Director, Student Mental Health and Wellness

at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Title:Director, Student Mental Health and Wellness

Job Description:POSITION TITLE: Director, Student Mental Health and Wellness
STATUS: Full time
DEPARTMENT: Student Mental Health & Wellness
DIVISION: Student Development
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION: Non-union
REPORTS TO: Vice President of Student Development
PLACEMENT: Professional, Grade 13
MINIMUM PAY RATE: $81,070.00 annually

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age, and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff
POSITION SUMMARY
Provides leadership, administrative supervision, best practices and direction to the department of Student Mental Health & Wellness. Maintains oversight of day-to-day administrations and operations of the department and Wellness Center, including staff and programming at multiple locations. Develops and implements policies for office personnel, maintains department budgets, and ensures comprehensive services for students impacted by mental health and wellness concerns. Works to collaborate with faculty, staff, and administration to draft procedures and policies to align support for students impacted by mental health issues. Strategizes the marketing of program and services, along with developing and conducting campus-wide education and training to increase awareness and support for mental health services. Works to foster internal and external relationships and works with staff to establish Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with off-campus providers for student support. Works to align department with college's mission, vision, and strategic goals. Identifies, maintains, and reports on program initiatives, assesses effectiveness of services, and strategically reports on data relating to student services.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide visionary leadership and management for Student Mental Health & Wellness department, including but not limited to; facilitating short-term and long-term planning, program development and assessment, and align program initiative with Strategic Goals of the College.
2. Perform administrative functions for department, such as operational and personnel functions, budget maintenance (institutional and/or grant), respond to immediate fiscal needs, annual performance updates and/or reviews (APU/APR), monthly department reports, expense reports, etc.
3. Supervise a team of licensed clinical social workers and mental health professionals, ensuring high-quality service delivery and professional development opportunities. Assist in the selection, training, motivation and evaluation of assigned staff; establish and monitor employee performance objectives; provide or coordinate staff training; assign work activities and projects; monitor workflow; which may include grant and/or contractual staff.
4. Provide administrative and clinical supervision, training and evaluation to interns and provisionally licensed clinicians that align with professional and ethical standards in higher education and the counseling profession.
5. Provide individual and group consultation to fully licensed staff to assure staff and department meet the needs of students, campus, and/or any contractual goals and funding requirements.
6. Work collaboratively with other departments and divisions to respond to campus and/or student crisis, minimize the duplication of activities, and promote mental health and wellness services and/or activities.
7. Provide leadership and collaboration to extended campuses to ensure services are available and develop strategies for referral of students at extended campus as well as remote services as... For full info follow application link.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Joliet Junior College is committed to maintaining an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identity. The College prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, stalking, and relationship/dating violence has put measures in place to ensure a safe and healthy educational and employment environment, and meet legal requirements in accordance with: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the College's programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, including gender-related identity; and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), which requires timely warning to the community of certain immediate threats.