Part-Time Counselor Faculty Pool

Job Summary

This position supports the mission of Counseling & Psychological Service (CAPS) and Campus Health & Wellbeing through the provision of individual and couples/partner counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation as a member of the CAPS team within Campus Health & Wellbeing. It also includes work with serious presenting concerns, requiring the ability to conceptualize cases and provide diagnoses within sociocultural context. This position is part time (up to 18 hours/week) and remote. Primary work hours will be during 4-9 pm weekdays and between 8 am and 9 pm on weekends. Specific hours will be assigned in coordination with operational needs and availability.

About the Role

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) is a department within Student Affairs that provides a variety of culturally responsive services to help enrolled students understand themselves, enjoy satisfying relationships, achieve academic success, and make effective life choices. CAPS promotes the development of holistic student emotional health and serves the campus through advocacy and the provision of confidential, accessible services. Additionally, Counseling services provides outreach, educational services, and campus consultations.

Responsibilities

• Provide brief individual and couple/partner psychotherapy to students on personal, psychological, educational, and/or developmental issues in accordance with EO1053;
• Absorb and respond to crisis situations, screen and intervene as necessary;
• Determine if referrals are needed and assist clients in the referral process;
• Consult with appropriate personnel as needed;
• Maintain ethical and timely documentation of all clinical work in electronic record keeping system.

Requirements

• Possession of a Master’s degree in appropriate field and current licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice in the State of California as LPCC, LCSW or LMFT with a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience post degree (in any state or province).
• OR Possession of a doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology and current licensure or eligibility for licensure (i.e., successfully completed all supervised professional experience) as a psychologist in the State of California.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing brief individual and couple/partner psychotherapy to students on personal, psychological, educational, and/or developmental issues;
• Ability to conceptualize cases and provide diagnoses within sociocultural context;
• Experience with crisis response, screening, and intervention;
• Knowledge of ethical and timely documentation practices in electronic record keeping systems.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Proficiency in using electronic record keeping systems.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Anticipated Hiring Range: $93,528 annual 12 month salary prorated by hours contracted.

Schedule

Primary work hours will be during 4-9 pm weekdays and between 8 am and 9 pm on weekends. Specific hours will be assigned in coordination with operational needs and availability.

Department Summary

Campus Health & Wellbeing helps students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and wellbeing by providing timely and appropriate primary and acute health care, disease and injury prevention education, professional mental health care, outreach, educational services and campus consultations. Counseling & Psychological Services is a department within Student Affairs that provides a variety of culturally responsive services to help enrolled students understand themselves, enjoy satisfying relationships, achieve academic success, and make effective life choices. CAPS promotes the development of holistic student emotional health and serves the campus through advocacy and the provision of confidential, accessible services. Additionally, Counseling services provides outreach, educational services, and campus consultations.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices. Cal Poly is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Cal Poly, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.