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 
for Counselors and Therapists

NOTE: CPSYCPR contains 2 employment pages. Check both pages weekly!
Many employers post openings on job websites (links below). 
Some employers notify us directly of mental health jobs (see Special Job Notices).  If we missed any links or jobs, please let us know cpsycpr@lclark.edu.

Job Search Engines

Indeed.com is a clean, free, easy-to-use search engine for jobs and related matters. It also offer job trends and salary information.
Adam York, CPSY 2008 graduate, 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 your resume, a salary calculator & career tests). Career Builder can also recommend jobs based on key words in your resume).

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

Careerjet 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 and job categories.

Yahoo Hot Jobs is a job search engine that allows you to post your resume. It's linked to your Yahoo ID.

Juju.com is a job search engine without extras.

Jobs Search USA offers job searches by state, by company and by job category.  A site for both job seekers and employers, it offers the option of posting your resume. Counselor openings are listed under the category Non-profit Community. 

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OREGON Counselor & MCFT Vacancies

• 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

• 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 

Is your goal to be hired as a career counselor? For tips, read "First Jobs:  Managing the Transition from Counseling Graduate Student to Full-time Career Counselor."

The National Career Development Association's online magazine Career Convergence now posts new links that might help career development practitioners find new positions.  Read the full length article "Jobs for Career Development Professionals" which includes some new position openings. Also access the links suggested by NCDA on the Professional Development page of Career Convergence.  According to their website editor, recent activity suggests that new positions are opening up (9-01-09).

Academic Careers

Academic Careers Online is an academic job site where universities and 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 pioneered new services that are now well-anchored (e.g., women in transition programs, oncology counseling, support services for grieving children, faith-based counseling, etc.).  You can, too.