Mental Health Clinician - 10 month
About The Position
The Mental Health Clinician provides individual, couples, and group counseling; emergency mental health services; consultation to the University community; outreach presentations; clinical supervision of graduate students; and clinical disposition activities. The role also includes participating in staff meetings, coordinating a specific area such as groups, outreach, training, embedded services, or eating disorders, completing clinical documentation, obtaining and maintaining relevant Arkansas licensure, and performing other duties assigned by CAPS leadership. This is a 100% appointed, 10-month position, with annual employment dates from August 1 through May 31. The position has routine shift hours, infrequent overtime, or shift rotation. Reliable, regular, and non-disruptive attendance and the ability to maintain collegial working relationships are essential. The role is designated “remote essential”: during unexpected campus or health-center closures, clinicians may provide telehealth services when appropriate. Staff must take their University-issued laptops home each night during the work week and each weekend so they can support client access and telehealth services if needed.
Requirements
- For Mental Health Clinician I: A master's degree from an accredited institution in social work or counseling.
- For Mental Health Clinician I: Eligibility to obtain provisional licensure in the relevant discipline in Arkansas within 60 days of the start date, with the expectation of pursuing independent licensure in a timely manner.
- For Mental Health Clinician II: A master's degree from an accredited institution in social work or counseling.
- For Mental Health Clinician II: An Arkansas license for independent practice in social work or counseling (LCSW or LPC).
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to work as part of a highly cohesive, interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work well in crisis situations.
- Ability to balance administrative tasks with clinical tasks.
- Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance.
- Ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree from an accredited institution in social work or counselor education.
- At least three years of experience evaluating and treating individuals whose age and psychological development are similar to traditional and non-traditional college students.
- Experience working within brief models of care, as evidenced in application materials.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual, couples, and group counseling.
- Provide emergency mental health services.
- Consult with the University community.
- Deliver outreach presentations.
- Provide clinical supervision to graduate students.
- Participate in clinical disposition activities and staff meetings.
- Coordinate a designated area, such as groups, outreach, training, embedded services, or eating disorders.
- Complete clinical documentation.
- Obtain and maintain licensure in the relevant discipline in Arkansas.
- Provide telehealth services during unexpected closures when appropriate and when needed.
- Take the University-issued laptop home each night during the work week and each weekend to be prepared to support client access and telehealth services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the CAPS director, associate directors, or assistant directors.
Benefits
- University contributions to health, dental, life, and disability insurance.
- Tuition waivers for employees and their families.
- 12 official holidays.
- Immediate leave accrual.
- A choice of retirement programs with University contributions ranging from 5% to 10% of employee salary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
