Associate Director, Director of Embedded & Connected Counseling Programs

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in either Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-Accredited program masters degree in social work with clinical focus from a CSWE-Accredited program or masters degree in counseling from a CACREP-Accredited Program.

• Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor: Licensed as an LISW or LMHC in the State of Iowa by date of hire. Psychologist: Possession of a valid State of Iowa license as a psychologist. License must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

• Minimum of two years of relevant post degree experience providing mental health counseling

• Extensive written verbal and interpersonal communication skills

• Extensive proficiency providing counseling to adolescents and young adults with the

• Ability to respond to emergency situations effectively professionally appropriately and in a timely manner.

• Extensive understanding of and commitment to creating and providing a welcoming and respectful environment in the delivery and management of counseling center services.

• Extensive experience (typically 1-3 years) in program development administrative supervision strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple behavioral health sites.

• Extensive experience (typically 1-3 years) in coordinating and implementing strategic plans and working collaboratively with stakeholders.

• Extensive experience (typically 1-3 years) in managing conflicts and working toward optimal resolutions.

• Working knowledge of providing clinical supervision to trainees.

• Working proficiency with office support tools and electronic medical records software (e.g. word processing email presentation software and spreadsheets electronic health records); preferably Microsoft Office and Titanium EHR.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Previous university or college counseling center experience preferably in an environment with an embedded counseling program or model

• Experience building/growing a successful embedded mental health program in a collegiate environment or similar.

• Experience and interest in research and data collection and analysis.

Application Details

To be considered applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment position is eligible for sponsorship however if your H-1B petition is subject to the September 19 2025 Presidential Proclamation please note that the department will not cover the $100000 payment associated with H-1B sponsorship either at the time of hire or for international travel purposes. We encourage you to explore alternative pathways for work authorization. Our team is available to help identify options that may be suitable for your questions or additional information please contact Michelle Sehmann at

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