Staff Clinician

The Counseling Center is a critical component of Student Success at the University of South Florida, located in beautiful Tampa Bay on Florida's spectacular west coast.

The Counseling Center strives to support the mental health and well-being of the 44,000 enrolled graduate and undergraduate students at the USF Tampa campus.  Through the provision of high quality clinical services and evidenced-based practice, innovative outreach, consultation, and education, the Counseling Center is recognized and valued for its contribution to the success of an exceptionally diverse student body.  The Counseling Center, with a dedicated, energetic, and motivated team of 30 multidisciplinary professionals including licensed psychologists, licensed mental health counselors, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and administrative support personnel is accredited by IACS and has an APA-accredited doctoral internship and APPIC affiliated post-doctoral fellowships.

The Counseling Center is committed to a team approach to client care across all staff.  With a thriving group therapy program, interdisciplinary training programs, and ongoing consultation opportunities, the Counseling Center is seeking staff clinicians with a commitment to excellence, culturally responsive care, and who would enhance the diversity and resources of our staff.

Clinicians directly serve the USF community through the ethical practice of culturally responsive, theoretically grounded and evidenced-based individual and group therapies, crisis intervention, and mental health consultation and prevention activities.  Additionally, this position has the opportunity to be involved in providing training and supervision for the Center's training programs.  Clinicians may serve as coordinators of specific program areas, and establish designated liaisons with strategic campus partners that are consistent with their training and expertise.  Clinicians participate in the development of Center policy and programs and represent the Center to the USF community and at local, state, and national professional forums.  Considered essential staff, this position is responsive to the mental health needs of students during and following critical events such as severe weather incidents or campus emergencies.  

Clinicians are expected to be knowledgeable of multicultural approaches to mental health treatment, and skilled in treating common presenting concerns of college-age students including anxiety, depression, substance misuse, eating disorders, and interpersonal trauma, with evidenced-based interventions.

Candidates must possess an earned Master's Degree in applied health sciences (e.g., mental health counseling, social work, counselor education, couple and family therapy, psychology).  Licensure or license-eligible as a mental health counselor, clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist in the State of Florida in accordance with Chapter 491, F.S.  Date by which licensure is expected will be determined as part of the hiring process.  Candidates must be proficient with the use of an electronic medical record, and comfortable using technology such as Microsoft Word to complete work-related tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

-Three years post-master's experience.
-Experience working with a college student population.
-Experience providing short-term individual and group therapy, using theoretically grounded approaches and evidenced-based therapies.
-Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
-Clinical experience with culturally diverse groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, international, and differently-abled students, and a desire to grow in multicultural orientation.
-Experience and comfort working with students presenting with high risk difficulties including suicidal ideation, self-injurious behaviors, eating disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, and/or trauma.

Apply at Careers@USF, Job Posting #38606