Location: Binghamton, NY
Category: Professional
Job Type: Full-time
Posted On: Fri Jun 12 2026
Job Description:
Budget Title: Senior Counselor (SL-4)
Salary: $68,000 - $73,000 (12-month position)
Anticipated start date: August 13, 2026
Binghamton University's Counseling Center (UCC) seeks a Senior Counselor - Trauma Specialist for a full-time 12-month renewable position with benefits. This is a specialist position for candidates with interest or expertise in treating trauma, especially survivors of sexual assault or other interpersonal violence. This senior counselor will be a liaison from the UCC to the VARCC, a campus space offering coordinated services for advocacy, reporting, healing and empowerment for survivors of sexual violence. The position will also involve some generalist clinical work at the UCC with a range of issues.
Duties of the position include short-term individual and group counseling, crisis work, initial assessment, consultation, and an occasional rotation with voluntary after-hours emergency/crisis response. Counselors provide some outreach, psycho-educational workshops (sometimes after hours), and liaison/consultant relationships, for this position the outreach and consultation work would primarily be related to the VARCC. The position may be involved with supervision and training of interns. All clinical staff positions involve some administrative duties and roles. Occasional evening, night or weekend work may be required if a situation warrants this need.
The UCC is deeply committed to providing support, advocacy, and culturally responsive services to a diverse student body, and to recruiting and supporting a diverse staff. Our mission is to enhance the psychological well-being of our students so they can take full advantage of the educational opportunities at the University. The successful candidate will join a wonderfully dedicated and dynamic team, and will have the opportunity to do meaningful work serving a richly rewarding and diverse student population. The UCC supports its clinicians engaging in flexible clinical approaches with high quality individual supervision and team-based peer consultation. We are an interdisciplinary team integrated in the Health and Counseling department and we work closely with Psychiatry which is co-located in the same building. We welcome diverse staff identities, and we offer opportunities and support for early career professionals as well as more experienced clinicians.
Job Requirements:
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Master's degree in mental health, or related field, conferred by start date OR in a doctoral program in mental health or related field with expected graduation no greater than 1 year from date of hire
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Licensure, or eligibility for licensure, to practice in New York by start date. This could include eligibility for a limited permit or being in final year of doctoral supervision toward licensure
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Training and experience working with survivors of trauma, interpersonal violence, and/or sexual assault
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Generalist clinical skills in assessing and intervening with a range of disorders, concerns, and degrees of pathology in treatment
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Multicultural awareness, knowledge, responsiveness, and skills to work with culturally diverse populations
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Willingness to work in a time-limited model of care
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Experience in or willingness to provide crisis intervention
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Ability to handle a busy caseload in a dynamic environment while completing charting and administrative tasks
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Proficiency in oral and written communication skills, giving presentations, and leading group discussions
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Willingness to collaborate
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Ability to handle spontaneous work demands while undertaking projects that require advance planning
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Team-oriented and "user-friendly" approach to students and university staff
Preferred:
- Advanced mental health license or credential: LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or related advanced license OR Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or related field. ABD's will be considered; doctoral supervision for licensure can be provided
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3 or more years of experience working with survivors of trauma, interpersonal violence, and/or sexual assault
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Experience in a university or college counseling center setting
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Active participation in relevant professional organizations
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.
Additional Information:
Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials
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