Job Title: Professional Development Counselor

PVN ID: HC-2406-006291

Category: Instruction and Social Service

Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Hunter College’s - Silberman School of Social Work (SSSW), in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), invites qualified applicants to apply to serve as a full-time (35 hours weekly) Professional Development Counselor for students enrolled in the Masters of Social Work (MSW) - One Year Residency Program (OYR) at SSSW. This position is nested within a small grant-funded program between SSSW and the DOHMH titled the DOHMH-Mental Health Scholarship Program. Our team of four, Director, two professional development counselors, and a program coordinator, support forty Mental Health Scholarship Program Scholars each year. This position is primarily a remote position, however, there are college-required and team-related events for which in—person attendance is required.

Professional Development Counselors conduct academic and field advisement as part of MSW students’ educational experience. The PDC will provide consistent, ongoing guidance and support to a cohort of twenty students to ensure their successful academic experience and graduation.

EARLIEST START DATE IS JULY 15, 2024

Other Duties

• Individual and group academic advisement, keeping abreast of students’ academic achievement through regular contact with classroom instructors, arranging for writing workshops, tutoring and special projects; conduct agency field visits;

• High level of social media experience; assist in producing professional development trainings pertinent to the NYC DOHMH areas of interests;

• Liaison and advocate with administrators at SSSW and DOHMH;

• Consult and act as direct liaison with students’ agencies of employment, field instructors and help develop work study Field Contract/Agreements for student internships;

• Review student process recordings, field evaluations, field grades; conduct graduate degree audits;

• Involvement with application process and selection of scholarship candidates;

• Submit semester student progress reports and academic Levels of Service.

• Attend weekly team meetings, monthly faculty staff meetings and all other program specific meetings.

  Qualifications

• MSW Degree

• Minimum of three years post-MSW practice experience in mental health

• Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Certification

• Basic research data collection and analysis skills for student assessments

• Experience with social media platforms

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Flexible, high energy worker, self-directed, highly organized

• Familiarity with New York City’s mental health system

• Academic experience is a plus

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  About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department Social Work

Status Full Time

Annual Salary Range $65,000.00 - $72,000.00

Closing Date Aug 04, 2024 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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