Graduate Assistant - Counseling Intern THRIVE - Fall 2026

Graduate Assistant - Counseling Intern THRIVE - Fall 2026

Company:
University of Central Missouri

Job Location:
Warrensburg, 64093

Category:
Counseling and Psychological Services

Type:
Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary: $550.00 Semi-Monthly

Location: UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

Job Type: Graduate Assistant

Job Number: G97914

Division: AIRE Projects

Description

Provide individualized counseling with TRIVE students from 9:00 am-6:00 pm Monday - Friday for a maximum of 20 hours per week.

Examples of Duties

Responsibilities include:
1. Provide individual counseling, group counseling & career and educational counseling (as needed) for THRIVE students.
2. Coordinate with other Counseling students providing services in the Hough Counseling Center.
3. Represent the Counseling Program as a member of the THRIVE team.
4. Attend THRIVE staff meetings and THRIVE program events.
5. Consult with THRIVE staff about student issues.
6. Complete individual planning for each THRIVE student including choosing classes & internships in consultation with THRIVE staff.
7. Maintain contact with Counseling Program Faculty and seek supervision/consultation as needed.
8. Be available as a resource for Counseling Program students.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken
• Enrolled in or successful completion of COUN 5900 Practicum in Professional Counseling
• Achieved a grade of "B" or better in Coun 5520 Introduction to Play Therapy and a grade of "B" or better in Coun 5410 Career Development and Counseling.
• Basic counseling skills
• Demonstrates professional dispositions at the emerging or higher level

Preferences include:

• Enrolled in EdS Human Services: Professional Counseling with a completed master's degree in counseling
• Experience working with cognitively diverse populations.

Supplemental Information

GA Type: Student Affairs

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours week

Start Date of Position: 08/10/2026

End Date of Position: 12/11/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950

Working Days & Hours: Monday - Friday 9-6, but flexible based on supervision. No more than 20 hours a week.

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student's personal account. Instead, the student's bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions:

• Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• 9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
• Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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