Clinical Counselor & Work-Group Coach

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition waivers

Job summary

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks a Work Group Specialist/Clinical Counselor for Faculty/Staff Assistance and Well-Being Services. The role provides counseling to departments, programs, leadership, and to individuals, retirees, and household members. This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional appointment.

Salary ranges from $75,000 to $80,000 annually, with competitive benefits. Applications are due by 6:00 pm Central Time on November 23, 2026.

Qualifications

• Licensed counselor with a master's in social work or psychology and LCPC/LCSW licensing.
• Minimum 2–5 years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching services, topic-driven presentations, structured work group series, mediation services, and process groups to individuals and workgroups within the university community.
• Provide leadership consultations to administrators, directors, managers, supervisors, foremen etc. to help them identify workgroup problems and make referrals to Faculty/Staff Assistance and Well-Being Services as needed.
• Provide comprehensive clinical assessment, short-term counseling, crisis intervention, and referrals for treatment with University of Illinois faculty, academic professionals, staff employees, retirees, and members of their households.
• Develop and provide education and outreach to the campus community regarding work/life integration, advanced problem-solving strategies, critical incident, and crisis response services etc.
• Partner with Illinois Human Resources and Organizational Development staff regarding employees, departments, units, and colleges who are experiencing workplace challenges or require work group services.
• Become knowledgeable about and adhere to office procedures as they pertain to client services, i.e., confidentiality, case files, office schedule.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Group facilitation

Empathy

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or Psychology

LCPC or LCSW license or equivalent

Job description

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks a Work Group Specialist/Clinical Counselor for Faculty/Staff Assistance and Well-Being Services. The role provides counseling to departments, programs, leadership, and to individuals, retirees, and household members. This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional appointment.

Salary ranges from $75,000 to $80,000 annually, with competitive benefits. Applications are due by 6:00 pm Central Time on November 23, 2026.