Mental Health Specialist

Auburn University; Mount Meigs (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Sciences Department, invites applications for a Mental Health Specialist I/II/III. The role provides individual and group psychotherapy to juveniles adjudicated for sex offenses, plus psychoeducation groups and family therapy.

Responsibilities include clinical intervention, team meetings, psychoeducational groups on emotion management and cultural diversity, documentation and risk assessments, and community outreach to support program

Qualifications

• Degree in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Professional Counseling or related field
• Master's degree required for Level I
• Level II requires Master’s degree plus 2 years of experience
• Level III requires Master’s degree plus 4 years of experience
• State licensure in counseling, social work or psychology or eligible for licensure required upon hire
• Experience substitution allowed: education can count toward experience

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group and family therapy to students in Accountability Based Sex Offender Program II
• Participates in clinical team meetings to discuss progress and treatment plans
• Facilitates psychoeducational groups on emotion management and cultural diversity
• Completes documentation, risk assessments, and casemanagement tasks
• Plans activities for the Accountability Based Sex Offender Program II student community
• Participates in community meetings to resolve problems within the community

Education

Master's degree

2 years of experience

4 years of experience

Licensure eligible

Job description

Job Description

Overview

The College of Liberal Arts’ Psychological Sciences Department ishiring for a Mental Health Specialist I/II/III . This rolewill provide both individual and group psychotherapy to juvenileswho have been adjudicated for sex offenses, as well as providepsychoeducation groups and family therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical intervention to students in AccountabilityBased Sex Offender Program II including individual, group andfamily therapy.
• Participates in clinical team meetings to discuss students'progress and appropriate treatment strategies.
• Facilitates psycho educational groups to teach various conceptssuch as (but not limited to) emotion management and tolerance forcultural diversity.
• Completes documentation relative to provision of services, riskassessments, and other tasks relative to students' casemanagement.
• Plans activities for the Accountability Based Sex OffenderProgram II student community.
• Participates in community meetings to resolve problems withinthe community.

Qualifications

Focus of Education: Degree in Clinical Psychology, SocialWork, Professional Counseling or related field

Scope of Experience:

Level I:
Master's degree

Level II:

• Master's degree
• 2 years of experience

Level III:

• Master's degree
• 4 years of experience

License and Certifications:

• State Licensure in counseling, social work or psychology oreligible for licensure required upon hire

Substitution allowed for Experience:

When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the requiredexperience, they may normally apply additional appropriateeducation toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1)year relevant education per year of required experience.

Contract Type

Limited Term

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Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

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Posted Date

9/14/2026