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University of North Carolina Wilmington Staff Psychologist | Multiple Positions in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Working Title Staff Psychologist | Multiple Positions
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Vacancy Number E1094
Position Number 228
Location of Workplace Main UNCW Campus
Home Department Counseling Center - 40240
Division Student Affairs - 40000 Division
Brief Summary of Work for this Position
The Staff Psychologist provides appropriate counseling or referral services for students, with a focus on student health and well-being. Duties include:
- Engages in appropriate professional practice as outlined by legal and ethical standards.
- Participates in the development and delivery of proactive psycho-education programming initiatives as needed.
- Participates in the after-hours and on-call rotation.
- Provides general and clinical supervision services as needed.
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with campus colleagues in order to provide services that meet the assessed needs of the campus.
- Provides consultation and training services for the campus community regarding the social and emotional needs of students.
- Provides administrative duties as requested or assigned.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
- An earned doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology and licensure as a psychologist with a Health Services Provider designation (or license eligible in the state of North Carolina)
- Experience providing clinical counseling services to a college aged population as well as working with the issues and concerns exhibited in a college aged population
- Experience in providing crisis intervention services
- Experience in developing and providing psycho-educational programming for a college-aged population
- Strong interpersonal, oral and writing skills
Once licensed, NC licensure must be maintained to remain eligible for employment.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- At leas 3 years of experience providing counseling services within a college counseling center setting
- Current licensure in North Carolina as a Psychologist, Health Services Provider
- Experience with administration, clinical supervision, progressive outreach programming, and campus consultation services
- Professional association involvement
- Additional expertise in at least one other area, including but not limited to multicultural concerns, groups, outreach, developmental issues, mood management, mind-body principles, crisis management, substance abuse, clinical training, supervision, technology, or data/records management
- Experience with administration, clinical supervision, progressive outreach programming and campus consultation services
- Professional association involvement
- Additional expertise in at least one other area including but not limited to multicultural concerns, groups, outreach, developmental issues, mood management, mind-body principles, crisis management, substance abuse, clinical training, supervision, technology, or data/records management
Required Certifications or Licensures
N/A
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Staff Psychologist provides general counseling (individual, relationship, and/or group), development and delivery of outreach programming, consultation, crisis intervention, referral services; provides general and clinical training and supervision as appropriate to the needs of the Counseling Center. Over the last year, the University of North Carolina Wilmington has made significant investment in the wellbeing of students, which has included funding new full time permanent positions in the Counseling Center and expanding the current practicum and post doctoral training programs. This is consistent with the new strategic plan for the university and the
UNCW Chancellor's dedication to improving mental health resources available on campus.
It is anticipated that these changes and investment in mental health will result in an increasingly multidisciplinary staff that includes a Case Manager, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Social Workers, and Licensed Psychologists. Consistent with the Chancellor and
UNC System Office priorities, salaries for future permanent staff have been significantly increased for 2024.
The existing training program at UNCW's Counseling Center, currently composed of two practicum level trainees, is also expected to expand, eventually including multiple practicum trainees from Social Work and the doctoral Psychology program at
UNCW. The current Post Doctoral Fellowship training program, which also received significant financial investment in 2024, recently completed the process to become an
APICC member program. The training program has also received funding to secure three doctoral internships beginning in August 2025, and it will pursue full
APA accreditation.
We are recruiting for multiple positions at this time. Funding is available for spring 2024 start dates but it is expected that some