Mental Health Clinician (Athletics, On-site)

About Us

 

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. 

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: 

1. Students are our top priority. 
2. We strive for excellence. 
3. We thrive on diversity. 
4. We celebrate collaboration. 

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About Us

 

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

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About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. 

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: 

1. Students are our top priority. 
2. We strive for excellence. 
3. We thrive on diversity. 
4. We celebrate collaboration. 
5. We champion innovation. 
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. 
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community. 
8. We act ethically. 
9. We are responsible stewards. 

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
The Georgia Tech Athletic Associate (GTAA) sponsors varsity intercollegiate athletics competition in 17 NCAA Division I sports for the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are a proud member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Steeped in history and success while embracing strategic innovation, our programs compete at the highest level and strive for national championships. Tech fans are passionate about their support of their beloved Yellow Jackets and cherish the many traditions involved with the program. 

Job Summary

 

Provide mental health and mental performance services to Georgia Tech Athletics student-athletes, as well as consultation with coaches and staff and interdisciplinary collaboration with the athletic medicine team. Provide crisis intervention and case management services, including referrals to psychiatry and assessment. This position will serve as the coordinator of outreach programming and liaison to GTAA Total Person Program. This position will interact on a regular basis with student-athletes, coaches, staff, administration, and the athletic medicine team. This position reports to the Director of Sport Psychology and assists in select administrative duties. This position will supervise Master's level interns and supervise staff employees in the specialty area of outreach.

Responsibilities

 

Job Duty 1 - 
Provide initial screenings/intakes/assessments and individual counseling. Provide individual performance enhancement counseling to student-athletes. Provides case management to connect student-athletes to resources on campus and in the community.

Job Duty 2 - 
Maintain thorough clinical documentation.

Job Duty 3 - 
Provide crisis intervention and management.

Job Duty 4 - 
Provide outreach programming to student-athletes and staff.

Job Duty 5 - 
Complete relevant administration duties (e.g. create/review policies and procedures, meeting attendance).

Job Duty 6 - 
Provide team psychoeducational sessions on performance enhancement and/or mental wellbeing topics. Give presentations and meet with student-athletes and parents on recruiting visits to provide information about sport psychology services.

Job Duty 7 - 
Meet with new and returning student-athletes during pre-participation physicals on a yearly basis. Provide information about sport psychology services, as well as assess mental health functioning and participation clearance via mental health symptom screener administration.

Job Duty 8 - 
Work within an interdisciplinary medical team regularly consulting with athletic trainers, physicians, psychiatrists, dieticians, other mental health providers, and strength/conditioning staff. Provide consultations to coaches, administration, and other athletic staff.

Job Duty 9 - 
Serve as the lead sport psychology provider for several sports teams. Attend competitions and practices and travels with teams to competitions as able to.

Job Duty 10 - 
Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

 

Educational Requirements
Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related mental health field

Other Required Qualifications
Currently licensed in professional discipline in Georgia or in another state. If licensed in another state, must be able to obtain state of Georgia license within one year.

Required Experience
Two to three years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

 

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Fully licensed in the discipline of professional counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, or other qualified discipline (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, etc.).
• Experience working with a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I student-athlete population.
• Certified Mental Performance Consultant via Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Preferred Educational Qualifications

• PsyD or PhD in Psychology or a related field.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

 

ABILITIES
Ability to work outside of typical business hours as needed, potentially including but not limited to evenings, weekends and holidays.

SKILLS
This job requires knowledge of computer-based productivity systems; professional, national and state ethical guidelines; mental health issues in higher educations; working with diverse populations and concerns; and successful collaboration with others.

USG Core Values

 

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/sect....

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/sect....

Equal Employment Opportunity

 

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services.  Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions.  This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/sect...Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

 

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.

Job Grade: A8
Location: On-site; Atlanta, GA 30332

Background Check

 

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit Georgia Tech's Pre-Employment Screening Policy for more information.

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