Job Description

Behavioral Health Specialist, LCSW or LMFT
Student Health Services
http://healthcenter.edu

Job #: 1808474

Full Time; Partial Year Career
Starting Salary Range: $6,333 - $8,694/monthly for 11 months. Starting salary is based on fixed criteria, including the number of years as a licensed LCSW/LMFT and the type of experience (e.g. additional credit given for college counseling experience, behavioral health consultation experience, etc.)

UCSC strives to embrace diversity in all its forms; it strives to be an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened & productive environment.

Under the direct supervision of the Case Manager Supervisor, the Behavioral Health Specialist provides direct behavioral health assessment, intervention, and case management within a fast-paced Primary Care clinic to optimize whole-person health and wellness that supports the academic success of a highly diverse, multicultural student population.

This position is located in the primary care clinic, working directly with students who are in need of psychological services when they present to the medical clinic.

Working collaboratively and alongside primary care providers, clinic nurses, medical assistants and individuals from other diverse clinical training backgrounds, the Behavioral Health Specialist, LCSW or MFT, performs in-clinic psychological evaluation, diagnosis, psycho education, counseling and case management with individuals across a broad spectrum of developmental and psychological concerns that may affect physical, academic and personal functioning. This position also provides education and training to primary care staff on behavioral health related topics.

In discharging these duties the Behavioral Health Specialist is expected to be keenly sensitive to issues of gender, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, etc. and able to provide counseling students to students with diverse backgrounds.

All the Behavioral Health Specialist's activities are performed within the limits of the standards and ethical principles of their professional organization, as well as applicable legal mandates for mental health professionals in the State of California.

This position requires demonstrated specialization in counseling and assessment in the context of integrated health services, often identified as collaborative care, behavioral health, or behavioral medicine.

Qualifications include:

Knowledge and experience providing psychological diagnoses, brief interventions, and case management services to young adults

Able to rapidly provide psychological diagnoses, brief interventions, and case management services while working in a fast-paced environment where interruptions may be frequent and task-shifting is required

Demonstrated multicultural competence in mental health service provision

Knowledge of how race, ethnic identity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, privilege and multiculturalism relate to psychological service delivery in a university setting

Broad skills and competencies associated with providing multi-cultural counseling services and experience with communities under served in mental health care

Special Conditions:

Valid California licensure, in good standing, as a Social Worker (LCSW), or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.

Position is open until filled. Initial Review Date: 1-31-2019

APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE UCSC ON-LINE PROCESS
View full job description and access on-line application:
https://jobs.ucsc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=71294

To ensure review of application materials by the hiring unit, they must be submitted ON OR BEFORE the initial review date (IRD) via the Staff Employment Opportunities web site @ https://jobs.ucsc.edu. A computer is available at the UCSC Staff Human Resources Office located at Scotts Valley Center. The Scotts Valley Center is located at 100 Enterprise Way, Suite E100, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. To learn more or to request disability accommodations, call 831-459-2009. Hearing impaired are encouraged to use the California Relay Service at 800-735-2922. The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Equal Opportunity Employer.







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