Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team Clinician (MHEART)
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Posting Details
Position Number: | 128094 |
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Title: | Counselor |
Functional Title: | Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team Clinician (MHEART) |
Category Status: | 33-Exempt Regular |
Applicant Search Category: | Staff |
University Authorized FTE: | 100 |
Unit: | VPSA-Counseling Center |
Campus/College Information: | Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world. |
Background Checks | Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment. |
Position Summary/Purpose of Position: | The Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team (MHEART) program is an innovative and comprehensive approach to managing mental health emergencies on campus. As a part of this team, the MHEART clinician will partner with the campus police and lead the response to mental health emergencies on campus after business hours. Housed within the Counseling Center as far as administrative and clinical supervision is concerned, the MHEART team will have offices within the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) and function as a first responder to mental health emergencies on and off-campus along with the police. In partnership with UMPD, the MHEART clinicians will provide immediate mental health crisis response and intervention to UMDs students, who are experiencing mental health crises or have been victims of crimes and in need of mental health support after hours. Positions may include both in-person and on-call periods where clinicians would need to be able to report to campus within a half hour. Our MHEART program is one of the first mobile crisis co-responder programs in a university setting in the United States. |
Benefits Summary | Top Benefits and Perks: |
Minimum Qualifications: | Education:
Experience:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
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Preferences: | Preferences:
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Additional Certifications: | Currently licensed to practice in Maryland as a Psychologist, Professional Counselor (LCPC), or Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C). |
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Job Risks | Not Applicable to This Position |
Physical Demands | Ability to lift and carry small parcels, packages, and other items (up to 20 lbs.) between offices |
Posting Date: | 01/04/2024 |
Closing Date: | |
Open Until Filled | Yes |
Best Consideration Date | 02/08/2024 |
Diversity Statement: | The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. |
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