Assistant Director of Assessment

Position Summary The Assistant Director of Assessment will assist with the day-to-day clinical and operational functioning of the psychological assessment program, ensuring efficient service delivery and high-quality student care. The Assistant Director will assist the Associate Director for Assessment in achieving the goal of integrating assessment services as a service offering at the CC and in participating in other UIC efforts to coordinate and expand testing resources for UIC students. This role plays a vital part in enhancing clinical services, supporting student success, and advancing the university's mission by integrating data-informed practices. Duties Responsibilities Provide direct administration of psychological, neuropsychological, and psychoeducational tests, compilation of timely and professionally written assessment reports, and provide feedback sessions. Supervise and train unlicensed clinical staff, post-docs, and pre-doctoral trainees about assessment, evaluations, outreach, and treatment of Counseling Center clients. Assist with the coordination of assessment scheduling, test administration workflows, and turnaround times. Assist with managing testing materials, software, and record-keeping systems. Assist in training staff on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. Assist with the development and implementation of recruitment activities, selection, and staff involvement for a diagnostic practicum, in coordination with the Associate Director for Training. Assist with the creation and implementation of orientation, schedules, trainee evaluation processes and forms, seminars, and policies and procedures for a diagnostic assessment, in coordination with the Associate Director for Training. Provision of training and supervision to trainees on their diagnostic assessments, associated reports, and feedback sessions. Conduct trainee evaluations and provide feedback to their respective academic programs. Collect and assess training data and prepare evaluation reports. Maintain ethical, legal, and organizational standards and build competency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all training, service, and research activities within the Counseling Center, Division of Student Affairs, and the UIC community. Assist in creating training policies and procedures that are inclusive of UIC’s highly diverse student population, reflecting the mission and vision of the Counseling Center. Conduct psychological counseling, including provision of direct assessment, crisis intervention, and case management services for students’ personal, social, vocational, and/or educational concerns consistent with Center policies and procedures. Provide consultation and refer students and their family members, staff, and faculty, as appropriate for mental health, medically based, or adjunctive services within the university or the community. Utilize and contribute to research/data collection for the improvement of student functioning, and evaluation of the Center’s training programs and service. Provide educational/developmental outreach programming for students and the university community to improve coping and problem-solving strategies and to contribute to a supportive and enhancing learning environment. Position requires occasional evening hours and weekend duties; NO after-hours on-call responsibilities. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.