Posting Summary
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Clinical Social Worker for Rutgers Student Health- Counseling Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services ( CAPS ). Among the key duties of the position are the following: Offers a full range of psychological interventions for students including individual and group treatment triages crisis intervention and clinical case management. Offers prevention intervention and postvention community-based services for faculty staff and students. Collaborates with other professionals in a multi-disciplinary University based mental health service. This position will be assigned approximately 50% of the time at CAPS Next Step Program and 50% of the time to the Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance program ( VPVA ) Services delivered at VPVA will be primarily with survivors of trauma and interpersonal violence and grounded in evidence based interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD ) and related concerns.
Overview
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is a leading national research university and the State of New Jerseys preeminent comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. For two consecutive years Rutgers is ranked on Forbes list of Americas Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publications 2023 list. Rutgers commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe diverse and respectful workplace environment creating employment opportunities for our nations military veterans and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Certified as a Confidential Crisis Response Advocate (or willing to be trained within the first 6 months of employment). Specialized expertise and/or experience in working with members of the LGBTQ community and with Students of Color. Demonstrated experience in areas relevant to work with university students seeking daytime on- call walk-in services including Triage/rapid assessment; suicide and violence risk screening; skills necessary to conduct brief assessments and to offer guidance for students to pursue appropriate levels of care to address acute and/or persistent concerns (including inpatient partial hospital and intensive outpatient levels of care). At least two years experience working with survivors of trauma or interpersonal violence.