CLINICAL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATE

About the role

The Student Counseling Services team is seeking a dedicated mental health professional to provide counseling and psychological services to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. This position delivers evidence-based individual, couples, and group counseling to support students experiencing a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, substance use, relationship challenges, and other mental health issues. The counselor will also provide crisis intervention, risk assessment, case management, consultation, and outreach services that promote student well-being and academic success.

In addition to serving the general student population, this position has a specialized focus on supporting students living in UAB's residential communities. The counselor will collaborate with campus partners to address the unique mental health needs of residential students and help increase access to mental health services through outreach, consultation, prevention programming, and clinical support. Responsibilities may include maintaining an adjusted work schedule one to two days per week during the fall and spring semesters to accommodate late afternoon and early evening appointment availability for on-campus residents.

Responsibilities

• Direct service activities to students in individual, couples, and group settings.
• Provide client intakes, assessments, and crisis interventions.
• Deliver program development and outreach activities, including presentations, training, and psycho-education.
• Provide consultation services to faculty, staff, and students.
• Serve on departmental, division, or campus-wide committees, research, and evaluation activities of Counseling Services.
• Develop and deliver presentations, workshops, and psychoeducational programs.
• Participate in campus initiatives that promote mental health and suicide prevention.
• Contribute to the university's commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive campus environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a related field required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Skills

• Clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for college-aged and adult populations.
• Suicide risk assessment, crisis intervention, and safety planning.
• Evidence-based counseling approaches for depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and eating disorders.
• Group counseling and psychoeducational program development.
• Case management and clinical documentation.
• Mental health outreach, training, and presentation facilitation.
• Experience conducting and interpreting clinical assessments to inform treatment planning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse, underserved, and marginalized populations.
• Sound clinical judgment and ability to make decisions in acute and emergent situations.
• Collaboration and teamwork across multidisciplinary settings.
• Adaptability and creativity in developing mental health programming and outreach initiatives.
• Self-reflection, professionalism, and commitment to continuous learning.
• Ability to build rapport and establish therapeutic relationships with students.

Pay

Salary pay range: $47,665 – $61,965

Schedule

Hybrid work arrangement. Responsibilities may include maintaining an adjusted work schedule one to two days per week during the fall and spring semesters to accommodate late afternoon and early evening appointment availability for on-campus residents.