Approximately 65 percent of workload is direct clinical service via client care or clinical supervision, with the remainder focused on documentation, administration, meetings, outreach, or teaching training seminars. The Student Counseling Center staff’s typical hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional opportunities for outreach or campus support on evenings and weekends.
Required Qualifications
Education: Master’s Degree
Experience: Licensed or license eligible as a Mental Health Service Provider in the State of Tennessee as a Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist, or other clinical license; May be pre-licensed professional willing to work under clinical supervision; Experience providing psychotherapeutic or counseling services including short-term individual, couple, and group counseling modalities; Experience managing mental health crises including assessment of suicidal and homicidal risk.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Ability to assess and intervene with students in emotional crisis
Ability to provide individual and group counseling/psychotherapy
Ability to provide clinical supervision of psychology students in training
Ability to provide outreach programming on topics related to college student mental health
Ability to provide consultation concerning college student mental health
Ability to fulfill job functions in a culturally competent manner
Preferred Qualifications
Education: Doctoral Degree
Experience: 2 years of post-graduate experience providing mental health services, independently licensed in a mental health field; Sufficient number of years post-license to provide clinical supervision in relevant sub discipline; LCSW, LCMHC-HSP, LMFT or license-eligible in Tennessee
Work Location
Location: Knoxville, TN
Onsite
Compensation and Benefits
- UT market range 10
- Anticipated hiring range: dependent upon license, experience
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Application Instructions
Anticipated Start Date by August 1, 2026.
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments. To be assured of full consideration, completed applications with all requested materials should be submitted on or before July 10, 2026.
- Vita/resume, include month/year for degree attainment, license attainment, and start/end dates for employment with if full time or part time (e.g. 20 hours a week would be 50% time). Please make clear if experience was work experience or part of training requirements for degree or training program.
- Cover Letter
- Contact Information for 3 Professional References (references will not be contacted without notification/consent), including supervisor at most recent employer.
Academic transcripts and examination results or licensure verification required prior to an official offer.
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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 provide opportunities where students exemplify the Volunteer Spirit, inspiring others to learn, lead, and serve.
Our departments provide essential services that support student success and future growth, fostering engagement, leadership, and wellness while enhancing belonging. Together, they create transformative experiences that help students achieve both academic and personal goals.
The Student Counseling Center is a multidisciplinary clinical team dedicated to supporting the mental health, wellbeing, and academic success of students through responsive mental health services. The center provides a range of clinical offerings including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, outreach and prevention programming, consultation, and training for graduate trainees and campus partners. Staff collaborate closely with university departments to promote a holistic, community-based approach to student care. The Student Counseling Center values clinical excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to student development within a dynamic campus environment.
