Join a vibrant equity-minded campus community of educators whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. The Department of Counseling & Psychological Services (The Counseling Center) invites applications for faculty-ranked non-classroom Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker position. This is a 9-month full-time, non-teaching, tenure track position. Faculty rank will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience, expertise, and training.  The are 3 openings for the search. The positions will begin in August 2026.

West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

The mission of the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (The Counseling Center) is to promote the optimal health of all WCU students through the provision of quality and culturally competent mental health services and education for the campus community. Learn more about West Chester University's Counseling and Psychological Services center.

This non-teaching faculty positions have primary focus on providing mental health services to  WCU students; provide short-term individual treatment, group therapy, crisis work, and outreach programming across campus. The ideal candidates will demonstrate attention to the diverse needs and backgrounds of WCU students and collaborate with department counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other University health care professionals to provide care. The work schedule includes four in-office clinical days and one work-from-home day for service and scholarly activities. The schedule requires providing 24 clinical hours per week during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Additional compensation is given for those counselors that work during the Winter and Summer breaks. 

Responsibility includes:

• Provide psychological counseling to the student population.
• Provide short-term individual treatment, group therapy, crisis work, and outreach programming across campus.
• Provide attention to the diverse needs and backgrounds of WCU students.
• Collaborate with department psychologists/counselors, psychiatrists, and other University health care professionals.
• Engage in scholarly activities (i.e., professional publications and presentations).
• Serve the University and the community through participation in various committees.
• Supervise graduate-level trainees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Licensed as a Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, or Counselor in Pennsylvania (Applicants that are Pennsylvania license eligible may be considered)
• Clinical experience providing short-term/brief therapy
• Clinical experience providing crisis intervention
• Experience working with a diverse group of clients and cultural backgrounds

• Clinical experience working at a University Counseling Center setting; and/or
• Clinical experience providing group therapy; and/or
• Experience providing Outreach Programs; and/or
• Experience providing clinical supervision to practicum students/colleagues; and/or
• Experience working in an electronic medical records system

About West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University (WCU) of Pennsylvania is among the top regional comprehensive public universities in the nation, serving more than 17,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a national reputation for excellence, value, and student success. Founded in 1871 as an institute for teacher preparation, West Chester offers more than 118 undergraduate and 103 graduate programs in more than 50 fields of study. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the Philadelphia campus, and online. Five colleges and two schools comprise the University: Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the School of Music, and the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Located in Chester County (25 miles from downtown Philadelphia) the area combines the best of enjoyable daily living with easy access to the full spectrum of country and city attractions. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

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