Job Details

Western Carolina University continues to rank high on Forbes Best Employers lists each year. Including:
2024 - Ranking in the top 8.5% on Forbes Americas Best Midsize Employers list, WCU was ranked 34 out of the top 400 employers across all industries.
2023 - Ranked in the top 20% on Forbes Americas Best Midsize Employers list, WCU was ranked 97 out of the top 500 employers across all industries.
2022 - Ranked 14th in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes Americas Best Employers by State list.
Western Carolina University is the UNC systems westernmost campus and has been consistently ranked as one of the top 15 public regional institutions in the South.
Employees of WCU are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other resources, policies and programs to ensure a happy and healthy work/life balance. Benefit eligible employees have access to dental, vision and health insurance plans - eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.
Eligible employees have access to tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year; employee may enroll at any of the constituent UNC System campuses. Also offered are free group exercise classes multiple times per week, a discounted membership to the campus recreation center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays and 24 hours of paid community service leave each year. Leave earning employees (staff and 12-month faculty) who work at least half of the working days of their first month of employment will begin accruing vacation and sick leave immediately. Paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service.
WCU offers an abundance of training and development programs, certifications, workshops and conferences - many of which are offered free of charge.

The primary location of this position is the main Cullowhee, NC campus.

This position has the flexibility for the selected candidate to work the following:

20-31 hour per week

32-40 hours per week

4 or 5 days per week

10 or 11 months out of the year

Negotiable prior to start date

DESCRIPTION: The Psychologist works within Counseling & Psychological Services as a generalist to provide mental health services to students. The department is interdisciplinary and comprised of licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed professional counselors. The department also offers practicum training for WCU students who are enrolled in one of the mental health masters programs and hosts an APA Accredited Psychology Internship.

CAPS is a department within the Health & Wellness Unit of the Student Affairs Division, which includes Campus Recreation & Wellness, Health Services and Health & Wellness Education. Our departments work collaboratively to provide for the health needs of the campus and to encourage students to be involved, healthy, and well.

The responsibilities of the Psychologist involve providing direct clinical services to students within our highly utilized counseling center. These services include individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, psychological assessment, and outreach programming. Additionally, the psychologist will provide supervision for doctoral interns and for masters level practicum students. The CAPS staff collaborate with various student affairs departments and other campus partners, as appropriate, to focus on the mental health needs of students.

Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Successful candidates must have experience working in a university counseling center or with the college-aged population in an outpatient setting. They must have a completed doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology by August 1st , 2025 and be eligible for licensure as a Health Service Provider-Psychologist in North Carolina by September 1, 2025.

At least two years of experience providing clinical services in a counseling center. Additional expertise in at least one area including but not limited to trauma informed care practices, culturally rooted counseling, trauma specific interventions, eating concerns, or crisis management highly desired.

We seek candidates that can demonstrate their experiences in providing culturally responsive services for students and in providing culturally responsive training to masters and doctoral level trainees.

Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.

Please include a cover letter, current resume and a list of three professional references with complete contact information.

For questions or additional information please contact Amber Ellington ataellington@wcu.edu