Senior Director, Center for Student Wellbeing

American University in Cairo

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Clinical Oversight: Provide strategic vision and clinical direction for the entire center, integrating its three core units: Counseling, Student Accessibility Services (SAS), and Outreach. Designs campus-wide wellness initiatives to establish the CSW as a "Center of Excellence" and works towards maintaining IACS (International Association of Counseling Services) accreditation standards
• Clinical Management & Crisis Intervention: Responsible for the quality of care provided to students. This involves providing clinical supervision to staff, managing caseloads and referral processes, and ensuring ethical compliance. Crucially, the role leads crisis intervention efforts, including being on-call after hours to handle high-risk emergencies and making critical decisions regarding student safety and hospitalization
• Student Accessibility & Outreach Direction: Lead the Student Accessibility Services unit by coordinating with faculty to ensure appropriate academic accommodations for students with disabilities, while also directing campus outreach efforts through webinars, workshops, and anti-stigma campaigns that promote mental health awareness and resilience; maintain strong relations and collaborative partnerships with psychiatric hospitals, outsourced psychiatrists, mental health providers, NGOs, and community organizations to enhance support for students in need
• Operational & Staff Management: Manages the center s significant administrative and financial operations
• Additional Related Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned