Advertised Job Summary

Associate Director of Peer Leadership
Help shape the future of peer-based mental health and well-being support at the University of South Carolina.
The University of South Carolina’s Student Health and Well-Being seeks a fully independent licensed mental health clinician to serve as Associate Director of Peer Leadership. This high-impact leadership role is for a clinician with strong clinical judgment, experience supervising peer leaders in a collegiate setting, and a passion for expanding peer-based mental health and emotional well-being support. As a key member of the Counseling and Psychology Services leadership team, the Associate Director will guide, train, and mentor student peer leaders while helping shape the next evolution of peer support on campus.

This position offers the opportunity to build on an established foundation, while bringing creativity, structure, and vision to what comes next. The successful candidate will balance direct student supervision with program leadership, support a growing cohort of peer leaders and a graduate assistant, and contribute to curriculum development, outreach, assessment, campus partnerships, and data-informed program improvement.

Primary Job Duties

• Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of peer support and peer leadership programs
• Supervise peer leaders
• Lead the design, execution, and evaluation of strategic goals for the program area
• Provide counseling and psychological services to students, including individual, couples, and group therapy
• Provide crisis and emergency services as needed

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Requires a master’s degree in a job related field and 3 or more years of job related experience.

Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials

• Licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Independent Social Worker in Clinical Practice (LISW-CP), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of South Carolina.
• If licensed in another state, must be licensed in the state of South Carolina within 6 months of hire.