The Johns Hopkins University Student Health & Well-Being practice group supports well-being, primary care and mental health services for JHU students and learners across all nine schools within the University. Our integrated service delivery model provides dynamic health and well-being promotion, support and programming, student disability services including guidance and resources, and in-person primary and mental health care options at our clinics as well as remote support through phone and online resources.

We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and supporting the professional development of a diverse team of practitioners and support staff who bring a range of intersecting identities as well as personal and professional experiences to their roles. The Johns Hopkins University comprises undergraduate and graduate students and learners from across the globe, and the division of Student Health and Well-being prioritizes innovative care delivery models to meet the evolving needs of our stakeholders and to support the development and sustainability of well-being.

We are seeking a Mental Health Therapist. This Mental Health Therapist and Coordinator of LGBTQ+ position will focus primarily on providing services for graduate and professional students, trainees, postdoctoral fellows and house staff on the East Baltimore campus who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Reporting to the Clinical Director of the University Health Services Mental Health clinic in East Baltimore, this staff member will provide direct and indirect clinical services, crisis intervention, outreach, and consultation. The successful candidate will consult and work collaboratively with colleagues to provide culturally competent, evidence-based care. It is anticipated that the person in this position may provide some services at other campus locations in Baltimore and Washington, DC when coverage needs arise. Flexible hours are required at key times in the academic year (e.g. orientation and special events) including evenings and weekends.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides clinical services, including initial consultations, individual counseling, and crisis intervention to JHU students, with a special emphasis on services for graduate and professional students, trainees, post-doctoral fellows, and house staff on the medical campus who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
• Consults with clients about affirming surgical procedures and the psychological considerations of medical intervention in compliance with the WPATH standards of care. Provides documentation when deemed clinically appropriate.
  
• Creates a warm and welcoming clinical environment where clients feel supported and respected as they pursue their personal, academic, and professional goals.
  
• Utilizes goal-oriented approaches to treatment including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and interpersonal therapy, often in collaboration with treating psychiatrists.
  
• Assesses the needs of clients with treating psychiatrist to determine therapy frequency, duration, and scope.
  
• Collaborates with campus partners to provide outreach and opportunities for support of LGBTQ+ community members outside the clinic, such as participation in the Chat with a Counselor program or population-specific skills trainings. In particular, the successful candidate will be familiar with common challenges faced by LGBTQ+ folks, and actively engage the community in novel ways to cultivate a culture of well-being and support.
  
• In collaboration with other LGBTQ+ coordinators, provides trainings and workshops for SHWB staff on topics relevant to working with members of the LGBTQ+ community.
  
• Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in clinical work and all professional activities.
  
• Serves on the Gender Affirming Care team.
  
• Participates in afterhours (as backup to ProtoCall) on-call shifts, in rotation with the rest of the clinical staff.
  
• Works to remain up to date in the literature on the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, researches and executes evidence-based strategies and interventions targeted toward this population.
  

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience providing services to college and professional students is strongly preferred.
• Possess the ability to work with a wide range of presenting concerns in individual and group counseling.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, campus departments, and student groups.
  
• Ability to effectively engage audiences during presentations.
  
• Commitment to actively engage in practice with diverse populations, and to one's own ongoing development of multicultural competence as a professional.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and facility in emails is required. Knowledge of Excel helpful.
  

• Experience with electronic medical record systems is strongly preferred, training will be provided for SHWB platform.
  

• Must possess the ability to function independently, clinical supervision and consultation will be provided.
  

• Experience with PC, facsimile, photocopier, telephone, video conference.

• Masters' Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or a closely related field.
• Must be licensed as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland at time of hire.
• Two years related experience including experience in eating disorders and other weight related issues required.
  

• Proven ability to treat and relate effectively to a wide variety of people of various ages, backgrounds and lived experience, including an understanding and appreciation of intersecting identities.
  

• Clinical experience working with members of the LGBTQ+ community in a mental health service setting.

Classified Title: Mental Health Therapist 
Working Title: Mental Health Therapist and Coordinator of LGBTQ+ Services   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $46,560 - $64,100 - $81,650 Commensurate with Experience 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F, 8:30am - 5:00pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine - East Baltimore Campus 
Department name: 60012201-UHS - Mental Health 
Personnel area: University Student Services 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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