Lewis & ClarkGraduate School of Education & Counseling

Counseling Psychology Career & Professional Resources

Jobs for Counselors and Therapists

Kaiser Permanente has 4 positions open for Research Mental Health Interviewers. Jobs involve Interviewing and data collection for mental health and related research projects, including recruiting participants for mental health related studies. 
Salary range is $47,480 - $62,720.  
Note: You can search all Kaiser positions on Search Jobs.
For these 4 interviewer positions go to Search Jobs; enter job number 082648.

The Dougy Center ( National Center for Grieving Children and Families), Portland, has an opening for a part time bilingual/bicultural coordinator of peer grief support groups. Qualifications: Masters degree in counseling, social work, or related human service; experience with children/groups.  5-10 hours weekly, evening groups.
Send cover letter and resume to joan@dougy.org

Central City Concern  has positions in Mental Health positions and in Addiction Treatment (Jobs).  There is also an opening for a Per Diem Case Manager. 

The University of Oregon  invites applications for its adjunct instructor and clinic supervisor pool.
Counseling Psychology Program: Applicant Pool, Counseling Psychology, 5261 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5261. Refer to Job #071105.
Couples and Family Therapy Program: Instructor Applicant Pool, Couples and Family Therapy, 5251 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5251. Refer to Job #07114) .

Northwest Human Services  posts positions on their website’s Employment and Volunteer Opportunities webpage.  Clinic, shelter and outreach openings are available, requiring varying levels of education/background. Some positions prefer English/Spanish &/or English Russian fluency. There’s a range of positions: mental health counseling, medical assistance, HOST Youth & Family Program (Homes Offering Shelter for Teens), HOAP (Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project), including work with runaway and at-risk youth.  PT & FT; different shifts.

Northwest Treatment Services has 2 part-time positions for group therapists for adolescent and adult sex offenders.  All groups have 2 therapists.  Bachelors required. Masters preferred. $18-20 per hr. No website available.
Fax or mail a resume to:
 Jaime Pratka, M.A., Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider Affiliat
Northwest Treatment Services Inc.
2614 Fort Vancouver Way Suite D, Vancouver, WA 98661
Fax: (360)696-4044    jaiments@comcast.net 

Volunteers of America  posts jobs and volunteer positions (Oregon Opportunities and Nationwide Job Opportunities).  One of the positions is for a Part-Time, Master’s level, Co-Occurring Disorders Therapist. 12/10/10/

Christie Care lists openings for counselors and for teacher/counselors (Career Opportunities).  Requirements range from Bachelors degree to advanced degrees, depending on the position.

Self-Enhancement
 has a number of positions which might be suitable for students and alumni.  See their Employment information under their Contact menu.

New Avenues for Youth has positions working with homeless or at-risk youth. (Employment Opportunities).  See their webpage for details.

LifeWorks Northwest has openings for counselors and support staff. (About Us and Careers).
NOTE: To build their bilingual/bicultural staff, they offer some practicum/internship stipends to qualified African American and Latino students working in the field of addictions (Careers).

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare has openings for Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Treatment Counselors, Supervisors/Managers (Careers  and Search).      

Morrison Child and Family Services has positions for Masters level counselors and therapists, for jobs requiring less than a Masters and for volunteer opportunities (EMPLOYMENT).   They especially need bilingual (e.g., English/Spanish) counselors.

Kaiser Permanente hires both mental health and addiction counselors. (Career).
For information about Kaiser as an organization, see their site map.

Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, Lebanon, Corvallis and Sweet Home) posts openings for instructors (About LBCC). 

Outside In posts positions (Employment).

Everett Community College (Everett, WA) posts openings (JOBS). 

Washington Community Mental Health Council’s Job Bank posts some openings in WA under the name of the employing agency/clinic.

Community Works (Jackson County, southern OR) post openings (Employment).

Bridge City Counseling seeks independent mental health clinicians to join shared space practice. Contact Nate Bagley LPC 503-545-5329 or natebagleycounseling@gmail.com (Sept. 2010).

Contact Us

Counseling Psychology Career and Professional Resources is located in Rogers Hall on the Graduate Campus.

Emailcpsycpr@lclark.edu

DeanScott Fletcher

Counseling Psychology Career and Professional Resources
Lewis & Clark
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, MSC 93
Portland, OR 97219