The Student Counseling Center is seeking to hire a licensed mental health clinician with a strong interest and experience in collegiate mental health. The center welcomes applications from skilled masters-level and doctoral-level generalists, who thrive in an environment that values collaboration among team members and helps cultivate a healthy campus environment. This position will have opportunities to enhance the resources of our team and shape how the center strategically interacts with the campus community.

In this position, the primary responsibility is to provide direct clinical services to Florida Tech students, including individual, couples, and group counseling, as well as crisis intervention and management. Experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns and levels of severity is necessary to serve the variety of clinical needs. In addition to clinical activities, there is opportunity to meaningfully add to the center’s training and outreach/consultation initiatives.

Responsibilities Include:

Clinical Services

• Offer culturally competent and evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy services to students presenting with a broad range of concerns and diagnoses, and provide consultation and referral services, when appropriate, to coordinate care.
• Conduct crisis intervention and management services and be able to initiate involuntary examination procedures in accordance with the Florida Mental Health Act, when appropriate.

Supervision and Training

• Provide education, training, and/or supervision to students enrolled in the APA-accredited doctoral program for clinical psychology.

Outreach and Consultation

• Utilize expert knowledge to consult with the campus community regarding topics related to student mental health, safety, and well-being.
• Participate in campus crisis response activities following disruptive events.

Other Duties 

• Engage in professional development and service activities that facilitate increased knowledge and experience in collegiate mental health.
• Coordinate specific center programming areas consistent with interests and expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a mental health field from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, or Psychologist by the State of Florida.
• Experience utilizing a variety of culturally competent and evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy modalities, as well as in providing crisis intervention, outreach/consultation, and referral services.
• Ability to manage the professional demands of a fast-paced and challenging workload, utilizing strong time management, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to think critically and make clear, ethical, and timely decisions to manage complex cases and to provide supervision, training, and/or consultation, as needed.
• Knowledge of professional ethical principles/guidelines, relevant state laws, and the ethical and legal issues regarding mental health practice, as well as the ability to interpret/apply laws, policies, and procedures consistently.
• Ability to work both as a member of a team and independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a university counseling center and in providing crisis intervention and short-term psychotherapy services to a diverse clientele with a full range of mental health concerns.

• Interest and experience in providing supervision and training activities with students at the doctoral level.
• Administrative and computer application skills to effectively implement and maintain a case management and tracking system.

Required Application Materials

• To ensure full consideration, an application, letter of interest, vitae/resume, and at least letter of recommendation should be included in the application packet.

Equal Opportunity

Florida Institute of Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics in its activities and programs. In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Florida Tech does not discriminate on the basis of sex.  Inquiries concerning the application of the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment policy may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Director and Investigator at 150 West University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901, or email [email protected], or +1 321-674-7153; or to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Please notify us at least five days in advance if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed by calling the Office of Human Resources at 321-674-8100.

Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) requires colleges and universities, both public and private, participating in federal student aid programs to disclose campus safety information, and imposes certain basic requirements for handling incidents of sexual violence and emergency situations.

Florida Tech’s 2026 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Florida Tech; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.
 
The numbers provided include crime statistics that were reported to local law enforcement agencies, campus security and other Campus Security Authorities.
 
The report also includes institutional policy statements regarding campus safety and security measures; descriptions of prevention and awareness programs; related university procedures and important guidance; and other essential safety information.

You can obtain a printed copy of this report at the Department of Security Welcome Center located at 3126 Panther Place, during normal business hours, or by accessing the following web site 2026 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

Official Transcripts

Official transcripts of all collegiate work must be sent directly from the attended institution to the Office of Human Resources prior to the first day of employment. All international degrees must have a course-by-course official evaluation and translation sent to the Human Resources Office directly from an evaluation company affiliated with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES).

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