Position Title
Psychologist Position 41263 (.50 Part-time)

University
University of Central Florida

Department
Counseling Center

Salary Range
Negotiable

Position Description
The successful candidate must be a generalist with significant interest and experience working with a college population. This person must have experience working with a diverse student population and have awareness of multicultural issues as it pertains to a university setting. Responsibilities include 1) clinical assessment and intervention, 2) supervision and training of graduate students, and 3) prevention and outreach programming. Clinical duties include brief individual psychotherapy and counseling, group psychotherapy, clinical assessment, crisis intervention, consultation, and referral. The professional in this position will provide consultation to university administrators, faculty, staff, campus organizations and parents. Continuing education and professional development activities are expected. This individual may serve as coordinator of a specific center programming area or as designated liaison to campus groups and may serve on committees and task groups. This person may also initiate involuntary examination procedures as allowed by law.

Minimum Qualifications
A doctorate in psychology from an accredited college or university, which includes one year of supervised internship experience in professional psychology; or licensure as a psychologist by the State of Florida in accordance with Chapter 490,F.S.* Note: the applicant’s doctoral program must be accredited by the agency designated by the U.S. Dept. of Education, currently the American Psychological Association (required for Florida licensure).
Special Conditions: Must have a doctoral degree on transcript by Date of Hire. Licensed or License-eligible in the State of Florida. If not licensed, must obtain psychologist licensure in Florida within two years from date of hire and must maintain license.

Desired Qualifications
1. Experience and/or expertise in working with graduate and/or professional students.
2. Availability to work evening hours.

University Description
The University of Central Florida is a metropolitan research university with an enrollment of over 56,000 students. UCF is the third largest university in the United States, experiencing unprecedented growth in recent years. Established in 1963, undergraduate and graduate academic programs are delivered through eleven colleges, including the recently established College of Medicine. The main campus is located 13 miles east of downtown Orlando, with additional campuses all across the region. The University and surrounding communities enjoy a rich mix of cultural, educational, business and recreational activities. The successful candidate will join a vibrant, multidisciplinary team of professionals, including clinical staff having backgrounds in psychology, social work, and mental health counseling. The Center has an active multidisciplinary training program involving masters and doctoral students from psychology, mental health counseling and social work, including two psychology doctoral interns. The Counseling Center is housed in a very attractive and welcoming facility equipped with very ample technology supported by a full time technology support professional. The Center has an active program of prevention and outreach, and joint efforts are in place, with others on the drawing board, that connect the Center with other departments and professionals on campus who are concerned about health, wellness and alcohol and other drug prevention, among others. The Counseling Center has an active program of in-house continuing education credit offerings. The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity; Equal Access, and Affirmative Action Employer. Your assistance with the University of Central Florida’s Affirmative Action Plan implementation is appreciated. The University collects voluntary declarations of ethnicity and gender and uses the information to compile statistics on recruitment success. If you choose to assist, your demographic information will be used only for affirmative action. The survey form is included as a part of the online application process (below).

Region Description
Central Florida is a vital region with a diverse population in city, small town and rural environments. Recreation and entertainment opportunities are abundant, with cultural attractions, sports venues, nature areas, historic towns, beaches, lakes, theme parks and other areas of interest nearby. Atlantic beaches to the east are easily accessible in less than an hour, and the Tampa Bay area and Florida Gulf Coast to the west are within a few hours’ drive as well.

Required Application Materials
Candidates must complete all requested fields on the online application process at https://www.jobswithucf.com. These positions have an A&P (Administrative and Professional) classification at UCF. Vitae/Resume and Cover letter must be attached electronically to the online application.

Application Deadline
Open util filled

Starting Date
Fall Semester 2012

Send Applications To:
Must apply online - https://www.jobswithucf.com

Mailing Address

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Phone Number
407/823-2811

Web Address
http://www.counseling.sdes.ucf.edu

This listing expires on:
10/21/2012