Staff Psychotherapist (Generalist) Pool (Academic Year 24/25)

Staff Psychotherapist (generalist)

Position Description:  Cal Poly Humboldt Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is collecting applications for our applicant pool for a Staff Psychotherapist or Psychologist with interest and competence in providing psychotherapy and outreach services to our general student population. The position may be part- or full-time pending the needs of the center and availability of the successful candidate. Please state in your application materials your availability for full-time work, which is generally preferred.  The therapist position is primarily focused on direct clinical service (individual and couples counseling, group psychotherapy, and crisis intervention). 

Professional Duties: General duties will include provision of time‐limited individual and couples therapy, group therapy, intake assessments, crisis intervention, outreach, and consultation. Depending on the needs of the center, and qualifications of the successful hire, the position may also include clinical supervision of practicum and/or postgraduate residents. It is expected that the person who is hired into this role will work collaboratively and productively with colleagues.

Rank and Salary: Appointment will be made at the Student Services Professional‐Academic Related 1 (SSP‐AR I) level and will be an academic year (10 month) position. This is a non-tenure track faculty position. The expected salary range is $6,221-$7,083 depending on the experience level and qualifications of the successful candidate. Though work extends over only 10 months, the salary is paid over 12 months.

The current California State University Salary Structure is available at: https://www.humboldt.edu/academic-personnel-services/employment-information/salary-information

Appointees are typically placed at the beginning of the range. 

For more information on how Academic Year faculty are paid, see the Explanation of the Distribution of Pay.

Professional Qualifications:

Required qualifications:

• A master’s or doctorate degree in the field of clinical or counseling psychology or applied (clinical) social work.
• California license-eligible (as a Psychologist, LMFT, or LCSW) by date of appointment.
• Experience in time‐limited psychotherapy and crisis intervention with young adults.
• Competence in the assessment and treatment of AOD issues, trauma, anxiety, and depression.
• Solid team player with good communication skills.
• Ability to keep up with the fast pace of the center and maintain timely case documentation.
• Cultural humility, and culturally responsive care, through the lens of social justice.

Preferred qualifications:

• Licensure to practice psychotherapy in the state of California.
• Two-years of psychotherapy provision post-licensure (if master's level).
• Previous experience providing psychological services in a university or college counseling center.
• Interest and experience working with international, historically underrepresented, and/or underserved student communities (e.g., Latinx, African American, Native American students, non-binary and trans students).
• Interest and experience providing clinical supervision, particularly with counseling students just learning to be therapists.
• Specialization in time-limited approaches to therapy (such as, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).
• Experience and interest in leading psychotherapy or psycho-educational groups.
• Experience and interest in providing trauma-informed and holistic (integrated) health care.
• Strong skills in suicide risk assessment and management and working with “high risk” issues more generally.
• Bilingual (ability to conduct services in both English and Spanish).

General Information:  

As an institution, Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to eliminating the equity gap in all student populations with dynamic, student-centered practices and policies that fully engage the campus community. The ideal candidate will share Cal Poly Humboldt’s commitment to helping its racially and socioeconomically diverse students succeed in their degree and career objectives.

We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, ability and orientations. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be a