Western Carolina University
Counselor (T00813)
🇺🇸 Cullowhee, NC
🕑 Part-Time
💰 $35 - $40 per Hour
💻 Other
🗓️ August 11th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Provide mental health assessments and develop treatment plans for students.
- Conduct individual and group counseling sessions.
- Manage emergency mental health situations and provide crisis intervention.
- Offer case management and clinical consultation services.
- Use knowledge of trauma-informed care practices and interventions for specific concerns like eating disorders or crisis management (preferred).
- Must have a completed master's or doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work and be eligible for licensure in North Carolina before the start date.
- Experience in a college counseling center or with young adult populations is preferred.
- Temporary part-time position with an hourly salary range of $35-40.
- Position is on-site at Western Carolina University's Cullowhee campus.
- Provides services specifically to Western Carolina University students within the Schlosser Family Center for Counseling & Psychological Services.
Counselor (T00813) Full Description
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Qualified applicants will be contacted by the department directly if selected for interview.
Please Note: Temporary employees are paid bi-weekly on an hourly basis and do not receive benefits.
Quick Link for Internal Postings | https://jobs.wcu.edu/postings/17598
Classification Title |
Working Title | Counselor (T00813)
Department | Schlosser Family Center for Counseling & Psycological Services
Salary Range | $35-40/hour
Posting Information | This position is on site at our Cullowhee campus.
This is a temporary, part-time position. Responsibilities include providing intakes, individual and group counseling, emergency services, case management, and clinical consultations for Western Carolina University students.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required for this Position | The Counselor will provide mental health services for WCU students. The Counselor will require knowledge and skill in providing assessments to determine diagnosis and treatment plan for clients and in ongoing individual and group counseling. The Counselor will need to have skills to assist students who are managing mental health emergencies.
Minimum Qualifications | Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.Successful candidates must have a completed masters degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work or doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology and be eligible for commensurate licensure in the state of North Carolina before start date.
Preferred Qualifications | Previous experience in a college counseling center or experience working with the young adult population. Additional expertise in at least one area including but not limited to trauma informed care practices, trauma specific interventions, eating concerns, or crisis management highly desired.
Close Date | 05/06/2026
Open Until Filled | No
Special Instructions to Applicants | Applicants must apply online.
PLEASE COMPLETE ALL AREAS OF THE APPLICATION. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION IN THE REVIEW PROCESS.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the department directly if selected for interview.
Please Note: Temporary employees are paid bi-weekly on an hourly basis and do not receive benefits.
Background/E-Verify | Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks.
Western Carolina University uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Proper documentation of identity and employability are required at the time of employment.
Credential Verification | All new employees are required to have listed credentials/degrees verified within 30 days of employment. All new employees who will be teaching are required to provide official transcripts within 30 days of employment. Transcripts should be provided for the highest earned degree and/or the degree which is being used to satisfy credential/qualification requirements.
EOE | Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ethnicity; religion; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; national origin; age; disability; genetic information; political affiliation; National Guard or veteran status, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies, and the policies of The University of North Carolina. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please call (828) 227-7218 or email at jobs@email.wcu.edu.
University Safety | The Western Carolina University Annual Safety Report is available online at University Annual Safety Report or in hard-copy by request at the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, 227 HFR Administration Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828-227-7147) or the Office of University Police, 111 Camp Annex, Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828-227-7301). The report, required of all universities participating in Title IV student financial aid programs, discusses crime statistics, procedures for reporting suspicious or criminal activity, security, police authority, crime prevention strategies, university policies on substance abuse and sexual offenses, workplace violence and fire safety.
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