Part-time Mental Health Counselor/Clinical Supervisor

Job Description

Who We Are

Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. The Student Counseling Center supports the mission of the university by providing a variety of counseling, educational, consultation, and mental health services to Seattle Pacific University undergraduate students. What We Need Seattle Pacific University is seeking a part-time Mental Health Counselor / Clinical Supervisor to join the Student Counseling Center (SCC) for the 2026–27 academic year. This position averages 20 hours per week and participates in a wide range of SCC activities, providing direct therapy services to undergraduate students and clinical supervision to professional interns and externs. The Clinical Supervisor is an integral member of the Clinical Supervisors Team, contributing to SCC problem solving, decision-making, and planning. This role also coordinates and presents co-curricular programming focused on mental health and relationships, attends Office of Student Life and SPU events as required, and ensures compliance with University policies, state and federal laws, and professional ethics. What You’ll Do Provide clinical supervision to interns, externs, or staff. Conduct counseling assessments and provide appropriate referral services. Deliver crisis intervention services to students in need. Provide individual, couple, family, and group counseling services. Attend and participate in supervision, SCC staff meetings, and trainings. Assume responsibility for assigned SCC programs or program elements. Participate in Office of Student Life, SCC, and SPU events as expected. Contribute to co-curricular programming and community activities focused on mental health and relationships. Collaborate as part of the Clinical Supervisors Team in consultations, planning, and decision-making. Perform other related duties as assigned. What You Bring Required Qualifications Education: Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, social work, or a doctorate in clinical psychology.

Experience

• At least four years of post-graduate clinical experience..
• Licensure/Certification: Licensed in Washington State as an LMFT, LMHC, LICSW, or Clinical Psychologist for at least two years. Must be a WA State Approved Supervisor (including Supervisors Training and 25 hours of supervision experience) or willing to complete within the first year of employment.
• Mission
• Alignment: A personal commitment to Christian faith, enthusiasm about supporting SPU's mission, alignment with the University's Statement of Faith, and a willingness to accept the lifestyle standards of the Christian community.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy.

Experience

• Experience working with college student populations; at least 25+ hours of clinical supervision experience.
• Licensure/Certification: Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

Other

• AAMFT Approved Supervisor, in process, or willing to begin the process.
• Technical
• Skills: Experience with Medicat (or comparable EHR software) and Microsoft Outlook.
• Compensation and
• Benefits
• Compensation: Starts at $38 per hour, commensurate to experience
• Benefits: SPU pays a portion of the employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance; provides HSA/HRA contributions; contributes 7% to a retirement account with immediate vesting (as eligible); and offers paid vacation and sick time.

Additional Information

Please apply through our careers site in Workday and be prepared to upload a resume and cover letter. We look forward to hearing how your unique talents and gifts will make a difference in the lives of our amazing students! Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University has a long and distinguished history in Christian higher education. Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU seeks to be a premier Christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. Seattle Pacific University seeks applicants committed to its Christian mission. As part of our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an excellent staff and faculty that reflects a broad range of talents, experiences and perspectives. Valuing the full array of God's created humanity is an ethos that is inseparable from our Christian faith. At SPU, we recognize this full human array as a basic feature of God's creation and a core theme of the gospel. At the heart of our mission-centered commitment is a desire to represent the breadth of God's kingdom more fully. We strive to become a workplace to recruit, develop, and retain faculty and staff who can embrace, value, and engage differences with humility and care. We invite you to join us on our journey by starting a career at SPU! Seattle Pacific University provides reasonable accommodation to applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the application or hiring process please contact the Human Resources Department at (206)281-2809, or email hr@spu.edu. Notification must be given at least five (5) working days before the accommodation is needed. This small volume, SPU: Who We Are, gathers key documents that articulate the identity and guiding principles of Seattle Pacific — our statement of faith, our enduring commitments, and our expectations for life together in a diverse, academic community. These statements are more than policies; they form the shared framework within which we pursue our mission as educators, scholars, staff, and colleagues. SPU is committed to helping all members of the SPU community provide for their own safety and security. Each year, in compliance with federal law, SPU publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This compliance document is available on the SPU website. A print version of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at the Office of Safety and Security at 601 West Emerson Street, Seattle, WA 98119, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 206-281-2922. SPU’s report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as crime prevention, fire safety, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. The report also contains information about reported crimes for the three previous calendar years that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by SPU; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus In addition, the report contains information about fires occurring in on-campus student housing facilities during the three preceding calendar years. This information is required by law and is provided by the Seattle Pacific University Office of Safety and Security.