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Position Summary

The Psychiatric Crisis Assessment and Support Team (PCAST) Clinician plays a critical role in promoting campus safety, care, and well-being by providing timely mental health support before, during, and after psychiatric crises. Working through a collaborative partnership between Counseling & Psychological Services (C&PS) and the University Police Department (UPD), this position delivers crisis assessment, intervention, consultation, and prevention education to a diverse campus community. The position serves as a trusted clinical presence during high-impact situations, builds strong relationships with vulnerable and historically underserved populations, and strengthens pathways to care through campus and community partnerships. This is a unique and impactful opportunity for a clinician who thrives in dynamic environments and is committed to trauma-informed, equity-centered crisis response.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide crisis assessment, intervention, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed mental health support to students experiencing acute distress.
• Collaborate with UPD, C&PS, and campus partners during critical incidents, including on-scene response, debriefing, and follow-up care.
• Deliver consultation, training, and prevention education to students, faculty, staff, parents, and campus groups.
• Engage in outreach and relationship-building with diverse and vulnerable populations to promote trust, safety, and access to care.
• Develop and maintain referral pathways and collaborative relationships with on-campus and off-campus mental health and support services.

Why Join Us?

• Make a direct and meaningful impact on student safety, mental health, and crisis response.
• Work in a highly collaborative model that bridges mental health care and public safety.
• Apply trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices in real-world, high-impact situations.
• Engage in varied clinical, outreach, and educational work that supports the entire campus community.
• Join a mission-driven institution committed to student well-being, equity, and compassionate care.

Position Information

• This is a full-time, benefits eligible, temporary position with an anticipated end date of June 30, 2027, with the possibility of reappointment.
• This position is designated exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Department Summary

The mission of SDSU Counseling & Psychological Services (C&PS) is to support and enhance the education of the whole person. Through innovative programming and culturally-informed psychological services, we help students realize their full academic and personal potential. We strive to cultivate partnerships and build community in order to foster a healthy and productive learning-centered campus.

The University Police Department (UPD) is committed to promoting a safe environment for all who come to the San Diego State University campuses, properties, and events in a manner that is fair, transparent, and respectful.

Together UPD and C&PS developed the Psychiatric Crisis Assessment and Support Team (PCAST) to serve the needs of campus community members experiencing mental health crises via a mobile crisis unit co-responder model. PCAST utilizes a strengths-based, holistic approach that is culturally centered and trauma-informed, to provide preventative and emergency psychiatric crisis response services to campus community members experiencing a behavioral health crisis. As a co-responder model, PCAST mental health clinicians respond secondary to police after safety has been established with a primary goal to decrease police-initiated mental health hospitalizations by providing quality mobile crisis services to the campus community.

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Education and Experience

• Terminal degree in psychology-related area. 
• Demonstrable experience and clinical effectiveness with multicultural counseling approaches with ethnically and culturally diverse clients and communities.
• Experience with case management, brief interventions, and crisis management.
• Significant knowledge of and experience making discerning judgments regarding complex ethical and legal issues is required.
• Specialized experience during which the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.

Key Qualifications

• Basic understanding of law enforcement roles, responsibilities, and paramilitary environments and culture, with the ability to work effectively within those contexts.
• Experience providing counseling or clinical support to young adults in a college counseling center or to transitional-aged youth (TAY) populations in comparable settings.
• Demonstrated clinical effectiveness using motivational counseling approaches to engage students, identify barriers to care, and support access to on- and off-campus resources.
• Experience conducting outreach and providing culturally responsive services to ethnically diverse, traditionally underrepresented student populations and communities.
• Ability to provide trauma-informed responses, including debriefing following critical incidents, and to collaborate with university case management and student support service systems.
• Flexibility to work nontraditional schedules, including evenings and extended shifts, based on program and operational needs.

Licenses/Certifications Required

One of the following is required:

• Current California licensure to practice as a psychologist (PhD/PsyD), LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC; or
• Completion of all required supervised clinical experience and eligibility to sit for licensure examinations in the State of California as a psychologist.

Compensation and Benefits

San Diego State University offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth.

Compensation:
 Salary is based on relevant qualifications and professional experience, in alignment with the department's budget and equity guidelines.

• CSU Classification Salary Range: $7,127 - $12,771/month; hiring salary not expected to exceed $7,840/month.

Full Benefits Package Includes:

• Generous Time Off: 15 paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• Retirement: CalPERS pension plan with retiree healthcare, and reciprocal agreements with other California public retirement systems, including the UC.
• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision options at low or no cost.
• Education Support: CSU tuition fee waiver for employees and eligible dependents.
• Optional Offerings: FlexCash, life and disability insurance, legal and pet plans.
• Campus & Community: Access to the library, campus events, employee groups, and volunteer and social activities.

Our benefits are a significant part of total compensation. Learn more at the SDSU Benefits Overview.

SDSU Values

At SDSU, our diversity gives us power and benefits every single member of our community.  Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, SDSU provides equal opportunity for all in education and employment.  We encourage all members of our community to purposefully learn from one another through open and respectful dialogue and responsible engagement. We strongly preserve the right to free expression and encourage difficult conversations that help lead to improved individual and community learning and cohesion.

Principles of Community

At San Diego State University, we are a community of diverse individuals who have and represent many perspectives, beliefs, and identities. This diversity lends our community strength, and we commit to creating and sustaining an inclusive and intellectually vibrant environment that benefits all members of our university. 

SDSU's Principles of Community is an aspirational statement that is intended to evolve over time. The statement reflects the ideals we are encouraged to uphold in our interactions with one another. 

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, San Diego State University (SDSU) provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. SDSU complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California's Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU's Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices. 

SDSU is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At SDSU, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.

Supplemental Information

Apply by February 22, 2026 to ensure full consideration. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed on an as-needed basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. 

San Diego State University is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (e.g., H-1B visa). Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Offers of employment are contingent upon the presentation of documents that demonstrate a person's identity and authorization to work in the United States, which are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. 

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. SDSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current SDSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

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Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who request an accommodation by contacting Rachael Stalmann at rstalmann@sdsu.edu.