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Assistant Director for Training

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Fordham University About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom. Position Details

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About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Title of Position

Assistant Director for Training

Position Number

A03805

FLSA

Exempt

Scheduled Hours Per Week

35

Department

Counseling Center RH

Campus

Rose Hill

Work Arrangement

Onsite

Hybrid Policy:

Please review the Hybrid Policy at www.fordham.edu/hybridpolicy .

Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services ( CPS ), the Assistant Director for Training provides overall coordination, oversight, and administration of CPS’ mental health graduate training programs.

These programs include a post-graduate fellowship, a pre-doctoral psychology externship, a mental health counseling/social work internship, and a psychiatric residency rotation. Additionally, the Assistant Director for Training provides a range of mental health services to the Fordham community, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultations, clinical supervision, outreach interventions, and assessments and evaluations.

Essential Functions

Provides direct clinical services, including initial screening assessments, crisis intervention, and individual and group psychotherapy/counseling to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.

Oversees recruitment, orientation and personnel records for pre-doctoral externs, post-graduate fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling/social work interns.

Develops and delivers training curricula for post-graduate fellowship, pre-doctoral externship, and social work/mental health counseling internship programs.

Provides clinical supervision to pre-doctoral externs, post-graduate fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling/social work interns.

Communicates and consults with directors of clinical training and psychiatric residency programs in the NYC metropolitan area.

Oversees and ensures compliance with local and national standards and guidelines for graduate training programs in mental health, including NYNJADOT , APPIC , APA , ACA and NASW .

Assists in the planning and delivery of university wide outreach events and programs.

Participates in clinical, multidisciplinary, and administrative team meetings.

Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Management Responsibilities

Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

Advanced degree in a mental health-related field (clinical or counseling psychology, social work, mental health counseling) from an accredited program.

Licensed or license-eligible as a mental health provider in New York State.

Minimum of 2 years of experience providing counseling, group psychotherapy, and clinical supervision and training in a mental health setting.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated ability to provide multicultural counseling and conceptualize from a psychodynamic framework.

Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators, and families.

Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated organizational skills and experience in multitasking with various projects and competing priorities.

Working knowledge of Microsoft and Google Office suites (we don’t really need this in there as it’s not essential for the role).

Preferred Qualifications

Doctorate degree preferred.

Minimum Starting Salary

$85,000

Maximum Starting Salary

$87,125

Qualifications

Note

Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position?

No

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

A920P

Number of Vacancies

1

Start Date

ASAP

Posting Date

08/07/2025

Special Instructions

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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