Associate Director, Student Counseling & Psychological Services

Auburn University•Auburn, AL

About The Position

Auburn University Student Affairs is seeking an Associate Director of Student Counseling and Psychological Services (SCPS). Reporting to the Executive Director of Student Counseling and Health Promotion Wellness Services, the Associate Director oversees SCPS day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. The role supervises, manages, and evaluates clinical staff and supports clinical services, training, outreach, and mental health initiatives. The Associate Director also assumes leadership responsibilities in the Executive Director’s absence. The position combines administrative leadership with direct clinical work. The Associate Director maintains a moderate counseling caseload, provides clinical supervision to graduate practicum clinicians and doctoral interns, and contributes to the SCPS leadership team. The role also leads clinical staff onboarding and serves as the center’s point person for technology maintenance and innovation. Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter combined into a single file. The position is listed as continuing.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
Seven years of experience as a clinical staff member in a college counseling center, including past administrative responsibilities.
At least two years of experience supervising or leading professional-level staff.
One of the following credentials: Licensed Psychologist in the State of Alabama; Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) state licensure; or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Knowledge of counseling practices, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations, codes of ethics, and federal and state laws related to counseling individuals.

Responsibilities

Supervise, manage, and evaluate clinical staff, including Psychologists, Student Counselors, and Case Managers, to support effective day-to-day operations and delivery of mental health resources.
Oversee performance management for SCPS clinical service providers, including probationary reviews, performance planning and reviews, regular supervisee check-ins, and performance improvement plans as needed.
Maintain a moderate clinical caseload providing brief and clinically indicated longer-term individual and group counseling to Auburn University students, with direct clinical service averaging at least 25% of total work time over the performance year.
Follow ethical and legal guidelines in clinical work.
Document counseling progress and maintain appropriate data in Titanium Schedule; complete intake and termination reports accurately and on time in accordance with SCPS policies and procedures.
Prepare client documentation, including accommodation support letters, medical referrals, and medical withdrawal support letters.
Provide outreach programming about counseling center services and mental health information as appropriate.
Provide clinical supervision for graduate practicum clinicians and doctoral interns, and potentially unlicensed senior staff clinicians when appropriate.
Monitor supervisees’ clinical documentation, meet with each supervisee for at least one hour of clinical supervision weekly, participate in intern and practicum training meetings, review client documentation in Titanium Schedule, and routinely review recordings where appropriate.
Serve on the SCPS leadership team and assist and provide feedback to other management and leadership.
Lead and coordinate onboarding for new clinical staff; develop and maintain onboarding materials, orient staff to policies, procedures, and digital systems, facilitate initial training, support new staff during their early weeks, and refine onboarding practices.
Lead technology maintenance and innovation for the counseling center; monitor and support systems and tools such as Titanium, Zen Den, biofeedback equipment, and online workshops; explore technology to enhance service delivery, data management, and communication; monitor digital infrastructure practices; and develop training and support resources for ethical and effective use of digital tools.
Assume leadership responsibilities in the Executive Director’s absence.