Position summary

Oversees all aspects of the PhD Counseling Psychology and MA Counselor Education students’ clinical training experiences for the GPC department.  Help in coordinating departmental efforts in establishing training sites for MA student placement and works with APPIC as the Director of Training for the doctoral Counseling Psychology program to facilitate student internship placements.   The coordinator collaborates with the Andrews Community Counseling Center Director as well as other faculty in constructing student application guidelines and procedures for counseling students. The coordinator will have both administrative and teaching duties.

Duties and responsibilities

• Liaison for the department, site supervisors, and students to ensure the highest of quality training experiences for students.
• Inform site supervisors regarding departmental training requirements and ensure sites provide supervision and training opportunities as required.
• Manage clinical training placement for all doctoral and master counseling students and approve contract paperwork.
• Work with CE and CP Program Directors and faculty to establish the process of determining students’ suitability and readiness to apply for and participate in practicum and internship.
• Manage data and documentation of students’ training experiences.
• Committed to maintaining an open line of communication between faculty, students, and site supervisors to proactively deal with issues that may arise.  Respond to general inquiries regarding practicum and internship.
• Be available to teach courses at various times, including evenings. Some travel may be required.
• Stay informed of current trends and new approaches to counseling, and new developments in the counselor education field via professional development activities.  Maintain professional development/growth according to personal needs and certification requirements.
• Maintain an active research agenda demonstrated through presentations at national conferences, and publications.  Participate in student dissertation committees, serving as either chair or member.

Supervisory responsibilities

Directly supervise 1-2 graduate assistants. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Technical competencies

Beginning to Intermediate skill level in MS Office.

Effectively organize a wide variety of documents, files and information in various formats and levels of confidentiality.

Ability to prepare a wide variety of reports and written materials (e.g., correspondence, notices, letters, data analysis, handbooks, minutes, newsletters, etc.).

Video platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google doc, Learning Hub, etc.)

Interpersonal interactions

Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others are consistent with these standards and align with the values of the organization.

Be able to build and establish positive working relationships with coworkers, students, and the public.

Meet the needs of coworkers, students, and the public, by anticipating, understanding, and responding even when that need is not clearly conveyed.

Feel comfortable working cooperatively and effectively with other departments on campus as well as immediate coworkers and students to help resolve problems and make decisions that enhance departmental effectiveness.

Be a decision maker that can, with appropriate training, assess situations to determine the importance, urgency, and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the department and students.

Know how to set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities.

Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Physical demands

A successful individual will be able to meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office or school, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe, and assess. This job requires the employee to:

           -sit for periods of a few hours at a time

           -use hands with freedom

           -reach out with hands and arms

           -stand and walk

           -crouch and crawl

           -lift and move 50 lbs.

           -use a computer and telephone

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate.

For more details and to apply please visit https://www.andrews.edu/admres/jobs/show/faculty

• Candidates are required to have a doctoral degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology preferably with a State licensure as a Counselor (LPC)
• EPPP licensure required.
• 5 years or more of clinical experience
• Experience of online/remote/distance teaching
• Experience in practicum and internship supervision
• Evidence of scholarship through research publications and presentations
• Advanced skills in verbal and written English
• Detailed oriented and organized with good analytical skills.