Director Of Counseling Services

Description:

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is looking or a part-time Director of Counseling Services (“Director”) who will help students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and well-being by providing timely and appropriate mental health counseling, educational services, and consultations. The incumbent will provide individual and group counseling along with crisis intervention, outreach, consultations, and prevention education. In conjunction with the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, the Director will oversee the off-campus referral program, and, as needed, refer students to other student support services.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an interest in additional health and wellness issues of student musicians including, but not limited to, general well-being, nutrition, fitness, hearing health, and performance-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries.
• Ensure confidentiality and privacy as mandated by state and federal laws. Comply with all state and federal regulations regarding the practice of counseling in a college environment.
• Communicate and network with Bay Area health providers, psychiatric facilities in crisis situations, and counseling centers.
• Proactively and independently organize, develop, and conduct educational programs on a variety of topics for students, faculty, staff, and parents/families. Encourage self-awareness, personal responsibility, and healthy interpersonal relationships within a diverse environment.
• Utilize generalist skills and an ability to diagnose to provide brief treatment to students through individual, couples, and group counseling, crisis response, consultation, brief assessment, and referrals to outside specialists as needed.

Requirements:

• Strong attention to detail
• Availability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends
• Experience working in a higher education counseling center and/or with student musicians is a plus
• Multilingual communication in Mandarin, Korean, or Spanish is a plus
• Knowledge of electronic health records systems
• Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel required
• Preferred qualifications: hold the required licensure, or have completed the appropriate training, to supervise a counseling intern or psychological assistant as defined by the appropriate board or oversight authority;
• Current independent licensure to practice as a psychologist, LCSW, LPCC, or LMFT in the State of California by appointment hire date

Schedule

This is a part-time nonexempt position, and hours are variable. On average, we anticipate that the incumbent will work around 20 hours per week.

How to Apply

We prefer to receive applications through our website. This position will be open until filled.

About Us

SFCM’s mission is to transform our students: artistically, intellectually, professionally and individually. Through the study of music at the highest level, our students learn to seek achievement in every endeavor, to convert challenges into opportunities, to understand the nature of excellence, and to pursue their dreams with vigor and determination. We believe that inspiring the imagination, cultivating the artist, honing the intellect, and developing the professional are the keys to launching innovative graduates who excel in any field. SFCM is located in the heart of one of the world’s most innovative and diverse cities, and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields.

EOE

SFCM is a fully committed equal employment opportunity institution and welcomes applications from all qualified persons, including those who consider themselves to be of a race, national origin or ancestry that is not fully represented in musical arts programs in the United States. Personnel decisions regarding applicants for employment are made without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran, age, citizenship, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.