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The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is recruiting a faculty member to serve as the Assistant Director for Outreach and Prevention in Student Counseling and Mental Health (CMH). Description of Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences The mission of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is to care for and protect the mental health of our communities. Our vision is to drive innovative, leading mental health care by being the place to work, receive care, and create future leaders through learning and discovery. The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences ( is committed to excellence in three equally important areas: clinical care, education, and research. The Department has grown substantially in recent years in its research mission, strengthened by its ongoing collaborations with local, national, and international partners and has expanded the breadth and depth of the education programming, with innovative leaders in curriculum, evaluation, research, and teaching methodology. The Departmentu2019s clinical educators and clinical services are a fundamental part of the academic and training missions. The team of mental health professionals offer a range of psychiatric and behavioral health services utilizing the most up-to-date research in the field and state-of-the-art technology. The Department of Psychiatry provides clinical services primarily at the Los Angeles General Medical Center, USC Student Health and student exclusive practices as part of Keck Medicine of USC, and additional ambulatory practices for Keck Medicine of USC, including Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the USC Care Medical Group. Description of USC Student Health USC Student Health (, an ambulatory practice of Keck Medicine of USC, provides comprehensive healthcare on both USCu2019s University Park Campus (UPC) and Health Sciences Campus (HSC). USC Student Healthu2019s team is dedicated to providing studentu2019s basic primary care needs, mental health and counseling services, and a variety of health and well-being activities through campus-wide partnerships. USC Student Health also offers on-site specialty care services such as allergy, immunization clinics, and dermatology. Description of Student Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMH) USCu2019s Student Counseling and Mental Health ( (CMH) supports students in achieving their academic and personal goals. CMH services include short-term individual therapy; u201cLetu2019s Talku201d and solution sessions; group therapy; referral to community providers; crisis intervention; psychiatric evaluations and medication follow-up; outreach and prevention; collaboration with campus partners; and training and supervision. Specialty services include Eating Disorders and Body Image Concerns, and Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services (. CMH coordinates the universityu2019s mental health response to campus tragedies, and conducts postvention efforts related to student deaths. Position Description [Purpose and Scope] The Assistant Director of Outreach and Prevention who will be responsible for high-level development, oversight, and coordination of University-wide outreach and prevention efforts. The ideal candidate will be a licensed clinician (PsyD, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) who has experience designing and implementing outreach programming to diverse audiences, including to transitional age youth. Candidates should have excellent clinical, supervisorial, and public speaking skills and demonstrate a commitment to social justice, multicultural competence, and the wellbeing of students. This is a full-time faculty position with an academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and the Assistant Director of Outreach and Prevention in Counseling and Mental Health (CMH) on USCu2019s University Park Campus . Salary is competitive and contingent on experience. A generous benefits package includes: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term care, disability, malpractice coverage and more (information about benefits can be found here ( ); significant retirement benefits (USC makes a 10% contribution when you contribute 5%); tuition assistance for you and your family; paid professional days and parental leave; access to free continuing education credits through our Grand Rounds lecture series; and generous paid time off. The annual base salary range for this position is $105,000-$145,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidateu2019s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations. The position will be comprised approximately of 50% time for leadership, administrative and service-related duties and 50% for clinical/patient care duties. USC is an in-person institution. The position will reflect a blend of onsite and remote work, with a majority of the time being in-person on USCu2019s University Park Campus. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: + Report to the Director of CMH + Serve on the CMH Directors Team, including bi-weekly Directors Team meetings + Serve as