Psychology Intern Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Brenau University is an equal opportunity employer and educator. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal or state laws in its employment practices or educational programs.

HIRING PROCESS: All submitted application materials are forwarded to the appropriate department for review. Hiring recommendations are made at the departmental level.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: Brenau University is a drug-free workplace as certified by the Georgia Workers Compensation Board.

ELIGIBILITY: Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the confirmed start date. This includes being a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a foreign national with work authorization that doesn't require employer sponsorship. Individuals must maintain this eligibility throughout employment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in Counseling, Clinical Counseling Psychology, or Mental Health Counseling with a CPCS certification for supervision
• Licensed as Professional Counselor in Georgia; additional license as psychologist preferred
• Three years of higher education teaching experience
• Preferred expertise in quantitative research methods and experience in chairing of graduate thesis projects
• Preferred Three Years of Clinical Supervision Experience

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Faculty:

• Teach a course load of 15 credits per year. Topics might include: Professional Issues & Ethics, Research Methods and Evaluation, Statistics, Thesis I, Thesis II, and Master’s level supervision courses (Practicum I, Practicum II, Internship).
• Teach, Chair, and Coordinate student thesis groups through classroom education and meeting individually with assigned thesis groups.
• Serve on university committees as assigned.
• Mentor and advise students.
• Participate in undergraduate recruitment activities.
• Participate in departmental planning and assessment activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Assistant Doctoral Internship Coordinator & Assistant Director Ivester House Clinic – Assist the Doctoral Internship Coordinator/Ivester House Clinic Director in running the internship and the clinic, including in the following areas (3 courses reassigned time):

• Planning and organizing a doctoral psychology internship collaborative run out of the Ivester House location of the Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
• Assist in recruitment and selection process for interns
• Maintain awareness of internship requirements and communicate the requirements to all agencies in the collaborative; ensure compliance with training and APA/APPIC accreditation standards.
• Maintain communication and contracts/MOUs with other collaborative and partner agencies, contribute to the evaluation of progress of interns.
• Plan and manage intern rotations across sites and verify qualifications of site supervisors; ensure that interns receive a high-quality and comprehensive training experience.
• Provide clinical supervision to interns for their clinical work at the Ivester House and partner sites.
• Plan and manage required didactic training, including scheduling didactic trainers from collaborative and partner sites.
• Maintain doctoral internship collaborative program records
• Manage program evaluation of internship collaborative
• Provide clinical teaching through individual supervision of graduate students placed at the BCCPS Norcross who are seeing therapy and assessment clients.
• Assists in the grading process for students in Practicum and Internship placements by providing written evaluation of each student’s clinical performance. These evaluations are completed at the conclusion of each semester.
• Assist in hiring clinic staff including clinic coordinators
• Coordinate staff development activities for staff assigned to the clinic.
• Orient and train graduate student counselors and clinic coordinators.
• Supervise intake assessment services and case assignment.
• Develop and monitor systems and resources required to support therapy services including scheduling of clients and maintaining library of assessments and therapy materials
• Develop and maintain routine policies and procedures.
• Serve as on-call clinical supervisor as needed.
• Identify community needs for psychology services.

Norcross Field Experience Coordinator (one course reassigned time):

• Oversee fieldwork placement of the Norcross Clinical Counseling Psychology Master’s level students, including meeting with students to provide information about potential clinical sites, the process for obtaining placement, and departmental requirements for Practicum I, Practicum II, and Internship. Ensure students are placed for practicum and internship and assist with site changes as needed.
• Collaborate with the Internship Coordinator for the Master’s Program in Clinical Counseling Psychology of the Lynn J. Darby School of Adolescent Counseling to ensure that clinical sites provide our students with the best clinical experience and supervision. This includes regular communication with the sites on student progress as well as addressing any concerns that arise.
• Assist with maintaining records of students’ clinical experiences, practicum hours, and E-Value Data Base and/or Time-to-Track database

Norcross BCCPS Assessment Coordinator (one course reassigned time):

• Coordinate and provide supervision for psychological assessments completed by graduate students in the Norcross BCCPS.
• Work with BCCPS Norcross Clinic Director and Chair of the Lynn J. Darby School of Psychology and Adolescent Counseling to order needed psychological assessment materials.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities of other faculty/staff required. Supervision of clinical work of Master’s level Clinical Counseling Psychology and PsyD students is required.

Work Hours:
Full-time. 37.5 hours per week. Hours may be extended to meet the needs of the department. Generally, Monday – Friday with some day and some evening hours for courses taught in the evenings. Occasional weekend recruitment activities. Hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the department. June and July hours will be half-time, as arranged with Department Chair and Internship Coordinator (rather than working one month full time and one month entirely off).

Environmental and Working Conditions/ Physical Demands and Aptitudes:
Mostly Sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment related to teaching. Prolonged periods sitting and standing. worker is required to have close visual acuity to grade papers, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Must have the ability to travel short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Exerting up to 15 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Some repetitive motion.

Title IX Implications:

Confidential Employee (Counselors, Chaplain, Health Services, Brenau Psychological Services)

An employee of Brenau University whose communications are privileged or confidential under Federal or State law. The employee’s confidential status, for purposes of this part, is only with respect to information received while the employee is functioning within the scope of their duties to which privilege or confidentiality applies; an employee of Brenau University who Brenau University has designated as confidential under this part for the purpose of providing services to persons related to sex discrimination. If the employee also has a duty not associated with providing those services, the employee’s confidential status is only with respect to information received about sex discrimination in connection with providing those services. Confidential employees are obligated to provide the contact information of the Title IX Coordinator and information about how to make a Complaint of sex discrimination to any person who provides the employee with information about conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination under Title IX or this part. Similarly, when an employee or a student (or a person who has a legal right to act on behalf of a student) informs any employee (including Confidential employees) of the employee’s or student’s pregnancy or related conditions, that Confidential employee must promptly provide that person with the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information and inform that person that the Title IX Coordinator can coordinate specific actions to prevent sex discrimination and ensure the employee’s or student’s equal access to the Recipient’s education program or activity.

Payroll Status:
Salary- Exempt (paid bi-weekly)

Campus Designation:
This is an on-site position based at the North Atlanta Campus located in Norcross, Georgia.

Remote Work Available:
No

Travel Requirements:
No travel required.

Benefits:
Dependent upon employment status, years of service and worker category. Explore all that Brenau offers for Your Health, Your Mind, Your Finances, & Our Community here: https://intranet.brenau.edu/human-resources/job-opportunities/.

Special Requirements:
Brenau University conducts various screenings to ensure a safe and secure environment. These checks are a condition of employment and may be performed at different times throughout employment. (1) Background Checks: All new hires must undergo a criminal background check. To maintain employment, individuals must have and maintain a favorable criminal history. The university may also conduct random background checks. Additional checks may be performed for certain roles. (2) Credit Checks: required for positions that handle university funds or credit cards or as otherwise required. (3) Motor Vehicle and Driving Checks: employees who operate a university vehicle or drive on university business must have a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) run as part of the new hire process or as the requirement to drive is added to job responsibilities. To be approved for university travel, employees must meet the following criteria: be at least 21 years old, have and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license, and have and maintain a good driving record. As a condition of employment, employees must report any arrest (within five days of its occurrence) to the Office of Human Resources, including traffic violations for those listed on our auto insurance policy. Disclosure of subsequent legal action (conviction, dismissal of charges, etc.) must also be reported to the Office of Human Resources. It will be evaluated considering continued employment with the immediate supervisor. (4) Drug Screening: pre-employment/post-offer drug screens and random drug screens are performed for certain sensitive positions. Random drug screens are also performed on those who travel regularly, or those who operate a university vehicle. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug screening.

Additional Requirements:
N/A
Licensure Requirements:
Proof of any professional degree, license, or certification (collectively, “Credentials”) required to competently perform the work for which the employee is hired must have been submitted at the time of application for the position. Discovery during the course of employee’s employment that applicable Credentials have lapsed, been terminated, were misrepresented, or were falsified may result in immediate termination of employee’s employment.

LPC licensure with CPCS certification is required for this position.

All positions will be filled pending budgetary review.