"Part-time Mental Health Counselor"

Job Details

Job Location

Nichols College - Dudley, MA

Position Type

Part Time

Job Category

Health Care

Description

The part-time Counselor is an integral team member in the Nichols College Counseling Center (NCCC). The counselor will provide therapeutic, developmental, and crisis intervention through individual counseling, psychoeducation groups, outreach, and counseling services for students with acute psychological problems. In addition, the counselor provides consultations and referrals to internal/external providers and community resources.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a clinician providing 1:1 therapy, interventions, referral services, and outreach to undergraduate students.
• Provide crisis intervention and risk assessment in student emergencies, facilitating crisis response and/or hospitalization protocols.
• Complete necessary and required clinical and administrative paperwork in a timely manner and consistent with office expectations and professional standards.
• Maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with students, faculty and staff within Nichols community and partners in the local community.
• Consults with faculty and staff on issues relevant to student mental health concerns, behavior, and educational performance, particularly members of the wellness team, residence life, and learning services as needed.
• As assigned, develop, coordinate, and implement student programming and outreach on a broad range of psychological and mental health issues.
• As assigned, assist center leadership in decision making around appropriate level of care for students.
• Provide supervision for other clinicians, pre-licensure clinicians, counseling center staff, and interns as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, Social work, or related field
• Position requires counselor to hold licensure within Massachusetts (LMHC, LCSW, LICSW).
• Two years of experience - experience in a higher education counseling setting preferred.