Intake Crisis Clinician

Working Title: Intake / Crisis Clinician

State Role Title:Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type:Administrative & Professional (Nonteaching Faculty)

Position Status: FullTime

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Health and Wellbeing

Department: 100171 Counseling Center

Pay Rate:Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $63000 $69000

Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grantfunded positionNo

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:May 24 2025

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginias beautiful Shenandoah Valley the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington D.C. and Richmond VA. With a population of just over 53000 Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20000 undergraduate and 1900 graduate students with over 1000 fulltime instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts science and technology and professional disciplines at the undergraduate masters and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity fostering equity and inclusion and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Counseling Center (CC) at James Madison University (JMU) is accepting applications for an Intake/Crisis Clinician.

Please see the Counseling Centers website to learn more about the Centers services and review staff descriptions. Please also check out Counseling Center: You Might Want to Work Here If... JMU to get a sense of the Counseling Centers culture. and Responsibilities:

The Intake/Crisis Clinician is an 11month continuing position. This position provides intake and crisis assessment within a wellestablished walkin system to students experiencing emotional/psychological distress through both inperson contacts and phone interactions and subsequent referral to clinicallyindicated services. The position will also interface with the JMU community to provide consultation to students faculty staff and others who are concerned about the distressed unusual problematic or potentially harmful behavior of others. Further the position may provide training and supervision in support of the Counseling Centers robust training programs. Depending upon Center needs and/or clinician interest the position may provide brief counseling to a small case load of clients.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have a masters degree in counseling and be licensed as a licensed professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
At least one year of experience providing crisis care/stabilization services within a college mental health setting.

Desired Qualifications:
Experience completing risk assessments and disposition planning to mitigate safety risks.
Interest and/or experience collaborating with other departments and multidisciplinary teams.
A selfmotivated selfdirected commitment to high professional ideals.
Demonstrated skill in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple complex clinical situations.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
A collaborative spirit of warmth acceptance respect and trust towards colleagues.
The energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of the role while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships.

Additional Posting Information:

JMUs Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information please visit of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age color disability gender identity or expression genetic information national origin parental status political affiliation race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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