What are the responsibilities and job description for the Temporary Mental Health Counselor position at MCPHS?
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.
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
- 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
- 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
- Minimum of Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field
- Current licensure as LICSW, LM.HC or equivalent through the States of Massachusetts and/or New Hampshire
- Two plus years' experience directly relevant to individual counseling and crisis management
- Experience working with diverse populations including an understanding of the educational, cultural and social needs of an international student community
- Ability to work extensively with electronic health records and MS Outlook
- Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with members of the college community
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, possess ability to organize and prioritize tasks, tolerate interruptions to workflow and adapt to sudden shift in clinical demands
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
- Experience directly relevant to providing services on a college campus
- Prior experience with delivering telehealth services
- Ability to work on campus in person and some travel to other campuses
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Please attach a cover letter and a curriculum vitae/resume. Finalist candidate(s) for this position will be subject to reference checks and a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. MCPHS is unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. MCPHS is also not an E-Verify institution.
About Us
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston, a city that is home to many of the world's top universities and healthcare institutions. We are one of the largest and most highly-ranked schools for health- and life-sciences, and our alumni and faculty continually distinguish themselves in healthcare settings around the globe. MCPHS has more than 7000 students across campuses in Boston's Longwood Medical Area, downtown Worcester, MA and downtown Manchester, NH. Our vision is to empower our Community to create a healthier, more equitable world, which we strive to achieve through our strategic priorities of collaboration, inclusion, success, sustainability, planning, and support.
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a substantial contribution toward the cost of medical, vision, and dental insurance, generous time off, retirement and pension plans, and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance for our employees while supporting the MCPHS strategic plan.
MCPHS is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates a diverse community. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law
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