
Masters Level Mental Health Clinician
Ann Arbor, MI · HybridFull-time$61–73K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Masters Level Mental Health Clinician provides counseling services to undergraduate and graduate University of Michigan students, with possible mental health outreach, group counseling, and campus-partner consultation. The role includes clinical care, administrative and indirect clinical work, training, and community engagement. It is a 12-month permanent appointment, based in a central office or embedded school or college setting, with a hybrid schedule.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Masters Level Mental Health Clinician
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How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
Department Summary:
University Health and Counseling (UHC) provides comprehensive, public-health informed preventative and clinical services (counseling individual, group, relationships; 14 different medical services and specialties, nursing, pharmacy, diagnostic services), mental health promotion, education, training, outreach, and postvention to the U-M campus community (students, faculty, staff, retirees and guests). An actively merging unit of two accredited departments University Health Service (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care/AAAHC) and Counseling & Psychological Services (International Association of Counseling Services/IACS) with >220 staff and trainees, UHC provides coordinated, integrated care within the same electronic health record (Epic/MiChart) as Michigan Medicine (MM), where many community members also receive emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care (e.g., MM emergency departments, inpatient services, intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, and specialist ambulatory care). UHC operates in two primary locations (Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.; University Health Service, 207 Fletcher St.) as well as in embedded counselor offices in 18 schools/colleges across central and north campus. UHC is a unit of U-M Student Life (SL) and reports to the SL Associate Vice President for Health & Wellbeing and up to the Vice President of Student Life, who is a U-M Executive Officer (EO).
Position Summary:
This position is intended to provide counseling services to undergraduate and graduate UM students and may include other services like mental health outreach, group counseling, and consultation with campus partners. This is a 12-month permanent appointment. Open staff counseling positions would be located in our Central office or at specific schools/colleges in our Embedded Model. Embedded positions will also involve work at either our Central office or at other Embedded sites. This position reports to a CAPS Associate Director or Assistant Director.
Responsibilities*
Clinical - 60%
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Direct clinical service, including individual/group counseling and crisis coverage - with adjustments made based on role or combination of roles in the agency (supervisor, seminar leader, coordinator (range of 19-24 hours/week) as well as based on time of the calendar year (e.g., less direct clinical service in the Summer)
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Providing and interpreting psychometric testing as needed
Administrative/Indirect Clinical Service - 20%
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Attend all center functions (staff meetings, clinical team meetings, work teams, retreats)
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Actively participate in agency and University initiatives
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Clinical documentation
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Clinical care coordination as needed (e.g., with community providers, UHS, Michigan Medicine providers) as well as communication with support units as needed (disability services, Dean of Students, academic advising)
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Provide consultation to counseling center staff/trainees and UM staff and faculty
Training - 10%
- Active involvement in all training programs including clinical supervision of psychology trainees, mentoring, and teaching/presenting seminars
Outreach and Community Engagement - 10%
- Increasing awareness of mental health and decreasing stigma through campus-wide initiatives, psycho-educational workshops, tabling, providing website content, attendance at campus events, and liaison services
Required Qualifications*
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Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology or Counseling
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Licensed or license eligible in the State of Michigan (applicant does not need to be dually licensed. LLMSW, LMSW or LPC are acceptable):
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If the applicant is a Social Worker full license must be obtained within 2 years. If the full license is not acquired within two years, employment may be terminated OR
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If the applicant is a Professional Counselor must be fully licensed
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Clinical experience with a college student/young adult population
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about thework modes (https://hr.umich.edu/working-u-m/my-employment/ways-we-work-resource-center/ways-we-work-implementation-group/modes-work) .
Additional Information
This role may have reporting obligations under Title IX and Clery.
Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and applicants for this position will not be sponsored for work visas.
Salary may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and education of the selected candidate.
Relocation will not be offered for this role.
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Position Criteria (leadership and behavioral qualities expected in this position):
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Working clinically with college student/young adult populations, including common theoretical approaches (e.g., DBT, ACT, CBT, family systems, etc.)
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Expertise, or interest in developing an expertise, with psycho-educational programming and outreach with a focus on the context of college student life
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Multicultural competency/work with diversity and difference in current professional role or professional-in-training role
Working Conditions:
Hybrid: In office 4 days a week and option to work remote 1 day a week. 1st shift: Monday - Friday.
Physical Requirements:
The incumbent is required to remain in a stationary position for extended periods.
The posting Salary range should reflect:
Limited License $60,850 - $67,000
Full License $67,000 - $73,050
Salary may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and education of selected candidates
Union Affiliation
This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by University Staff United, AFT Local 284, AFL-CIO, which represents Employees in all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Job Detail
Job Opening ID
284441
Working Title
Masters Level Mental Health Clinician
Job Title
COUNSELING CTR SOC WORKER
Work Location
Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor, MI
Modes of Work
Hybrid
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
FLSA Status
Exempt
Organizational Group
Dsa Central Administ
Department
Counseling Services
Posting Begin/End Date
10/15/2026 - 10/29/2026
Salary
$60,850.00 - $73,050.00
Career Interest
University Staff United (USU)
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,008 open Counselor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$61–73K/yr
- US median$62–80K/yr681 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $67K, is 6% below the US median midpoint ($71K) — in the middle half of Counselor salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 46 open Counselor jobs in Michigan and 2,008 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Experience
- Counselor postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (752 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 893 of the 2,008 open Counselor jobs (44%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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