Why Work at BYU  

As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University (BYU) strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. At BYU, we are devoted to our faith and to our students. We take an active role in the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.”

 

Our unique mission, deeply rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, provides countless ways to serve and make an impact. This, along with our remarkable culture of belonging, weekly devotionals, and endless opportunities for learning and growth—all situated within a beautiful and historic campus—make it hard to imagine a more inspiring place to work.

Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Job Description

Social Worker (part-time 17.5 hours a week)

This is a clinical position in BYU’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) office. This position will work with BYU students to provide crisis services, one-time consultation appointments and case management referral services. This position requires strong crisis assessment and intervention skills, ability to network and build relationships in the industry, maintain records and databases, effectively work with students with diverse needs and coordinate interdisciplinary care. This role includes provision of both employment supervision and clinical supervision to trainees, therefore management and supervision skills are essential to job function. The position requires working with CAPS clinicians and staff, university stakeholders, and other constituents who support student well-being. The successful candidate must adhere to all relevant ethical, legal, professional and CAPS standards.

What You Will Be Doing In This Position

Crisis care, consultation and referral services

• Crisis care
• Provide walk-in crisis & triage services
• Regularly assess safety and threat to other risk and engage in safety planning
• Provide referrals to emergency and off-campus providers of mental health related services
• Coordinate transfer to higher level care services when required
• Engage in referral services
• Consultation services
• Provide one-time urgent care services to provide immediate intervention and safety/threat assessment
• Engage in treatment planning and referral services
• Referral service
• Assist with clinical referrals for students post-hospitalization
• Connect students to appropriate university resources whether academic, financial, career, or other.
• Provide referrals to off-campus providers of mental health related services (psychotherapy, psychiatric, assessment, etc.)
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with mental health provider in the community
• Build and maintain a referral database of providers with regular vetting of maintained licensure
• Provide education and assistance to students about navigating insurance processes
• Assess student need and eligibility for financial assistance from the copay assistance donation funds
  
  

Other Clinical Responsibility

• Participate in committee and staff meetings as assigned
• Maintain electronic medical records according to professional standards
• Provide clinical supervision of CCRT trainees according to professional and CAPS standards - reviewing trainee treatment recordings, reading and signing off on clinical notes, completing evaluations of trainees and providing training and supervision on a weekly basis
  
  

Required

What qualifies you for this role:

• A master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field required.
• Licensed or license eligible as a social worker, professional counselor or other relevant licensure in the state of Utah.
• Ability to work with students in crisis
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic functional computer skills (e.g. windows and electronic medical records systems)
  
  

Preferred

• Strong preference given to candidates with at least 2 years of experience post licensure with crisis and case management experience, even more preferably in a university counseling center.
• Understanding of human development and the promotion of healthy growth in a college student population
• Experience in providing referrals and case management with severe or potentially life-threatening psychological conditions.
• Previous crisis treatment experience
• 2 years in crisis care and case management
  
  

What We Offer In Return

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• Access to the library
• Free on-campus parking
• Free UTA pass
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU
  
  

Pay Grade: 52

Typical Starting Pay: $30.50 - $39.75

• If the job has a post-end date, the last day to apply is the day before. If the job doesn’t have a post-end date, the job could close at any time on any day**
  
  

Required Documents

All Staff positions require a resume.

Refer to the Job Posting for any additional required documents.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU!