Adjunct Faculty - Clinical Mental Health Counseling - DC Campus

Job Description:

Founded in 1979, The Chicago School is an independent professional graduate school with a dynamic student body and a professionally accomplished faculty. Our curriculum and training opportunities prepare graduates to deliver outstanding professional services emphasizing the ability to understand and work with diverse populations.

Position Summary:

The Counseling Department is seeking highly qualified candidates for adjunct faculty positions in our M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. The program combines rigorous coursework with supervised clinical training, providing opportunities to put theory into practice in real-world settings. Students prepare to provide counseling services for individuals, families, couples, and groups, while developing the necessary skills to help their clients work through a wide variety of issues including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Grief
• Low self-esteem
• Stress
• Relationship difficulties
• Suicidal impulses

The programs also focus on a strength-based approach to counseling in a variety of settings with diverse clients, including children and adolescents, adults, and families, and couples.

Courses run 16 weeks in fall and spring semesters, and 8 weeks in the summer.

Principle Duties:

Engage students in M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling curriculum through discussion and assignments as outlined in the course syllabi. Provide students substantive feedback and respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner. Maintain communication with department administration, faculty, and students.  

Position Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education, or related field
• Strong commitment to academic excellence, research, community service, and diversity
• Exemplary professional experience  

The department seeks an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness, professional development and scholarship, integrity and ethics, respect for diversity and pluralism, innovation, flexibility, and teamwork and collaboration. Candidates who will advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through their teaching, scholarship, and service are strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

This job posting, and all others for adjunct faculty roles with The Chicago School, are posted as “evergreen” roles. This means that there is usually an ongoing need for departments to hire 1-2 adjuncts each semester (usually for teaching specialized topics), and they prefer to keep a running pool of applicants to select from when the need to hire arises.  Given this information, please note that your application to our evergreen roles willbe reviewed on an as needed basis and you may not hear back immediately. If you would like an update on your application status, you can email National-HR@thechicagoschool.edu. We sincerely appreciate your interest in working with us and hope this won’t deter you from continuing to submit your application for any current or future roles you may be interested in. 

Compensation & Benefits

This opportunity is budgeted at $1,124-1,540 per credit and may vary per course with student enrollment. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.