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Psychology

The Psychological Services Manager provides oversight and leadership for one or more areas of University counseling and psychological services unit. This position oversees various functions including daily operations, policies and procedures, budgets, purchasing/contract management, and several staff and/or trainees supporting the assigned area.

• Establish and oversee counseling and psychological programs, services, policies, and procedures
• Develop and implement unit goals in alignment with University and department strategic plans
• Forecast, plan, develop and manage operational budgets; identify new revenue streams; direct the allocation of funds
• Evaluate and assess unit programs and services; ensure operational efficiencies
• Provide clinical services for students including screening and crisis intervention; maintain a client caseload; co-lead student therapy groups
• Train campus counseling center professionals in new services; coordinate with leadership regarding changes to University wide systems
• Provide consultation, continuing education, and professional development opportunities to staff
• Participate in the oversight of the electronic records system
• Recruit, supervise, and evaluate staff

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 16
• Minimum – $123,200.00
• MidPoint – $157,100.00
• Maximum – $191,000.00