Staff Clinician bei Bowling Green State University, OH

About the Department

Staff Clinicians provide counseling and mental health services to students enrolled at BGSU, as well as consultation with faculty, staff, families, and others who may be concerned about students. Services may include individual and group counseling; crisis intervention; consultation; outreach and psychoeducation; referral; and liaison activities. Clinicians may also provide training and supervision for mental health trainees who are providing services at the Counseling Center with the appropriate license and designations. Staff Clinicians may serve as a liaison between the Counseling Center and one or more campus areas.

Position Duties

• Provide counseling for individuals and groups
• Provide on-call (crisis) and drop in consultation services
• Engage in clinical consultation with students

• Engage in third-party consultation with faculty, staff, families, students, and others about mental health concerns impacting students
• Facilitate and/or coordinate outreach and psychoeducational programming
• Perform liaison activities – work collaboratively with staff in offices outside the Counseling Center to identify student needs and develop, provide, and/or coordinate mental health services to meet those needs.  May be assigned to specific functional areas. Counselors may work as a liaison to more than one campus area.

• Provide training/clinical supervision for Counseling Center trainees, who are enrolled in graduate programs in mental health fields and are providing counseling services to students. Supervision is of trainees in master’s level graduate programs and may provide supervision to doctoral interns in the APA accredited doctoral internship program.
• Facilitate training seminars and programs for Counseling Center trainees.

• Coordinate or oversee various activities and/or functions in the Center (e.g., group services, outreach programming, training experiences, electronic record-keeping systems)
• Complete documentation, correspondence, and case management in a timely manner
• Provide service to the Counseling Center, Division, and University
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

The following Education is required: 

• Master’s degree required. Degree must be obtained before start date. 
  • Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or related field preferred.  

The following Experience is required:

• 1 year experience in the provision of mental health services, which can include up to a 2 year supervised internship. 
  • 2 years of internship experience counts as 1 year of professional experience.

The following Licensure is required: (Current certifications must be documented on your resume/application or uploaded as additional documents)

• Licensed Professional Counselor or Counselor Trainee status. To be considered with Counselor Trainee status, the candidate must be licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor by start date.
• Currently Licensed Independent Social Workers will also be considered.  

Other Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Strong clinical skills
• Experience with clientele with broad backgrounds and experiences preferred.
• Ability to integrate knowledge of social justice, inclusion, oppression, privilege, and power into one’s professional practice
• Knowledge of the negative mental health impact of social injustices
• Ability to participate in activities that assess and communicate one’s understanding of inclusion, oppression, privilege, and power
• Ability to advocate on issues of social justice, oppression, privilege, and power that impact people based on local, national, and global interconnections
• Knowledge of ethics/laws pertaining to the provision of mental health care in the State of Ohio
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and consult as needed
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills

Required Documents to Upload to Application:  Cover Letter and Resume

Deadline to apply:  The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, for best consideration, applications should be provided by  September 19, 2025.    

BGSU does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.