record system; teletherapy experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment and/or expertise in working with a diverse student population.
• Providing outreach and consultation with a demonstrated commitment to working with the students and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated professional interest, expertise, or experience in working with Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian/Asian American, LGBTQ, international, or first-generation college students.
• Experience utilizing a time-limited model of care.
• Knowledge of electronic medical records systems (Titanium) that employ electronic record keeping, scheduling and data collection.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Effective verbal and communication skills to communicate effectively with both clinical providers and campus partners.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as part of a professional team.
• Outreach experience, showing a history of direct service and engagement with campus communities.
• Experiences of group therapy; crisis intervention and management; electronic health record system; teletherapy experience.

Benefits

Affordable and comprehensive benefits package available to CSULB faculty.

Pay

The Student Services Professional Academic-Related, I (12-Month) classification salary is $85,524 to $153,252 per year (paid as 12 monthly payments). The anticipated hiring range is $85,524 to $119,400 per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Full-time, staff counselor position with an effective date of On or about August 1, 2025 (1-Year Appointment, Renewable).