Clinical Experiences Coordinator

SUMMARY: This position supports the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including student of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responds to inquiries form students' sites and site supervisions regarding field placement opportunities.
• Plans, develops, implements and evaluates field placement for graduate counseling students.
• Oversees and approves placement of graduate counseling students in approved sites.
• Recruits, evaluates, approves contracts and retain sites ensuring responsiveness to the mission of the school and program.
• Develops and implements recruitment and field placement efforts at the main campus and all centers.
• Monitors, assesses, and guides field placement and provide support and consultation to students and site supervisors.
• Supervises and conducts performance evaluations of students and site supervisors.
• Provides support to and problem-solve with site supervisors.
• Intervenes promptly in the resolution of problems experienced by students or sites in field placements.
• Schedules field trainings each semester for site supervisors.
• Plans, develops, and implements field orientation for students prior to being placed in field experiences.
• Plans, develops and implements two training workshops (CEU certified) each year in collaboration with counseling faculty and site supervisors.
• Reviews student evaluations of sites and site supervisors, and provide follow-up as needed.
• Provides reports and/or updates to the counseling faculty and counseling chair including student progress. status of field practicum sites and problems encountered in field placement.
• Oversees the maintenance and updating of student files and agency placement information.
• Leads the periodic Site Coordinator/faculty meeting (minimum of once per semester).
• Leads the Field Advisory Committee, comprised of site supervisors, faculty, and students/former grads.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Counseling.
• EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years post Counseling practice work experience with community, state, educational organizations, or as a private practitioner.
  • PREFERENCE:    
    • • Master’s Degree in Counseling from a CACREP accredited program.
      • Independent mental health licensure (LPCC).
      • School Counseling licensure &/or Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) in addition to LPCC would be beneficial.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of healthcare, social service, mental health agencies, schools, and rehabilitation centers.
• Knowledge and ability to develop and implement a training program for site supervisors.
• Knowledge, understanding and the ability to work with Hispanic, Native American and other ethnic minority.
• Knowledge of CACREP accreditation standards.
• Clinical skills.
• Supervision skills.
• Ability to work with students, site supervisors, and faculty in a team approach in the implementation of field placement.
• Possess the ability to engage in creative problem-solving toward the resolution of clinical- related conflicts or problems that arise students, and the community-based agencies and schools providing services to these populations.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to maintain effective, positive working relationships.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Requires travel to and from areas near NMHU Centers (Las Vegas, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Farmington).

WORK ENVIRONMENT: