Job Title: Professional Development Counselor
PVN ID: HC-2406-006291
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Hunter College’s - Silberman School of Social Work (SSSW), in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), invites qualified applicants to apply to serve as a full-time (35 hours weekly) Professional Development Counselor for students enrolled in the Masters of Social Work (MSW) - One Year Residency Program (OYR) at SSSW. This position is nested within a small grant-funded program between SSSW and the DOHMH titled the DOHMH-Mental Health Scholarship Program. Our team of four, Director, two professional development counselors, and a program coordinator, support forty Mental Health Scholarship Program Scholars each year. This position is primarily a remote position, however, there are college-required and team-related events for which in—person attendance is required. 

Professional Development Counselors conduct academic and field advisement as part of MSW students’ educational experience. The PDC will provide consistent, ongoing guidance and support to a cohort of twenty students to ensure their successful academic experience and graduation.

EARLIEST START DATE IS JULY 15, 2024

Other Duties

  1. Individual and group academic advisement, keeping abreast of students’ academic achievement through regular contact with classroom instructors, arranging for writing workshops, tutoring and special projects; conduct agency field visits;
  2. High level of social media experience; assist in producing professional development trainings pertinent to the NYC DOHMH areas of interests;
  3. Liaison and advocate with administrators at SSSW and DOHMH;
  4. Consult and act as direct liaison with students’ agencies of employment, field instructors and help develop work study Field Contract/Agreements for student internships;
  5. Review student process recordings, field evaluations, field grades; conduct graduate degree audits;
  6. Involvement with application process and selection of scholarship candidates;
  7. Submit semester student progress reports and academic Levels of Service.
  8. Attend weekly team meetings, monthly faculty staff meetings and all other program specific meetings.
  9. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  1. MSW Degree
  2. Minimum of three years post-MSW practice experience in mental health
  3. Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Certification
  4. Basic research data collection and analysis skills for student assessments
  5. Experience with social media platforms
  6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  7. Flexible, high energy worker, self-directed, highly organized
  8. Familiarity with New York City’s mental health system
  9. Academic experience is a plus

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Social Work
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$65,000.00 - $78,000.00
Closing Date
Aug 04, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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