Jobs for Counselors and Therapists

“Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.”  (Marian Wright Edelman)

Job Search Engines & Job Websites

NOTE: CPSYCPR contains 2 employment pages. Check both pages weekly! 
Many employers post openings on job websites (links below). 
Job search engines have been developed to search for the job categories you specify.
Some employers notify us directly of mental health jobs (see Employment Information). 

Job Search Engines

Indeed.com is a clean, free, easy-to-use search engine for jobs and related matters. Also has job trends and salary information. CPSY 2008 graduate Adam York highly recommends Indeed.com.

Simplyhired.com is a job search engine with a unique feature. The user “trains” the job search engine by rating jobs he or she is interested in.

Career Builder contains a job search engine and other resources (e.g., free assessment of resume, salary calculator, career tests). This site can recommend jobs based on your resume.

Monster.com is a job search engine with extras (e.g., networking boards, job search alerts, online resume posting).

Careerje t is an employment search engine, accessing 15,397,907 jobs published on 63,436 websites in the world. You can tailor it specifically to your desired location & job categories.

Careerprofiles is a career/job search guide, that identifies openings in specific industries and provides job details (e.g., salaries/benefits). It also offers help with resumes, interviews and education.

Yahoo Hot Jobs is a job search engine. You can post your resume (linked to your Yahoo ID).

Juju.com is a job search engine without extras.

Jobs Search USA offers job searches by state, by company & by job category.  A site for both job seekers and employers. You can post your resume. Counselor openings (Non-profit Community). 

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OREGON Counselor & MCFT Vacancies (Job Websites)

• CareerCenterJobs.org
• CascadeLink Job & Career Resources
• CraigsList Portland
• EdZapp’s Jobs in Oregon Schools
• OregonLive Best Local Jobs
• State of Oregon Jobs Page
• Oregon Community Mental Health Programs
• Oregon Mental Health Organizations
• Oregon Tutoring and Other Part-time Employment
• Worksource Oregon’s iMatchSkills

• NATIONAL Counselor & MCFT Vacancies (Job Websites)

• Action Without Borders’ Career Center
• AAMFT Jobs for Marriage & Family Therapists
• AAPC’s Employment: Pastoral Counselors
• American Counseling Association’s Career Center
• American MH Counselors Association’s Job Board
• American Psychological Association Jobs
• Careers.com
• CareerBuilder.com
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Careers
• Craig’s List National & International
• Employee Assistance Professionals’ Career Central
• Human Services Career Network
• Monster Jobs
• Nat’l. Academic Advising Assn. Positions
• NAADAC’s Addiction Counselor Career Ads
• National Assn. of Colleges & Employers’ JobWire
• National Assn. of Stu. Personnel Admininstrators
• Peace Corps Vacancies & Jobs
• USAJOBS, Federal Government’s Official Jobs Site 

Jobs for Career Development Professionals 

Want a job as a career counselor? “First Jobs:  Managing the Transition from Counseling Graduate Student to Full-time Career Counselor.”

The National Career Development Association’s online magazine Career Convergence posts links for positions as career development practitioners.  Read the full length article “Jobs for Career Development Professionals” (includes some new position openings)

Access links suggested by NCDA on Professional Development page of Career Convergence. 

Academic Careers

Academic Careers Online is an academic job site where universities/colleges advertise faculty, research & administrative openings. Applicant services, offered at no cost, include: (1) Search openings, (2) Post resumes & vitae & (3) Receive email alerts when matching jobs are posted.
For personal attention, contact info@academiccareers-jobs.com.

Hospitals & Health Departments:  Regional/National

• CascadeLink Health Resources
• American Hospital Directory

Responding to Natural Disasters

Certified Counselors: How to Volunteer

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Are You Creative?

Any ideas how to address unmet needs? Visualize yourself working in new ways? Interested in proposing a new role or position to an employer? Be specific. Express ideas clearly (written & verbal). Alumni have pioneered new services that are now well-anchored in the community (e.g., women in transition programs, oncology counseling, support services for grieving children, faith-based counseling, etc.).  You can, too.