at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50501
Department: Counseling & Psych Serv
Salary/Grade: NEX/21
Job Summary:
The Mobile Crisis Unit is dedicated to providing immediate, expert mental health support to community members experiencing crisis. Our mission is to ensure timely and compassionate intervention, promoting safety and well-being while fostering a supportive campus environment.
The Crisis Clinician responds as part of a team to provide in-the-field crisis intervention and mental health services to the University community using strengths-based, person-centered, and trauma-informed intervention and de-escalation techniques. The Crisis Clinician partners with the Dean of Students Office, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), Northwestern University Police (NUPD), and other University and community colleagues to determine appropriate responses and follow-up in a timely manner, ensuring a seamless transition to additional support and services.
The Crisis Clinician reports to leadership within the Counseling & Psychological Services. This role includes the use of an office touchdown space when not actively deployed in the field.
Please Note: The primary work location will be the Evanston campus. This position may require travel between Evanston and Chicago campuses and off-campus locations. The part-time hourly Crisis Clinician will work non-traditional hours (evening, overnight, and/or weekend work), and may work a varied number of shifts per week. As NU reviews community demand, times and days may change quarterly and will remain nontraditional.
Pay: The pay range for the part-time hourly Crisis Clinician position is $49.04 to $52.10 per hour depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.
Department Overview:
CAPS is a unit within the Division of Student Affairs at NU and is highly utilized by students and other campus community members seeking consultation. CAPS has offices on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses. NU has a total student population of approximately 21,000 students across both campuses, with approximately 18,500 of these students attending classes on the Evanston campus. The Chicago office serves primarily graduate and professional students while Evanston office serves both undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to our clinical services, CAPS reaches over 10,000 NU community members through outreach and educational programming on both campuses. CAPS also has a training program, including an APA-accredited Doctoral Internship in Psychology at our Evanston office and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Sport Psychology. CAPS is a learning organization, in that our strategic planning, priority setting, clinical services, and professional development are informed by local data collection as well as benchmarking with national trends and peer institutions. We have made a commitment to engaging in on
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