General Summary of Position:

University of Massachusetts, Lowell has two exciting openings for full-time Counseling Clinicians or Senior Counseling Clinicians at Counseling Services (UMLCS), part of the UMass Lowell Wellness Center.  We are seeking licensed psychologists or licensed therapists with an interest in and passion for clinical supervision, group therapy, outreach, or diversity and inclusion. Counseling Services strives to empower, support, and assist students in the pursuit of their academic, professional, and personal endeavors.  Counseling Services clinicians work with undergraduate and graduate students to tackle challenges and remove barriers to growth, change, happiness, peace, or well-being.

The Counseling Clinician/Senior Counseling Clinician will provide culturally affirming clinical services including triage assessments, intake evaluations, diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, brief individual and couples counseling as well as group counseling.  The clinician will assist students requiring long-term or specialized care in connecting with campus and off-campus resources as well as provide psychiatric referrals.  The clinician will design and lead advanced training seminars for staff and trainees.  Counseling Clinicians/Senior Counseling Clinicians licensed as psychologists will serve as primary clinical supervisors for pre-doctoral psychology interns in the APA accredited pre-doctoral internship offered at UMLCS.

Ideal candidates for this position will be experienced and effective clinicians dedicated to empowering, supporting, and treating our student clients.  Ideal candidates will characterize themselves as professionals with integrity who have a passion for providing quality clinical care and who see themselves as lifelong learners, flexible, eager, and collaborative. 

The Counseling Clinician/Senior Counseling Clinician will join a hard-working, creative, spirited, dedicated, supportive team of multidisciplinary mental health care providers.  As a staff we value humor, connection, mutual respect, and creating real, meaningful relationships with everyone on the team at the Wellness Center.  UMLCS offers professional development funds, payment of licensure costs and staff mini-retreats – which in the past have involved trivia, therapy dogs, yoga, games, and much consumption of good food.  Self-care is built into the practice model at UMLCS.  There is a maximum of five scheduled clinical hours per day, dedicated time for documentation, reserved time for lunch, clear expectations to prevent overworking, and no on-call duties. 

Counseling Services values the intersectional identities of each individual and recognizes the centrality of culture and relationships to human development and psychological wellbeing. Staff are dedicated to creating an inclusive and affirming environment to support our students of all backgrounds and each other. We have regularly scheduled time as a staff solely focused on learning and discussion to further our commitment to diversity, equity, belonging, anti-racist clinical practice and social justice. For additional information about UMLCS’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, please see https://www.uml.edu/student-services/counseling/diversity.aspx.  For information about UMass Lowell’s commitment see https://www.uml.edu/diversity/.

Greater Lowell, Merrimack Valley, and the Boston region are home to diverse communities. The historic city of Lowell, MA, is a gateway city that is a majority-minority city (20.9% Asian American, 17.9% Hispanic, 8% Black/African American).

UMass Lowell is a national research university committed to preparing our students for work in the real world - solving real problems and helping real people - by providing an affordable high-quality education. US News and World Report ranks UMass Lowell among the top 200 research universities in the country, and our rankings have been consistently rising.  

44% of UMass Lowell’s undergraduates are students of color, 45% are first-generation, and 9% are international students from more than 115 countries.  The land we live, work, learn and commune on at UMass Lowell is the original homeland of the Pennacook communities with the Pawtucket Village and Wamesit Village. Our chancellor, Julie Chen, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and the second woman to lead UMass Lowell as its Chancellor.  UMass Lowell has robust partnerships with the City of Lowell, Lowell Public Schools, health organizations, and many other local nonprofits and businesses.  By spearheading the exciting Lowell Innovation and Network Corridor (LINC) with the City of Lowell and the UMass Building Authority, UMass Lowell is collaborating with industry, government, and non-profits to create a “thriving innovation ecosystem that will transform the city’s economic future.”

The university offers an excellent salary and benefits package. See Counseling Clinician Grade P18 and Senior Counseling Clinician Grade 19 salary ranges: https://www.uml.edu/docs/PROF%20RANGES%20Jan%202025%20as%20of%201-23-25_tcm18-395274.pdf) and benefits package (https://www.uml.edu/hr/employee-benefits/benefited-employees/).

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Master’s degree in mental health counseling, clinical social work, clinical psychology or a closely related field and a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy and independent licensure if not supervising pre-doctoral psychology interns or
• Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology with licensure as a psychologist in order to supervise pre-doctoral psychology interns.
• Fully licensed candidates (e.g. psychologist, LMHC, LICSW) that have completed 5+ years of clinical practice providing psychotherapy following completion of a clinical graduate degree may be hired as a Senior Counseling Clinician (Grade P19)
• Knowledge of best practices in crisis intervention, clinical assessment, risk assessment, and suicide prevention.
• Commitment to and demonstrated ability to provide multiculturally competent clinical services to a diverse student population.
• Experience in working with developmental issues common to the 18-25 year old college/university student population.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working or training in a college or university counseling center.
• Experience in brief therapy, group therapy, outreach services, clinical supervision, or diversity and inclusion programs.
• Bilingual with experience providing mental health services in language(s) other than English.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Only Internal Professional (SEIU 888 Professional Union) Bargaining candidates will be considered during the first 10 business days of the posting. All other candidates will be considered after that period. 

This is an SEIU 888 Professional Union position, Grade P18 (Counseling Clinician) OR Grade P19 (Senior Counseling Clinician), based on qualifications. 

Initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications is received.  

Please include the following required documents with your application:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Diversity Statement (250-500 words) that describes your commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity in clinical and professional practice.
• Names and contact information of three references who have supervised your professional work (including 1-2 who have supervised your clinical work) will be required at the time of application.