Lecturer of Counseling/Clinical Fieldwork Coordinator - #21-10F

Description

The University of New Haven is seeking applications for a full-time (12 month), non-tenure-track, Lecturer position in the Department of Psychology’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program beginning Fall 2021.

The successful applicant for this position will teach selected graduate courses in counselor education and in our undergraduate offerings, coordinate and administer clinical fieldwork placements, and contribute actively and effectively to student growth, service, and program development. 

The successful candidate must be a dynamic instructor and able to teach using online, hybrid, and face-to-face modalities. Experience in advising, mentoring, and providing clinical supervision to graduate counseling students is preferred. A commitment to serving culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities is expected.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Teaching an 18-credit load per academic year in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and potentially some undergraduate courses; 
• Engaging in service activities including curriculum development, recruitment, advisement, and retention of culturally and linguistically diverse students;
• Responding to inquiries from students and site supervisors regarding field placement opportunities;
• Planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating field placement for graduate counseling students;
• Verifying placement of graduate counseling students in approved sites;
• Recruiting, evaluating, and retaining sites ensuring responsiveness to the missions of the University, Department of Psychology, and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program;
• Monitoring, assessing, and guiding field placements and providing consultation to students and site supervisors; 
• Compiling performance evaluations of students, site supervisors, and placement sites;
• Intervening promptly in collaboration with faculty supervisors, the resolution of problems experienced by students or sites in placements; 
• Scheduling field trainings each semester for site supervisors;
• Planning, developing, and implementing field orientation for students prior to being placed in field experiences;
• Providing reports to the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program director including student progress, status of clinical/field sites, and problems encountered in placements;
• Overseeing the maintenance and updating of student files and placement information; 
• Leading site supervisor/faculty meeting (minimum of once per semester);
• Performing related duties as assigned

Qualifications

An earned master’s degree in mental health counseling or related counseling field is required. The successful applicant will be licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Connecticut (or equivalent licensure issued by another state). 

Application Instructions

Application materials should include a cover letter of interest addressing all the qualifications for the position, current curriculum vitae, a concise statement of teaching philosophy, a diversity and inclusion statement, and three letters of professional reference.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Founded in 1920, UNH is a private, top-tier, comprehensive university with an 80-acre main campus. UNH has an enrollment of more than 5,900: approximately 1,700 graduate students and more than 4,200 undergraduates, 70 percent of whom reside in university housing. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its five colleges. Conveniently located near downtown New Haven, the University provides employees with a comprehensive benefit package and a professional, productive and pleasant work environment. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of New Haven shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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