Director of the Center for Rural Behavioral Health(Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) (AA24219)
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Allied Health & Nursing, College of
Unit: Center for Rural Behavioral Health209, IFO
Location: Mankato
FLSA: Exempt
Employment Condition: Probationary
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Posting Details:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications willbegin on April 18, 2024 and continue until the position has beenfilled.
POSITION: Tenure-Track (Probationary*)
Salary Minimum:
Salary Maximum:
Salary Type: Depends on qualifications
Bargaining Unit/Plan: 209, IFO
Job Description:
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Center for Rural Behavioral Health hasbeen established within the College of Allied Health and Nursing atMinnesota State University, Mankato. The Center is dedicated toimproving access to behavioral healthcare for residents of outstateMinnesota to include Tribal Communities, through research,workforce development, continuing education and customizedtraining. The Center is supported by the College of Allied Healthand Nursing, generous donations from vested industry partners,grants, and with a onetime state appropriation through theDepartment of Human Services to establish a community behavioralhealth center and training clinic. The clinic will be acollaborative effort across academic programs in social work,counseling and student personnel, alcohol and drug studies,psychology, and nursing where student clinicians work under thesupervisions of experienced faculty and clinicians. Clinicalservices will include comprehensive, culturally relevant,trauma-informed, practice- and evidence-based, person- andfamily-centered mental health and substance use disorder treatmentservices in Blue Earth County and to residents of the surroundingregion. The clinic is under development and slated to open Fall2024. The position will direct the overall mission of the Centeracross research, education workforce development, and clinicalservices.
- The position will be approximately 50-75% Center Director and25-50% teaching assignment.
- A typical faculty workload responsibility may include up totwenty four (24) credits of instruction per academic year.
- The successful candidate may need to teach in other areas asassigned and qualified.
- May be expected to develop and deliver face-to-face, hybrid,and on-line instruction at the Mankato campus, online, and/or atthe university's additional locations, as assigned.
- The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues incurriculum design, instruction and evaluation, conduct researchproductively and mentor students in research, help createinnovative strategies for student recruitment, retention, andcompletion, and may be expected to develop external grant fundingopportunities.
- All faculty members are expected to engage in scholarly orcreative activity or research, in continuing preparation and study,in contributing to student growth and development, and in providingservice to the university and community (See Article 22 andAppendix G of the IFO Master Agreement).
- Provide vision, direction, and oversight to the Center forRural Behavioral Health in research, education and workforcedevelopment, and clinical services.
- Engage internal and external university partners to advance themission of the Center and its constituents (region, state andindustry sectors).
- Launch and coordinate with partners research projects,programs, and outreach initiatives with potential to promote andimprove the mental health of rural communities and greaterMinnesota.
- Support faculty, students and partners in research, educationand clinical initiatives related to rural mental health.
- Provide guidance and encouragement for faculty in developingeducation, practice, and research initiatives that align with themission of the Center.
- Facilitate communication among internal and external partners(faculty across the university, administration, advancementofficers, and other colleges and programs).
- Guide the creation and implementation of the strategic planswith local, regional, and national foci that aligns with the Centermission.
- Consult and collaborate with the Center for Rural BehavioralHealth Advisory Board, Steering Committee, and external expertsregarding the Center's operation and direction.
- Develop external grant funded opportunities to expand clinicalservices, research, and education.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in behavioral health or related field (SocialWork, Counseling, Psychology, etc.).
- Eligible to practice independently as a mental healthprofessional (e.g., LP, LICSW, LADC, LMFT, LPCC, DNP, MD) orability to obtain licensure within Minnesota.
- Minimum of two years of experience in practicing in the mentalhealth or public health sector.
- Demonstrated record of budget management, grant writing andgrant management.
- Demonstrated record of interprofessional collaborations inclinical practice or scholarship.
- Demonstrated commitment to or engagement with ruralcommunities.
- Demonstrated ability to serve a diverse population and apply anequity lens to this position including social justice and/oranti-racism.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse working andlearning environment.
- Demonstrated effective written, oral communication and/orpresentation skills.
- Doctorate in behavioral health or related field (Conferred onan official transcript at the time of application.)
- Board-approved clinical supervisor status for one or morelicensure boards or eligibility for approval and two or more yearsof experience in providing clinical supervision.
- Prior teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduatelevel.
Other Requirements:
Work safely at all times, which includes but is not limited to,participating and completing all required safety trainings, as wellas performing all job tasks in accordance with Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato policies and procedures utilizing appropriatetools, equipment and personal protective equipment.
Background check required.
Driver’s license required.
Based on the essential functions of this positions, MMB Policy#1422, and University policies relating to flexible work, thisposition is eligible for the following work modes:
Up to 20% of the time. Telework: A position with a work arrangementthat allows an employee to perform work on a regular basis at atelework location that is not the employee’s permanent/principalwork location
About:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DEPARTMENTAL SPECIFICINFORMATION:The Center for Rural Behavioral Health is a Centerwithin the College of Allied Health & Nursing. The College ofAllied Health & Nursing is a diverse and thirving learningcommunity committed to preparing tomorrow’s leaders throughstate-of-the-art facilities, The College includes seven academicdepartments and programs include Social Work, Alcohol and DrugStudies and Nursing. The broader university has a School Psychologyprogram and Counseling program. he Blue Cross Blue Shield Centerfor Rural Behavioral Health has been established within the Collegeof Allied Health and Nursing at Minnesota State University,Mankato. The Center is dedicated to improving access to behavioralhealthcare for residents of outstate Minnesota to include TribalCommunities, through research, workforce development, continuingeducation and customized training. The Center is supported by theCollege of Allied Health and Nursing, generous donations fromvested industry partners, grants, and with a onetime stateappropriation through the Department of Human Services to establisha community behavioral health center and training clinic. Theclinic will be a collaborative effort across academic programs insocial work, counseling and student personnel, alcohol and drugstudies, psychology, and nursing where student clinicians workunder the supervisions of experienced faculty and clinicians.Clinical services will include comprehensive, culturally relevant,trauma-informed, practice- and evidence-based, person- andfamily-centered mental health and substance use disorder treatmentservices in Blue Earth County and to residents of the surroundingregion. The clinic is under development and slated to open Fall2024.
University Demographics Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato is a member of the Minnesota State system.Minnesota State has established a strategic vision, Equity 2030,which aims to close the educational equity gaps across race andethnicity, socioeconomic status, ability, and geographic locationby the end of the decade at every Minnesota State college anduniversity and to provide an opportunity for all Minnesotans tocreate a better future for themselves, for their families, and fortheir communities. The focus of the work includes:· Enhancingaccess and student success.· Providing Minnesota with the talent itneeds.· Anchoring the communities and regions we serve.Equity 2030seeks to bridge efforts occurring within divisions andinstitutions, creating an intentional statewide culture ofequity-minded collaboration and resulting in equitable practiceembedded throughout our institutions. The full Equity 2030 plan islinked here. https://www.minnstate.edu/Equity2030/index.htmlMinnesota State University, Mankato has identified five broadthemes as our basis for discussion in developing our nextcomprehensive strategic plan. The themes are Serving Students andManaging Enrollment, Focusing our Resources, Offering anExceptional Student Experience, Caring for Health and Well-Being,and Ensuring a Welcoming, Equitable, and Inclusive University. Weseek to attract teacher-scholars who will be culturally andacademically diverse faculty members, and staff with a demonstratedcommitment to creating an inclusive learning and workingenvironment. Minnesota State University, Mankato, isstudent-centered and focuses on applied research that expandsknowledge; improves learning; and serves the region, state, andnation.Founded as a Normal School in 1868, Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato is now the second largest university inMinnesota with a tradition of combining big-ideas with real-worldthinking to find solutions for pressing problems in the state,region, and global society. Mankato, Minnesota, is a community ofnearly 44,500 people, about 85 miles southwest of the twin citiesof Minneapolis and St. Paul. The University acknowledges the landand the tribal nations upon this land whose work is beingaccomplished. We acknowledge that we are on Dakota land. We alsotake the opportunity to recognize that we live, work, and learn inthe homeland of the Dakota people, whose language frames ourname—Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Serving approximately 17,900 students annually, the University isan applied research institution, with more than 200 academicprograms, from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees. The Universityis a diverse and global campus with 18% students of color and 1,175+ international students from 95 countries, cutting-edgeinformation technology solutions and extensive partnerships. With1,600 faculty and staff, including 700 teaching faculty. TheUniversity has additional locations and a growing number of on-lineprograms to accelerate educational access and opportunity. Theselocations include partnerships in northern Minnesota’s the ironrange region. Fast facts about the university can be found here:https://mankato.mnsu.edu/about-the-university/fast-facts/APPLICATION PROCEDURES:To apply for this position,please continue the process via this website: https://minnesotastate.peopleadmin.com/A complete online application will include the followingattachments. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by thesearch committee.
- Cover Letter
- Non-Photo Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- Contact Information for three (3) references
- Unofficial Transcript(s) of your highest completed degree
- A brief (no more than one-page) diversity statement definingdiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and describing your viewsand actions toward advancing DEI including dimensions of socialjustice and racial equity related to race, gender, ability andculture. How would your views and prior actions regardingdiversity, equity and inclusion align with Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato’s goals?
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Megan Mahowald
College of Allied Health & Nursing
124 Myers Field House
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-1415
TTY: 800-627-3529 or 711
Email:megan.mahowald@mnsu.edu
*Employment for this position is covered by the collectivebargaining agreement for the Inter Faculty Organization which canbe found at: https://admin.mnsu.edu/human-resources/our-benefits/bargaining-units-and-personnel-plans/.
NOTICE: In accordance with the Minnesota State Vehicle Fleet SafetyProgram, employees driving on college/university business who use arental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to MN State’svehicle use criteria and consent to a Motor Vehicle Recordscheck.
The Minnesota State University, Mankato Annual Security and FireSafety Report is available for your review. This report is requiredby federal law and contains policy statements and crime statisticsfor the University. The policy statements address the school’spolicies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security.Three years’ worth of statistics are included for certain types ofcrimes that were reported to have occurred on-campus, or in otherUniversity affiliated locations. This report is available onlineat: http://www.mnsu.edu/safety/ Youmay also request a paper copy from University Security at507-389-2111, or by emailing security@mnsu.edu
Benefits Info:
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Posting Number: M419M
Re-posting: No
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 08/19/2024
Position End Date (if temporary):
Open Date: 03/29/2024
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary:
To apply, visit https://minnesotastate.peopleadmin.com/postings/2690
Minnesota State University, Mankato has a long-standingcommitment to diversity and is actively seeking to nurture andenrich its underrepresented communities. Women, minorities,veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must belegally able to accept work in the United States. Requests forreasonable accommodation of a disability during the applicationand/or interview process should be made to the Office of HumanResources, 507-389-2015 (V), 800-627-3529 or 711 (MRS/TTY). ThisVacancy Notice is available in alternative format upon request.Minnesota State University, Mankato is an affirmative action/equalopportunity University and is a member of the Minnesota StateColleges and Universities System.jeid-ed478681e5e6764cad51d217867daf6a
