Adjunct Faculty - Clinical Mental Health Counseling - DC Campus
Adjunct Faculty - Clinical Mental Health Counseling - DC Campus
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Job Description
Job Description:
Position Summary:
The Counseling Department is seeking highly qualified candidates for adjunct faculty positions in our M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. The program combines rigorous coursework with supervised clinical training providing opportunities to put theory into practice in realworld settings. Students prepare to provide counseling services for individuals families couples and groups while developing the necessary skills to help their clients work through a wide variety of issues including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Grief
- Low selfesteem
- Stress
- Relationship difficulties
- Suicidal impulses
The programs also focus on a strengthbased approach to counseling in a variety of settings with diverse clients including children and adolescents adults and families and couples.
Courses run 16 weeks in fall and spring semesters and 8 weeks in the summer.
Principle Duties:
Engage students in M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling curriculum through discussion and assignments as outlined in the course students substantive feedback and respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner. Maintain communication with department administration faculty and students.
Position Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology Counselor Education or related field
- Strong commitment to academic excellence research community service and diversity
- Exemplary professional experience
The department seeks an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to studentcenteredness professional development and scholarship integrity and ethics respect for diversity and pluralism innovation flexibility and teamwork and collaboration. Candidates who will advance equity diversity and inclusion through their teaching scholarship and service are strongly encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.
This job posting and all others for adjunct faculty roles with The Chicago School are posted as evergreen roles. This means that there is usually an ongoing need for departments to hire 12 adjuncts each semester (usually for teaching specialized topics) and they prefer to keep a running pool of applicants to select from when the need to hire arises. Given this information please note that your application to our evergreen roles willbe reviewed on an as needed basis and you may not hear back immediately. If you would like an update on your application status you can email . We sincerely appreciate your interest in working with us and hope this wont deter you from continuing to submit your application for any current or future roles you may be interested in.
Compensation & Benefits
This opportunity is budgeted at $per credit and may vary per course with student enrollment. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards including generous paid timeoff medical and dental insurance coverage life and disability insurance retirement plan with employer contribution multiple flexible spending accounts tuition reimbursement click the link below.
Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please note: For the protection of faculty staff students and all who enter our facilities The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID19 per CDC guidance.
Employment Type
Part-Time
