Specialist, Student Counseling

Student Success and Well-Being – Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): 

Counseling and Psychological Services is home to an interdisciplinary team of full-time psychologists, social workers, and mental health counselors who are fully committed to the success and well-being of our students.

The Opportunity:

The UCF Student Success and Well-Being Department of Counseling and Psychologist Services (CAPS) is currently seeking applications for multiple Master’s level therapists to fill the Specialist in Student Counseling positions in the beautiful urban city of Orlando, Florida. Our department seeks motivated and qualified candidates to apply to this position reporting to an Associate or Assistant Director on the Administrative Team. This role is responsible for providing generalist mental health services, including, initial assessment, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, outreach programming for the UCF community, and consultation to faculty/staff, students, parents, and others. Additional responsibilities include providing supervision and training for master's level trainees.

Strong candidates will have previous experience providing comprehensive mental health services and an investment in training future professionals. Responsible to Director, Associate Director, Assistant Director, or equivalent higher-level administration. This position/classification is considered a critical/essential position under the university's designation of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) as an essential responder/s to an emergency (unplanned event) or threat thereof which disrupt operations within the university.

UCF is seeking to fill multiple roles. Candidates for this job posting will be considered for additional vacancies in this department.

Responsibilities:

• Provides initial clinical consultation and assessment, crisis intervention, and brief psychotherapy to a diverse population of students.

• Provides group counseling, both psychoeducational and process oriented.

• Provides peer consultation, as well as consultation to university faculty and staff regarding concerns about students and the campus environment.

• Designs and implements psycho-educational programs, outreach activities or postvention activities for the campus community, including students, faculty, staff, campus organizations, related academic departments, and division units.

• Develops/participates in working relationships with other departments that share an interest in student wellness and personal development.

• Participates in center or campus committees and work groups.

• Completes and maintains timely and accurate records in compliance with state laws and professional code of ethics.

• Performs additional professional services based on individual skills and interests consistent with the centers' need.

• Engages in professional development activities to maintain licensure/certification and qualify to supervise masters level trainees.

• Provides supervision to graduate students in the training program.

• Performs other potential duties as assigned by the Counseling and Psychological Service’s Director.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master's degree in mental health counseling, psychology, marriage and family, or social work from an accredited college or university with a supervised internship experience. 

• Must be licensed or license eligible as a mental health counselor, social worker or marriage and family therapist in the State of Florida and must maintain license. If not licensed, must obtain licensure in Florida no later than 2.5 years from date of hire.   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in university counseling center or community agency work is preferred, including initial assessments and brief therapy, crisis intervention, group therapy, supervision and training, outreach, and community interventions as well as experience working with collaborative partners on-campus.

• Prefer that candidate be licensed or near licensure. (Prefer that candidate has already passed licensure exam.)

• Experience with leading therapy groups (process and support).

• Experience and expertise in working with eating disorders or other related specializations such as research informed practices, manualized treatments, or other treatment certifications, such as trauma reprocessing skills (i.e. EMDR or ART).

Additional Application Materials Required:

In addition to your completed application, please include a resume and cover letter.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

• Case presentation will be requested at interview.

• Please have a copy of unofficial transcripts ready.

• References should be ready to provide electronic form completion upon request and should have been in a supervisory capacity to the applicant.

UCF is seeking to fill multiple roles. Candidates for this job posting will be considered for additional vacancies in this department.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program 

• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays

• Retirement savings options 

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions 

• Education assistance 

• Flexible work environment 

• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.

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Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

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