Senior Staff Therapist/Psychologist: Latine Student Specialist

Department

Department: University Health Services

Appointment Type and Duration

Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing

Salary

Salary: $83,000 - $87,000 (12-month salary equivalent); Psychologist: $86,000 - $91,000 (12-month salary equivalent)

Compensation Band

Compensation Band: OS-OA08-Fiscal Year 2025-2026

FTE

FTE: 1.0

Position Summary

The Senior Staff Therapist/Psychologist: Latine Student Specialist provides psychological intervention, prevention, and postvention programs and services to the university community, primarily to University of Oregon students. This position provides programs and services that address serious mental health issues, as well as those that are developmental and preventative in nature. Experience with developmental and serious mental health issues relevant to university students is required. This position provides clinical services such as drop-in and single-session intervention, initial clinical assessment, short-term individual therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and case disposition; serves as supervisor and trainer for graduate trainees and employees; completes clinical and other administrative tasks; develops, implements, and evaluates educational and prevention outreach programs; provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, parents and families, and other mental health/health care providers; and participates in department and university meetings and committees. This position will also provide clinical, educational, outreach, and consultation services specifically relevant to the needs of Latine students. This position will also provide services to undocumented students of various nationalities, students from mixed status families, and to students in the DACA program.

Minimum Requirements

• Therapist:
  • Master’s degree in counseling, couples and family therapy, or social work. All degree requirements must be complete prior to start date.
  • Eighteen months of experience:
    • with a variety of clinical issues, ranging from developmental issues to more serious psychopathology.
    • providing short term therapy.
    • - at least nine months of that experience providing therapy/counseling services to Latine and/or undocumented clients/patients.
• Psychologist:
  • Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program. Degree must be granted prior to start date.
  • Successful completion of an APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral internship prior to start date.
  • Eighteen months of experience:
    • with a variety of clinical issues, ranging from developmental issues to more serious psychopathology
    • providing short-term therapy
    • - at least nine months of that experience providing therapy/counseling services to Latine and/or undocumented clients/patients
  • Must be licensable in Oregon. If currently licensed in another state, must be licensed in Oregon within six months of hire.
  • Unlicensed applicants must have an approved residency contract with the Oregon Board of Psychologists within one month of start date and must be licensed within two years of start date.

Professional Competencies

• Multicultural competence and commitment to multicultural organizational development.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to articulate an understanding of the role of a counseling center on a university campus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Nine months of experience in a university counseling center
• Experience providing educational and/or prevention outreach geared toward Latine and/or undocumented students
• Bilingual, or multilingual, and fluent in Spanish
• Provide clinical, educational, and/or prevention services to undocumented students of various nationalities, students from mixed status families, and/or to students in the DACA program.

FLSA Exempt

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Benefits

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit our website.

Equal Opportunity

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please email us or call 541-346-5112.