Therapist/Mental Health Counselor

Job Description

Health, Counseling, and Disability Access Services are seeking an experienced and skilled therapist able to work with a diverse clinical population with a wide range of needs, as well as to support our efforts to enhance our services to serve all students.

• We are seeking an experienced therapist to coordinate unit intakes and provide initial assessments; individual and group counseling/therapy; crisis intervention; consultation; outreach and psycho-educational programming; and supervision of clinical graduate interns.
• We are seeking a professional who is committed to the work of university counseling centers and who wishes to join a dynamic staff seeking ways to better meet the mental health needs of the campus population.
• Cultural competence is of utmost importance.
• The successful candidate will value a multifaceted approach involving strongly linked clinical and training efforts, consultation with the campus, mental health prevention/early intervention, multicultural values/awareness, and collaborative campus connections.
• We seek individuals who are collaborative in nature, have strong communication skills, practice good self-care, maintain healthy boundaries, and possess the ability to manage the workload while promoting a positive atmosphere and healthy relationships.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.

UMSL supports employees and their families who choose to continue their education. Faculty and staff who choose to pursue or continue their college education—as well as eligible spouses and dependents—can receive assistance at UMSL, MU, UMKC, or Missouri S&T.

Shift

Monday – Friday 8am-5pm.

Salary

Pay commensurate with education and experience.
Hiring Range: $60,000-$65,000 annually
Grade: GGS-10
University Title: SENIOR COUNSELOR HEALTH/WELFARE/WELLNESS

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of a Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology or Social Work is necessary.
• Experience promoting, developing, and maintaining group therapy.
• Demonstrated competence to work in a multicultural environment.
• Some post-degree experience in counseling is necessary.
• University counseling center experience and Missouri licensure eligibility are highly desirable.
• The successful candidate must be licensed in the State of Missouri within 18 months of hire, if recently graduated and in need of postdoctoral supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

Desirable skills include interest and experience in utilizing a brief therapy model, crisis intervention, hospitalization experience, and work with more complex cases.

Application Materials

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of three references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.
Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.) to the UMSL Job site: http://umsl.jobs.
For questions about the application process, please call (314) 516-5805. If you are experiencing technical problems, please email umpshrsupport@umsystem.edu.

Benefit Eligibility

The University of Missouri - St. Louis offers benefit-eligible employees a wide variety of benefits including: health, dental and vision coverage effective on the first day of employment, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance for employees and their dependents and employee and dependent life insurance. For more information about our benefits, please visit:

https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

Values Commitment

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate. In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.

English Version

EEO is the Law Spanish Version

EEO is the Law Chinese Version