Director Mental Health Services

Job Summary
The Director of Counseling & Psychological Services ( CAPS ) provides strategic leadership administrative oversight and clinical direction for UTAs comprehensive mental health services. The Director ensures accessible high-quality responsive counseling and psychological services that support student success retention and wellbeing. Has primary responsibility for departmental operations and outcomes.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provide executive leadership for CAPS including strategic planning policy development and assessment. This includes compiling analyzing and sharing Counseling Center data annually with the VPSA office to support assessment transparency and strategic decision-making. Direct supervise and evaluate clinical and administrative staff; ensure appropriate licensure and training. Oversee delivery of counseling crisis intervention consultation and outreach the event of a student mental health crisis the Director may be required to serve in an on-call capacity. This includes being accessible by phone and when circumstances warrant responding in person to provide on-scene support leadership and coordination. Manage departmental budget resources and contracts; ensure fiscal responsibility. Ensure compliance with university state federal accreditation and ethical standards including risk management. The Director is expected to participate in ongoing professional development opportunities and remain current with emerging research best practices and mental health trends affecting college-aged students. Collaborate with campus and community partners to support student mental health initiatives Act as a campus consultant/educator regarding the scope of CAPS services challenging mental health situations and assessment of risk. The Director will maintain a small counseling caseload to remain clinically engaged and informed about student needs. Serves on university committees as needed. For example. the Director serves as a member of DSAs SALT team and actively contributes to institutional discussions strategic initiatives and student wellbeing planning. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral degree in Psychology Counseling Psychology or Clinical Psychology. Licensed in the State of Texas. Significant progressively responsible clinical and administrative experience. Demonstrated experience supervising licensed mental health professionals. Demonstrated experience with crisis response and campus threat assessment

Preferred Qualifications
Experience directing or managing a university counseling center. Experience with budget development and management in higher education. Experience with departmental assessment

Work Schedule
Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. May require availability outside normal business hours for crisis response or special event programming such as some evenings after 5:00 p.m. and/or some weekends.