REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• BSc in Social Work
• Master’s degree in Social Work
• Ability to obtain Social Worker license in Abu Dhabi, as per the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi requirements. For details please refer to their PQR: https://www.doh.gov.ae/en/pqr

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of post-master’s clinical experience in an ambulatory care setting required. Demonstrated proficiency with electronic medical records
• Ability to work with a diverse, international population
• Strong work ethic and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and confident team player with attention to detail
• Knowledge of cultural issues specific to the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East strongly preferred
• Ability to understand the wider perspective of the institution and how the Health and Wellness Center supports and fits into the broader educational mission
• Ability to understand and appreciate intellectual, emotional, social, and psychological development of undergraduate students in a diverse international community committed to intellectual rigor and ethical values
• Ability to think creatively and critically about programs, services, and resources in order to provide the best possible environment to support students
• Ability to adapt to new work situations, people, ideas, procedures, and organizational structures in order to accommodate an evolving work environment
• Exhibits maturity, reliability, composure, and stability under pressure in order to handle on-the-job challenges
• Excellent mediation, and consultative skills and is able to work with students, faculty and staff from many backgrounds
• Ability to build successful relationships with faculty, students, parents and co-workers
• Ability to be on call on a 24 hour basis
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary
  Additional Information:ABOUT NYUAD
  NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities

• Provides outstanding clinical services, case management and referrals, collaborates with other clinical providers and consults with the Director of Mental Health on mental health issues. Maintains case records, notes, and closing summaries on all clients treated
• Participates in multi-disciplinary research and administrative projects as assigned by medical director. Such projects may include clinical research on a variety of topics including psychosocial aspects of eating disorders, prevalence of mood disorders in a college age population, among other potential topics. As the Counseling Center grows, the Social Worker may be asked to supervise student Social Workers, and to monitor their case records and oversee therapy session
• Conducts clinical assessment interviews to evaluate the seriousness of problems and concerns including, but not limited to, alcohol and other drug use and assessment of eating disorders. The Social Worker recommends treatment plans and provides students with individual psychotherapy or group therapy as appropriate. The Social Worker, under the direct supervision of the Director of Mental Health, makes recommendations for hospitalization and leaves of absence and, at the request of the Dean of Students, participates in the evaluation of students’ readiness to return from leaves of absence
• Serves in an on-call capacity to respond to student and campus emergencies, and serves as a key resource and source of advice for colleagues involved in responding to psychological emergencies and other urgent situations
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