Clinic Director

Full-Time Position Posted 5/3/2024

Position summary:

The Clinical Director – Northwest Arkansas (CD-NWA) is a clinical/administrative position whose
primary function is exercising general oversight and strategic leadership of the JBU Community Counseling Clinic – Siloam Springs within the Department of Graduate Counseling (DGC) in keeping with the University’s mission and
Christian distinctive. This position reports directly to the DGC’s Executive Clinical Director (ECD). The primary office of this position is in the CCC-NWA on the JBU campus in Siloam Springs, AR. Travel throughout the region is required.
Includes evening and weekend work as needed.

Role qualifications:

• Strong ability to create good will with staff, faculty and students; servant attitude.
• Licensed (or license eligible) as a counselor (or marriage and family therapist) in the state of Arkansas
• Relevant supervisor experience and credentials.
• A desire to equip counselors, through culturally responsive and culturally relevant pedagogy, to serve a diverse set of clients.
• Commitment to the Articles of Faith, Mission, and Objectives of the University; and desires to be a role model for students by demonstrating an active Christian faith in personal example and in work-related responsibilities.

Position responsibilities:

• Managing and overseeing the CCC-NWA operations and facilities
• Managing, supervising and orienting all CCC-NWA trainees, staff, graduate assistants (GAs), contracted employees and faculty using the CCC-Siloam Springs
• Developing, assessing and revising CCC-Siloam Springs policies, procedures, records, site/student data, activity logs, evaluations and contracts
• Ensuring the CCC-Siloam Springs is operating within ethical and legal guidelines of professional counseling practice as well as DGC policies and procedures for clinical training, including:
  • Ensuring each JBU trainee placed at the CCC-Siloam Springs receives weekly individual/triadic supervision
  • Ensuring the provision of on-site licensed clinical coverage during CCC-Siloam Springs open hours.
• Establishing referral resources and developing strategic partnerships with counseling agencies and professionals.
• Collaborate with the DGC faculty and staff to best serve student and program needs.
• Other duties and travel as assigned

This position requires flexibility to work some weekday evenings and the occasional weekend.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience directing or leading a counseling practice/clinic.
• Demonstrated experience with diverse populations

Preferred skills and experience:

• A Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision or related field. CACREP accreditation preferred.
• Approved Clinic Supervisor or state license in supervision preferred.

Education:

• Minimum of Master's degree in Counseling or related field

Reporting to this position:

• Community Counseling Clinic staff (Front Desk Administrator and Clinic Graduate Assistant)
• Practicum Students serving in the clinic

Physical demands and work environment

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; stand; sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Fringe Benefits

• $400 per year in professional development funds and appropriate release time for continuing education and clinical training. Approved by ECD.
• Rent-free access to the CCC-NWA for the purpose of developing a private, individual, independent counseling practice.
  • Services related to this independent practice must be provided during "closed" clinic hours so as not to interfere with training schedules and clinical duties as described above.
  • Any/all independent services of work that falls outside of this job description must be performed outside of the 40-hour work week.
• Rent-free storage of clinical files related to counseling services provided.

The employee is expected to adhere to all University policies.

Diversity

JBU desires to increase the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students to honor how all humans are created in the image of God, to reflect better the diversity of the Kingdom of God, to further our Christian commitment to justice, and to increase the quality of our educational experience. JBU is pursuing the goal of teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from ethnic minorities and women.   For more information, visit our diversity webpage.

About JBU

Information describing the university is available online.

Apply

To apply, please upload the following documents to the "Upload Your Documents" page:

1. Cover Letter
2. Your resume
3. Staff Application (completed and signed)

Only complete materials will be reviewed. Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the university.

Contact information:
Office of Human Resources
John Brown University
2000 West University Street
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479.524.7197
e-mail: jobs@jbu.edu