Amherst College

Wellbeing Educator Amherst Campus Full Time JR5598 Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff. Job Description: Amherst College invites applications for the Wellbeing Educator position. The Wellbeing Educator is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $64,100 per year - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community. Working as part of the Residential Engagement and Wellbeing Team (REWT), the Wellbeing Educator (WBE) will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to build on and advance the connection of our students to their environment and each other. This team is part of the larger structure in student affairs that is working to center wellbeing in the living and learning environment of Amherst College. The REWT bases its work in the tenants of the Okanagan Charter for Health Promoting Colleges and Universities. The WBE works at all levels of the socio-ecological model and utilizes a public health approach rooted in social justice to improve the health and wellbeing of our campus community. Under the direction of the Associate Director of Health and Wellbeing, the (WBE) works as part of a team to advance a culture of wellbeing by developing, implementing, and assessing a theory-based, evidence- and trauma-informed, comprehensive campus-wide strategy to improve wellbeing. The REWT Wellbeing Educator focuses on sexual respect, alcohol and other substance misuse and prevention, sexuality and safer sex, and related topics related to skill development and environmental change. Other topics prioritized by the REWT include sleep, body image, belonging, connection, and coping mechanisms. Working together, the WBEs create offerings and initiatives that are supportive of and build skills to enhance wellbeing, reduce harm, and build a positive campus culture. The WBEs will design health promotion initiatives that are responsive to the needs of our student population and recognize the many factors that influence their collective abilities to maintain and access health. The WBEs' work should foster students' ability to achieve a balanced, self-aware, and health-enhancing state that allows for full engagement in their collegiate experience. The work of the REWT is to create opportunities for our community to engage with and understand the intersections and connections of identity(ies), social justice, and culture and how they impact health and wellbeing. This work is rooted in addressing the needs of historically marginalized populations. We take a broad view of wellbeing and incorporate the dynamics of a diverse community, and address intersections of identity including, but not limited to, gender, race, economic status, and gender and sexual identity. The REWT collaborates with a variety of campus partners to enhance student experiences on campus in shaping their education beyond the curriculum. In addition, the WBEs supervise peer educators who provide education and skill-building programs to the Amherst College Community. This position contributes to the creation of a campus community that centers wellbeing and promotes a culture of respect, self-awareness, and healthy decision making. The work encourages and supports our students to grow and learn academically, socially, and emotionally. In collaboration with other members of the REWT and other campus partners, the WBEs will respond to emergent health concerns and crisis situations. The WBE takes appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. Some weekend and evening hours are required. Examples of Specialty Areas Responsibilities: Healthy Sexuality and Wellbeing Focus • Coordinate the safer sex supply distribution to campus constituents • Working with Peer Educators to create relevant and impactful programming that centers on healthy sexuality • Coordinate ‘Wellbeing Wednesday' initiatives Alcohol and Other Drugs Focus • Conduct BASICS/CASICS sessions • Work to build capacity, respond to student needs, and develop harm reduction initiatives related to AOD issues and topics • Working with Peer Educators to create relevant and impactful programming related to AOD issues, including recovery • Work with Campus Partners to create opportunities for substance-free activities Sexual Respect Focus • Coordinate resources/programs related to survivor support, including the Survivor Support Group • Working with Peer Educators to create relevant and impactful programs related to sexual violence prevention and healthy relationships • Implement and evaluate bystander intervention training • Assist in the creation and implementation of climate assessments related to campus sexual violence as mandated by federal guidance in collaboration with the Civil Rights and Title IX Office Summary of Responsibilities: ​Preventative Initiatives • Integrate best practices and incorporate an evidence-based, theory-informed approach to health promotion efforts • Utilizing current data, the WBE creates targeted interventions that address Amherst College's specific needs and environment • Work as part of a team to make the campus community healthier by contributing to the creation of structures and settings that prioritize wellbeing • Conduct needs assessments such as surveys, questionnaires, and focus groups on health promotion topics • Responsible for analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to help determine team priorities • Contribute to the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for addressing specific wellbeing issues and topics for the College • Work may focus on sexual violence prevention, alcohol and other drug misuse, recovery, or other topic • Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programming, education/trainings, and outreach efforts around topics of community relevance • Oversee the hiring, training, development, and supervision of peer educators • Recommend, implement, and assess comprehensive strategies to intentionally create a college that centers wellbeing, the creation of positive communities, and addresses specific health issues and their intersections with other issues of identity and important health and behavior outcomes • Engage and expand campus and community partnerships to support the wellbeing of students • Provide direct training to diverse staff and student leaders related to specialty areas, collaborating with other Wellbeing Educators on topics that intersect to increase impact • Coordinate with campus stakeholders to increase opportunities for capacity building, advancement of strategic priorities, and overall support of student wellbeing. This coordination includes building social connections and increasing empathy and compassion for others • Assist the REWT with responsibilities and development of content for New Student Orientation • Reviews education and intervention strategies and current status of climate on campus; proposes changes to educational strategies, intervention and policy, and procedures in consultation with other relevant staff • Develop educational materials that are trauma-informed and meet best practices in health communications • Provides targeted prevention programming, including comprehensive programming for all incoming students, student athletes, student leaders, and historically marginalized populations (e.g. students of color, international students, LGBTQ+ students, and students living with disabilities) • Ensures that planning and programming is inclusive and effective for the diverse community and multiple identities represented within the Amherst College community and provides active outreach Intervention • Collaborate with Community Standards and the Civil Rights and Title IX Office to implement evidence-based interventions • Administer online pre-matriculation courses for all incoming students and selected cohorts of returning students related to health and wellbeing • Administer Brief Alcohol Screening and Interventions for College Students (BASICS) and Cannabis Screening for College Students (CASICS) sessions for sanctioned students, as well as for students who request support outside of the community standards process • Provide consultation and referral services for individual students on health topics • Implement and evaluate bystander intervention training, programming, and social norming campaigns to prevent sexual violence and apply skills in addressing a range of health and safety concerns • Liaise with community organizations and colleges to further partnerships and ensure students are aware of community resources and programs • Work to ensure that the college is in compliance with Federal and State Law in regards to sexual violence educational initiatives, including first-year orientation and student athlete training Student Affairs Generalist • Collaborate with the Director of the REWT to develop an end of the year report on accomplishments and recommendations for the program and campus/community program stakeholders • Contribute to relevant reports, including the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 Biennial Report and the College's Clery report, and keep records of programs and evaluations of all initiatives • Oversee budget and other administrative tasks as required • Collaborate with the Orientation Implementation Committee to integrate a positive framework that reduces the risk of harm associated with health behaviors for new students • Maintain and develop skills via participation in continuing education opportunities, membership in professional associations, attendance at conferences, 5-College meetings, regional organizations and committees, and New England Health Educators Network (NEHEN) meetings • Advise student groups as requested • Works to ensure that the college is in compliance with relevant federal and state laws • Contributes to the REWT website, social media accounts, and other communication platforms as appropriate • Serve on committees and task forces as appointed/assigned Qualifications: Required • Master's degree required in Health Education, Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, Higher Education Administration, or related field • At least two years of experience in college health, health promotion, prevention, student affairs administration, community health, leadership development, and/or training and technical experience in the aforementioned areas desired • Experience working in Higher Education is preferred • Experience working with and creating content that will engage a diverse community • Program planning, including needs assessment, evaluation, and facilitation • Strong time-management, organizational, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills • Robust understanding of academic priorities, the educational mission of institutions, and ways in which on-campus living/learning communities and functions can promote student engagement, advance student learning, and contribute to achieving desired learning goals • Commitment to working with a diverse and inclusive community • Preferred • Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) or similar • Developing, facilitating, and coordinating educational programs for college students and professionals • Substance abuse prevention, sexual violence prevention, or other related work with college-age students • Developing educational and communication tools, e.g. web, print, and social media • Peer education facilitation, training, and assessment • Experience, certification or training in Brief Alcohol Screening and Interventions for College Students (BASICS), Motivational Interviewing, Cannabis Screening and Interventions for College Students (CASICS), CHOICES, Marijuana Prevention Program (MAP), Tobacco Cessation, and/or Recovery Coaching, Wellbeing or Wellness Coaching, Rape Crisis Counseling or similar Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here forhttps://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits. Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online athttps://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5857981

Cybersecurity Engineer Amherst Campus Full Time JR5100 Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff. Job Description: Amherst College invites applications for the Cybersecurity Engineer position. The Cybersecurity Engineer is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $120,000 per year - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community. Working with the CISO, our Cybersecurity Engineer (CE) ensures that appropriate and effective procedures are in place and appropriately configured for the protection of the College's information resources. This position will support daily operations and projects that improve our information security program. Collaborating with various team members, the CE advances our risk management and resilience objectives and is a key member of our security incident response team with operational and incident command responsibilities as the situation requires. Our Cybersecurity Engineer works independently as well as in teams to lead and facilitate cybersecurity related projects within Information Technology and across the College. This role requires a blend of leadership and operational skills to establish and maintain procedures and protocols that foster an encouraging and inclusive work and learning environment. Due to the nature of the position, work outside normal hours of operation may be required. Summary of Responsibilities: Administrative Support of Information Security Program • Implement detailed cybersecurity strategies and solutions to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information systems. Governance, Risk, and Compliance • Work closely with various teams to develop and implement robust security controls, policies, and procedures so they comply with Amherst College, the state of Massachusetts, and federal cybersecurity requirements. • Conduct regular security risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend vital adjustments to improve our overall security posture and improve operational resilience. • Assist with the Vendor Risk Management program to review and provide risk management recommendations related to vendor security posture. Security Engineering and Operations • Keep informed about the latest cybersecurity trends and technologies, ensuring our organization stays ahead in implementing effective cybersecurity measures. • Perform threat hunting and analyze potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises for opportunities to tune security controls and update processes to mitigate risk. • Lead incident response efforts, investigate security incidents, and coordinate appropriate mitigation and recovery measures. • Manage vulnerability scans, penetration testing, and web application risk assessments and provide guidance to affected departments and teams to mitigate and remediate findings. • Monitor change notifications, advisories and alerts for solutions that support the Information Security program and ensure configuration and use complies with institution and regulatory standards and provides appropriate value to the college. • Contribute to and learn from the cybersecurity community in higher education through participation in security forums and professional development opportunities. Performs other duties/functions as requested • All employees are expected to participate in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. • Provide mentorship and support to junior team members, fostering their professional growth and development. Qualifications: Required • Bachelor's degree or at least 5 years of experience in systems administration, information security or other IT related role. • Knowledge of information security principles, practices, techniques, and tools. • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. • Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities. • Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals. • Experience in a Security, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, or Network Engineer (or equivalent) role for 5-8 years. • Strong customer service philosophy and the ability to focus on providing a seamless and secure user experience. Preferred • Advanced degree or equivalent experience in a technology field. • CISSP, SANS, or equivalent cybersecurity certification. • Knowledge and understanding of current and developing strategic cybersecurity requirements of higher education. • Experience using project management tools as part of a team environment. • Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. • Experience handling implementations and upgrades in a complex IT environment involving on-premise and SaaS/Cloud solutions, solutions involving extensive data integrations. • Certification in one or more cybersecurity or risk management disciplines. • Demonstrated cybersecurity skills within a higher education environment. • Advanced analytical, evaluative, and objective critical thinking skills. • Ability to effectively summarize and present information through reports and dashboards. • Experience with a variety of cybersecurity tools, such as firewalls, email security gateways, endpoint detection and response (EDR), vulnerability management, log management, incident response, and security operations. Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits. Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5370846

Post-Graduate Fellow / Multicultural Focus Amherst Campus Full Time JR4672 Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff. Job Description: Amherst College invites applications for the Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus position. The Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus is a full-time, one-year term position, starting at $40,000 per year. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community. The Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus is a 1 year (August 1 to July 31) Fellowship appointment that reports to the Assistant Director of Diversity, Education, and Training. The program emphasizes learning through participation in various multidimensional roles and functions of college mental health practitioners. Fellows will work alongside psychologists, social workers, mental health clinicians, and psychiatric staff to provide a full range of clinical and outreach services to the Amherst College community. An essential role for the Post-Graduate Fellow will be to support diverse student communities by providing clinical, preventative, and educational services to help students address the mental health and developmental challenges they face in their personal and academic lives. The Center for Counseling and Mental Health (CCMH) provides a variety of services including individual and group counseling, psychiatry services, case management, mental health promotion and preventative services, consultation, and teaching. These services are designed to help students overcome mental illnesses or learn how to cope effectively with them, improve their academic performance and cognitive functioning, develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the intersections of their identities, create and maintain satisfying relationships, foster a sense of meaning and purpose, and make healthy life and career choices. The Center for Counseling and Mental Health operates within a developmental philosophy and a brief therapy model, and fellowship candidates must demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse student body within these two frames. In light of the CCMH's deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, this fellowship position will facilitate a unique opportunity for the Fellow to develop and further hone their multicultural clinical and consultation skills, and to contribute to campus outreach programs which support Amherst's student diversity. Amherst College is a highly selective, small liberal arts college with a very diverse student body — 45% of our students are students of color from the US; 10% are international; 40% come from low-income families; 18% identify as LBGTQ+; and 25% have registered disabilities with 2 out of 3 being mental health or learning disabilities. Consequently, the Post-Graduate Fellow will work to provide culturally appropriate clinical, consultation, and outreach interventions which address identity development and intersectionality, the impact of systemic oppression (both historical and acute), trauma related to marginalized identity membership, and its impact on mental health and student success. Our training program complies with the requisites for APPIC membership, and we host three post-graduate fellows per year. Fellows will receive 2 hours of individual supervision and 1 hour of group supervision per week. Fellows will also participate in weekly staff meetings, weekly clinical team case conference meetings, and training seminars. In accordance with APPIC standards, Fellows will receive formal evaluation, generally twice a year. Mid-year evaluations are written and discussed formally with Fellows, but mutual feedback is encouraged in an informal ongoing manner throughout the year. Year-end evaluations are also written and geared toward supporting Fellows in their transition toward employment. The training program has a due-process procedure in the event Fellows encounter difficulties during their training experience. Responsibilities Responsibilities will include conducting evidenced-based, culturally appropriate intakes and clinical assessments, individual and group counseling, urgent care, on-call services 1 to 2 weeks a semester, and coordinating care with our psychiatric staff and case manager. The Fellow will need clinical skills as a generalist, and will have opportunities to develop specialty skills in working with adolescents and young adults. Fellows will work with students who present with mental illnesses that often emerge in this stage of development (e.g. bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and other major mental illnesses) and with students presenting with normative developmental concerns typically experienced during this period (e.g. identity, relationships, individuation from family). Because more than half the students we serve are BIPOC, international, queer, first-generation, and/or low-income, the Fellow must be interested in, and have some skill in working with identity development and intersectionality, and understand the ways in which systems of oppression affect students' mental health. In addition to clinical services, the Fellow will also engage in and contribute to preventative and educational outreach initiatives. This fellowship position will work to engage historically marginalized communities and communities that typically under-utilize mental health care, with an emphasis on working with BIPOC students. This will include work/connection with our program directors for Mental Health Promotion, Health Education, and identity-based Resource Centers, as well as working collaboratively with a number of other departments across campus. We value wrap-around care, and Fellows must be comfortable working across disciplines. The fellowship position, along with all the CCMH staff, works toward building and sustaining a center that meets the needs of both individual students and the College community as a whole. We recognize that all of our practitioners bring different gifts and try to assign work from a strengths-based perspective, thus allowing people to grow professionally in ways that best fit their talents and skills. Strong commitments to (1) holistic approaches to student development, (2) understanding current issues facing students of color in historically white institutions (3) interdisciplinary treatment models, (4) the development of on-going, personal and professional multicultural competence, (5) collaboration across the College community and (6) a strong work ethic, are all crucial to succeed in the Fellowship. Summary of Responsibilities: Counseling and Consultation • Provide culturally appropriate individual, group, and couples counseling/psychotherapy to students including assessment, diagnosis, and brief treatment; provide urgent care and crisis intervention; provide consultation to the Amherst College campus community (including students, faculty, administration, staff, and parents-regarding the mental health needs of Amherst students), and also consultation with on-and off-campus health care providers, including Health Services, hospitals, community mental health agencies, and private practitioners, Office of Student Affairs' Student Care, etc. to aid in coordination of care for Amherst College students; maintain up-to-date files, written reports and related data commensurate with current standards of the profession. Will provide on-call services approximately 1 to 2 weeks per semester. Administrative • Participation in weekly individual and group supervision, training seminars, clinical case conferences, and team staff meetings. Qualifications: Required • All degree requirements for a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology or Clinical Psychology (PhD, PsyD, EdD), or related field from an APA-accredited program OR Masters in Social Work, Counseling, or related field from an accredited program is required and must be completed by August 15, 2024. Receipt of the degree must be verified no later than August 31, 2024. • Minimum of two years of related professional experience. • Able to work in a brief treatment model in a fast-paced environment. • Demonstrated knowledge of, and skill in addressing race and racism in a clinical context. • Outstanding communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and relationship skills. • Strong organizational and time-management skills. • Occasional work on weekends and evenings. Preferred • Specific training and experience working with diverse populations including, but not limited to: students of color, LGBTQIA students, students of different ethnicities and International status, first generation, low-income, disability, and/or intersectionalities. • Clinical experience in college or university mental health settings and/or in community mental health. Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits. Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4938341