Counseling Center Assistant Director for Campus Partnerships

Job Description

The UW Counseling Center (UWCC) has an outstanding opportunity for an Assistant Director for Campus Partnerships position. This posting has a priority application date of May 8, 2026. 

This position fosters partnerships between the UWCC and the UW Seattle campus, including liaison and embedded programs and campus-wide mental health outreach efforts. The AD for Campus Partnerships supervises the Outreach Coordinator, collaborates on vision for mental health and wellness outreach efforts for the Counseling Center’s diverse team of mental health staff, provides administrative and clinical leadership, and carries a clinical caseload.

AD for Campus Partnerships will:

• Provide internal UWCC and campus-facing leadership with a focus on cross-team and cross-unit collaborations and partnerships.

• Provide administrative leadership for the center overall, the embedded counseling and liaison counseling teams.

• Provide clinical supervision to mental health providers.

AD for Campus Partnerships will be:

• Collaborative and adaptive. Able to work across systems and work/team cultures to identify shared goals and implement shared initiatives. Comfortable in a team-centered workplace.

• Practiced and skillful. Experienced in supervision and team management, ideally in a clinical/health services environment. Demonstrated success leading teams.

• Aware and responsive. Able to cultivate strengths-based working relationships, able to give and receive feedback in a professional manner and welcoming of diverse professional styles.

• Strategic and self-motivated. Comfortable working in complex systems such as higher education and healthcare, able to self-start and stay the course with long-term administrative and facilitation projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

Fostering Campus Partnerships

• Foster partnerships with units and schools that house embedded and liaison counselors and provide clinical and administrative supervision to these counselors

• Provide vision for the center’s outreach and collaborating with campus partners to co-create an inclusive campus climate that promotes mental health and wellbeing

• Provide consultation to campus community members regarding students in crisis.

• Interact with press or other public media involving either issues of college student mental health or explanation of University services.

• Engage meaningfully with leadership and campus partners at the university and division levels to advise, collaborate, and enhance campus climate. 

• Develop assessment, evaluation and data management for liaison and embedded teams to determine effectiveness of programs, and share data with constituents.  

Leadership, Administration, and Management for UWCC

• As a member of the UWCC leadership team, steer the center in its endeavors including treatment and coordination of student meant health services, cultural humility promotion/expansion, outreach, and emergency services to students and consultation to faculty, staff and families.

• Provide direction to UWCC leadership regarding campus partnerships.

• Respond and consult rapidly in response to unexpected events (e.g., student death).

• Supervise mental health providers and serve as a collaborative interface with support staff.

• Provide ongoing administrative and clinical consultation with UWCC staff.

• Provide leadership for the UWCC Cultivating Culture Committee

Direct Clinical Services

• Provide initial/intake assessments, crisis intervention, and short-term individual and group counseling for enrolled University of Washington students.  

• Support the mental health of individuals from underrepresented and marginalized communities to promote student retention and graduation.

• Provide crisis assessment and intervention to students in distress.

Outreach

• Provide outreach presentations to student groups, classrooms, and others as requested on topics that support the mental health of UW’s diverse student population.

• Attend campus events to represent the Counseling Center.

• To provide professional consultation to UW faculty, staff, family and students, related to the mental health, and academic challenges to enhance the campus climate for student success.

Standard Expectations for Counseling Center Employees

• Attend regular counseling center staff meetings and participate in other meetings as appropriate.    

• Participate in committees or projects that hance the mental health of UW students and create a healthier and more inclusive campus environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Master's Degree in a mental health-related field.

• At least three years of experience providing mental health counseling.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Licensure as independent mental health provider for more than two years.

• Three or more years' experience providing mental health counseling in a university counseling center, or similar higher education setting.

• Demonstrated excellence in clinical assessment, psychotherapy and counseling, crisis intervention, and psychoeducation.

• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment. Understanding the role of trauma (historical, community, family, and personal) in wellness and recovery is key. 

• Proven cultural proficiency and demonstrated experience serving diverse populations.

• Demonstrated commitment to racial and social justice.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure while prioritizing and managing multiple administrative and clinical responsibilities.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Prior experience supervising mental health professionals and supporting their clinical growth.

• Clinical experience in working with trauma and trauma-informed treatment approaches.

• Experience providing gender affirming care

• Experience providing treatment via telehealth technology.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with campus partners and interdisciplinary colleagues.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

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About the UW 

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives – on our campuses, in our state and around the world.  

UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. 

Our Commitment 

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu. 

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.