Location: Elon - Charlotte Campus
Title: Clinical Coordinator for the Department of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Position Type: Staff with Faculty Rank
VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
Department: School of Health Sciences
Location: Elon - Charlotte Campus
Position Summary
Elon University, an independent institution nationally recognized as a model for engaged learning, invites applications for a Clinical Coordinator in Clinical Mental Health Counseling for its new CACREP-aligned Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program, launching Fall 2026. The CMHC program, housed within Elon's School of Health Sciences, emphasizes ethical and culturally responsive practice, addiction and trauma counseling, integrated care, and experiential learning-reflecting Elon University's mission of engaged, student-centered education. This is a 12-month staff appointment with faculty rank. Rank will be determined at the time of hire based on the individual's qualifications and relevant professional and academic experience. Elon University offers a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications, excellent benefits, and a generous retirement plan.
The Clinical Coordinator for the Master of Science in the CMHC program plays a vital role in the administration and coordination of this graduate program. This position supports the Program Director, faculty, and students in delivering a high-quality, student-centered academic experience.
The coordinator ensures timely academic and operational support, effective communication, and collaboration across institutional units to sustain a rigorous and accessible program experience for online learners, and to sustain a rigorous and accessible program experience that prepares online learners for effective clinical practice. The program is pursuing accreditation through CACREP, and the Clinical Coordinator will play an important role in supporting accreditation efforts and maintaining alignment with emerging CACREP standards.
Responsibilities
- Supervising students as they move through their clinical placements.
- Maintaining compliance with CACREP Section 4 - Professional Practice.
- Serve as liaison between program and training sites and clinical supervisors.
- Teaching graduate-level counseling courses as assigned.
- Collaborating with CMHC faculty on curriculum implementation, program evaluation, and accreditation efforts.
- Advising and mentoring students.
Benefits of Working at Elon
As an Elon University employee, you'll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon's personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.
Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
- Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
- Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
- Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
- Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance.
- Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions.
- Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.
Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon's principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one's identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.
Minimum Required Education and Experience
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
- A minimum of a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from a CACREP-accredited program.
- LCMHC in NC, or license eligible in NC.
- LCAS license
- Experience and training related to in-person and/or distance counseling supervision.
- Willingness to learn technologies utilized for clinical supervision.
Preferred Education and Experience
Preferred Qualifications
- NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS) or Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS) credentials.
- Demonstrated proficiency in technologies utilized for clinical supervision.
- Experience in supervision of counseling practicum and/or internship.
Job Duties
- Coordinate all aspects of practicum and internship preparation, student placement, clinical readiness, and ongoing support to facilitate successful clinical education experiences
- Develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with community agencies, site supervisors, and healthcare partners to ensure high-quality clinical placement opportunities.
- Monitor compliance with CACREP standards, NC Criteria C requirements, university policies, state licensure requirements, and clinical documentation to support accreditation and program quality.
- Teach assigned courses--especially addiction courses, provide clinical supervision and mentorship, and foster students' professional identity, ethical practice, multicultural competence and clinical skills development.
- Collaborate with faculty, staff, and university partners to coordinate clinical education processes, policies, student remediation, and program initiatives across instructional sites, including Elon and Charlotte campuses.
- Participate in program assessment, data collection, curriculum evaluation, accreditation reporting and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Special Instructions to Applicants
A complete application should include the following:
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and qualifications for the position,
- Updated CV,
- List of three (3) professional references with contact information, title, institutional affiliation, email address and direct phone numbers.
Please note this position will be housed at either the Charlotte South End location (preferred) or the Elon Campus.
To Apply
Organization
Elon University is a private university located in Elon, North Carolina. Elon has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered environment for experiential learning, with an emphasis on strong personal relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon is ranked among the top 100 National Universities by U.S. News & World Report, with a #1 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching and #6 for innovation.
About 6,300 undergraduate and 800 graduate students come to Elon from 49 states and 50 other countries.
Elon’s rigorous curriculum is grounded in the arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. The 480 full-time faculty members teach in more than 70 undergraduate majors, along with numerous graduate programs in business, education, communications, health sciences and law.
The university includes Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and Elon University School of Law, which is located on a campus in downtown Greensboro, N.C.
Global engagement is central to Elon’s student experience and the university is consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation for study abroad. In addition, 81 percent of students participate in service-learning, 87 percent of students complete internships, 59 percent of students hold at least one campus leadership position and 23 percent of students work with faculty mentors on undergraduate research projects.
Elon is a member of the Colonial Athletics Association and the Phoenix athletics program includes 17 intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS football). Elon also offers extensive opportunities in club sports and intramurals.
Elon’s historic 690-acre campus in central North Carolina is designated as a botanical garden and includes the 56-acre Elon University Forest, a land preserve and natural area for scientific research; and Loy Farm, a center for environmental research and sustainability that includes a solar farm.
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