Assistant Director, Student Counseling Center - UTK

The Division of Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications a newly developed Assistant Director role with the Student Counseling Center. Join the leadership team of a multi-disciplinary clinical team providing high quality, short-term therapy services at a thriving flagship University. 

The Assistant Director is an exempt, year-round, full-time; non-tenure track staff leadership role within the Student Counseling Center, the university’s primary facility for personal counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health outreach and consultation services. The mission is to promote the psychological, educational, and social well-being of the students at the University of Tennessee and to help prepare them to be productive members of a global society. 

Start date to be during the summer term of 2025. 

• The Assistant Director, as a member of the leadership team, closely collaborates with the Associate/Clinical Director and Assistant/Training Director under the supervision of the Director to ensure high-quality provision of mental health services to the students of the University of Tennessee. 
• Manages a team of 6-8 clinical providers.
• Provides oversight to a major service area of the SCC, dependent upon the identified candidate’s qualifications and experience, such as assessment and effectiveness of services, outreach and suicide prevention, psychological assessment, or another major domain. 
• Provides direct clinical services to students and clinical supervision to graduate students, interns, post-docs, or professional staff, as qualified. 
• Supports outreach and consultation efforts of the department. 
• Contributes to the leadership team in developing the vision, implementation, coordination and promotion of the SCC’s services.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s or Doctoral Degree in a relevant mental health discipline such a Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Counselor Education and Supervision, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Clinical or Counseling Psychology
• Experience: Licensed as a Health Service Provider in the State of Tennessee with a supervisor designation as a Psychologist, Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist or ability to obtain license and meet all full qualifications before start date. 

 

• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Administrative and organization skills; Knowledge of clinical management, documentation and processes; Ability to provide individual and group psychotherapy; Knowledge and ability to design and implement outreach and preventative programming to diverse audiences; Public speaking skills; Ability to provide intake assessment, risk assessment, and crisis intervention; Ability to provide supervision and training of clinical staff; Ability to provide presentations and workshops; Ability to serve/contribute to university committees and activities; Knowledge of development issues of college students and of collegiate mental health issues; Knowledge of and sensitivity to multicultural concerns. 

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Experience providing services to a college population, 2-3 years clinical administrative experience

 

Work Location 

• Knoxville, TN - in-person, on-site 

Compensation and Benefits 

• UT market range: MR14
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

 

Application Instructions 

• Please submit an application, vita/resume (with month and dates of employment/experience), cover letter, and any additional materials via the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Human Resources, application website.  https://hr.utk.edu/staff-positions/

 

About The College/Department/Division The Division of Student Life is comprised of an outstanding group of professionals who create student-centered opportunities that contribute to a transformative Volunteer Experience. These opportunities allow students to grow their skills and knowledge outside of the classroom. From health and wellness to service and engagement, we provi