Counseling Psychologist

Overview

This recruitment is for 2 positions.

Position Number:  and

Payroll

Title:

CNSLNG PSYCHOLOGIST 3 HX

Job Code: 9558

Job Open Date: 10/30/2025

Application Review Begins: 11/17/2025

Department Code (Name): COUN (Counseling & Psychological Services)

Percentage of Time: 100%

Union Code (Name): HX-Healthcare Professionals

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff:
Career

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Grade: N/A

Work Location: Counseling & Psychological Services

Working Days and

Hours:

M-F, 8am to 5pm

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable: Hybrid Eligible

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

The mission of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is to assist Student Affairs and the University in helping the student body achieve academically, socially, and personally through culturally responsive mental health services. CAPS is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment to ensure that all students remain psychologically healthy in pursuit of their goals. We value Inclusion, Collaboration, Compassion, and Impact.

Our objective is to help in the creation and maintenance of a healthy campus environment. We educate, support, advocate and help foster a culture of acceptance and appreciation of human differences.

Working at UC means being part of this vibrant institution that shines a light on what is possible. People make UC great, and UC recognizes your contributions by making this a great place to work. Excellent retirement and health are just one of the rewards.

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Under the direction of the Director or designee and with an in-depth understanding of the professional field, the Psychologist independently performs diagnosis and psychotherapy on a full range of cases. Provides individual therapy to assess the level of pathology and to determine appropriateness of a short-term therapeutic modality for students with serious psychological concerns. Assesses for suicidal ideation and provides appropriate crisis intervention services.

Conducts culturally appropriate therapeutic interventions. May consult with senior specialist/manager on highly complex issues. Coordinate care with Student Health and provide on and off campus referrals as needed. Provide consultation to staff, faculty, and students as requested. Develop and deliver psycho educational programs to address the cultural and mental health needs of underrepresented populations. Psychologist expected to participate in campus organizations which have a demonstrated commitment to diversity and cultural issues.

Be able to approach clinical service provision from a cultural perspective. Train and supervise staff, interns, practicum students, or peers as appropriate. Maintain current license to practice psychology in the state of California and must continue to meet state requirements for license renewal. Flexible hours within a 40-hour workweek will be considered.

• 60% Direct Service - Individual & Group Psychotherapy - Assess pathology of severe nature and determine the appropriateness of short-term therapeutic work for students with serious psychological concerns. Provide psychotherapy and crisis intervention services to students with problems of a particularly complex or threatening nature. Assess lethality of student threats of a suicidal or homicidal nature. Make appropriate referrals to Student Health psychiatry and/or facilitate off- campus hospitalization as needed.
  
  Provide follow-up services to callers who have utilized our after-hours phone crisis counseling program. Serve as crisis on-call staff weekly. Provide crisis back-up as needed. Includes evening and weekends. Provide psychological service for presenting concerns including but not limited to depression, anxiety, domestic violence, sexual abuse or rape, substance abuse, gender and multicultural concerns. Provide brief counseling and psychotherapy to students with other psychological concerns on an individual and group basis.
  
  Provide group psychotherapy on specific psychological crises. Provide appropriate referral to other campus services and/or off campus agencies. Provide advocacy for students as appropriate. Utilize psychodiagnostic assessment procedures and psychometric methods to facilitate psychotherapy as indicated.
• 15% Consultation and Outreach - Provide crisis intervention and postvention services to campus as needed in cases of suicide, deaths, or other tragedies as requested. Refer to and utilize the Distressed Student Protocol as necessary when assessing serious student threats. Provide consultation to staff, faculty, and parents seeking assistance with troubled students or those with serious mental health issues. Provide educational psychological programs, consultation, and mental health…