Clinical Counselor - Counseling Center
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL - Urbana, IL
posted 16 days ago
About the position
The University of Illinois Counseling Center is hiring clinical counselors. Successful candidates will have solid experience and expertise in serving college student populations. The Center is an accredited training site through the American Psychological Association with over 50 full-time staff, which includes clinicians, doctoral interns, social work interns, academic professional staff, and administrative staff. The staff is also made up of graduate assistants, undergraduate paraprofessionals, and practicum counselors. There are openings for clinical counselors/psychologists in one or more of the following desired clinical and outreach areas: Suicide Prevention, Asian and Asian International student populations, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) student populations, Native and Indigenous populations, Grief/Loss, and Religion/Spirituality. The University of Illinois is a land grant institution located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana in central Illinois. The University of Illinois campus is situated between the three major metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis and is considered one of the top comprehensive research public universities in the nation. Our staff works on campus with an academically talented and ethnically diverse student population, including international students totaling 22.5 percent of the total student population, 19.1 percent for Asian American students, 11.4 percent for Latinx/e students, 4.8 percent for African American students, and 3.3 percent for multiracial students, with a total enrollment of over 59,000 students. University of Illinois Counseling Center employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation; competitive health, dental, retirement, and vision benefits; and education assistance programs.
Responsibilities
- Providing time-limited mental health counseling services for individuals and couples.
- Providing outreach and clinical services that address the needs of the student population including traditionally underserved populations.
- Training/supervising doctoral interns, practicum counselors and undergraduate paraprofessional service providers; supervision of APA accredited health psychology interns; clinical supervision of unlicensed staff.
- Managing clinical crises and triage services.
- Providing training and leadership in psychological assessment; participating in other outreach, training, and consultation team activities.
- Providing group counseling services through a general therapy group or a group that addresses a specific clinical issue or the needs of a particular population of students.
- Participating in psychological emergency and trauma response.
- Participating in various Student Affairs activities and committees.
- Contribution to research and assessment area.
Requirements
- Master's degree in social work, counseling or psychology for clinicians with a terminal master's level degree.
- Doctorate in clinical psychology, clinical/community psychology, counseling psychology, or related field for clinicians with a terminal doctoral degree.
- Degree completed by start date.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois or license state-transfer eligible background is required for master's degree.
- Licensed in Illinois or license eligible background as a psychologist required for candidates with doctoral degree.
- Demonstrated experience functioning at a high level as a generalist in a diverse setting.
- In-depth supervised training in psychological assessment, training & supervision.
Nice-to-haves
- Previous experience in a college counseling center.
- Demonstrated interest, expertise, and experience in clinical or outreach work in an area of special emphasis and/or training/supervision.
- Demonstrated experience with specific clinical populations including suicide prevention, Asian and Asian International student populations, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) student populations, Native and Indigenous populations, Grief/Loss, and Religion/Spirituality.
- Licensed and mid-career clinicians, individuals with diverse backgrounds, and candidates with experience and ideas that embrace, and value diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Fluency in a second language, especially Mandarin, Korean or Spanish. Other language fluency is considered.
Benefits
- Excellent compensation
- Competitive health benefits
- Dental benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Vision benefits
- Education assistance programs
