Location: Boston,MA, USA
The Counseling Services office seeks a Mental Health Counselor, to provide individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, case management, consultation, and outreach programming to support the Boston, MA campus. This is a temporary part-time position up to 20 hours a week.
The Mental Health Counselor works directly with undergraduate, graduate and professional level students in healthcare programs and provides consultation to faculty and staff in identifying and supporting the social and emotional needs of their students and the larger campus community. In particular, candidates who are interested in specializing in providing services for marginalized students and/or men's mental health are strongly encouraged to apply. This is a temporary position with flexible hours and the opportunity to work in a hybrid model.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical: 80%
* Provide individual and group counseling, crisis intervention and case management services via in-person and telehealth sessions
* Provide crisis assessment and intervention, community outreach and psycho-educational programs
* Utilize a health equity approach in working with marginalized students and the mental health needs of men
* Maintain clinical notes, monthly statistics, necessary clinical documentation, administrative forms, and electronic records in accordance with department policy
* Requires an understanding of the educational, developmental, cultural, and social needs of a diverse student population comprised of domestic and international students
* Collaborate with fellow Counseling Services staff on centralization efforts to ensure that services, policies, and procedures remain equitable and consistent across campuses and implement Quality Improvement initiatives
* Contributes to sustaining and enhancing an inclusive working and learning environment
Outreach and Programming: 15%
* Develop and deliver campus wide mental health outreach programming and education to include active and passive initiatives and content
* Participate in individual and group supervision regularly as well as staff training and retreats
Student Affairs Duties (5%)
* Maintain knowledge related Title IX, FERPA and HIPPA regulations and response protocol
* Assist with clinical support and travel to other campuses as needed
* Other duties as assigned
* Ability to work occasional nights and weekends