PS Social Worker

Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Provide individual counseling services for students, staff, and faculty. Provide co-facilitation for one evening support group. Engage in case management for all clients including case management requested by other counselors on staff. Monitor wait list with counseling coordinator and address initial contacts and intakes in a timely manner. Clinical consultation with other counseling staff as needed.

Essential Functions
1. Provides counseling for individual clients, establishes goals for areas of change, assists clients to feel empowered to handle needed change and identifies whether progress is being made, or if a referral is required.
2. Facilitates and provides group counseling for women and femme identified persons, creating an environment where members learn how to work together, sharing concerns, addressing specific issues, and creating strong cohesion and community within the group.
3. Completes and maintains appropriate counseling records in Titanium database pertaining to counseling sessions with clients, their progress, goals met, and hours spent.
4. Maintaining scheduled office hours from 8am to 5pm, with flex to compensate for evening group.
5. Must have a strong feminist perspective in counseling theory and be committed to an empowerment model based in sociopolitical analysis as well as client coping skills and their contexts.

*Disclaimer *
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required by employees assigned to the job.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking. 

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school by the council on Social Work; current licensure to practice as a Certified Social Worker in the State of Utah. Demonstrated human relations and effective verbal and written communication skills; and proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, problem solve and resolve conflicts for individuals, couples and groups.

Departmental Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school by the council on Social Work; current licensure to practice as a Certified Social Worker in the State of Utah.

Demonstrated human relations and effective verbal and written communication skills; and proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, problem solve and resolve conflicts for
Individuals, couples and groups.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Licensed clinical social worker in the state of Utah

Five years practicing as an LCSW.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, University of Utah policy of equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law.
To inquire about this posting, email: employment@utah.edu or call 801-581-2300. Reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation or for further information about University AA/EO policies, please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 201 S. Presidents Cr., Rm 135, (801) 581-8365 (V/TDD), email: oeo@umail.utah.edu .

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.