JOB TITLE
Senior Counselor
LOCATION
Worcester
DEPARTMENT NAME
Student Development & Counseling Center - SDCC
DIVISION NAME
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Senior Counselor provides counseling, supervision, assessment, consultation, crisis intervention, outreach referrals, and programming to support the emotional health and personal growth of WPI students. The Senior Counselor is a collaborative team player who pursues a deepening understanding of the intersectional identities of all members of our WPI community, while providing education and guidance to staff, faculty, parents, student leaders, and other campus partners. The Senior Counselor assists in providing supervision of staff and graduate-level interns throughout the course of the year. The Senior Counselor leads with strong ethical standards, with excellent problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills. This is an 11 month position.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
Provide high-quality counseling services to WPI students by:
1. Offering short-term individual, group, and couples counseling, crisis intervention, and outreach referrals
2. Conducting alcohol and other drug assessments mandated by Dean of Students office
3. Maintaining schedule and timely clinical records and notes through HIPAA-compliant Titanium record system
4. Providing crisis intervention, consultation and assessment as needed.
5. Serving as after-hours on-call clinician in weekly rotation
6. Providing support to the WPI community in the event of a critical incident
Support specific program activities and initiatives through:
7. Working in coordination with other campus offices and student groups on campus to design, market and provide outreach programming on topics related to mental health, emotional growth and personal development
8. Participating in Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life meetings and activities including events organized by other campus partners to support the WPI community
9. Serving on Division or Campus Wide committees as appropriate
10. Assisting in selection and training of interns
11. Providing peer supervision, clinical case consultation and trainings to interns and other professional staff within the Student Development and Counseling Center
12. Participating in the Worcester Consortium Counselors meetings as scheduled
13. Attending relevant conferences and staying abreast of trends in higher education, particularly pertaining to student life, mental health and well-being
Engage in case management to connect students with appropriate levels of care by:
14. Facilitating referrals to support staff in other offices at WPI
15. Negotiating clinical coordination, referrals, and consultation with outpatient providers as appropriate
16. Supporting students in outreach with campus partners
17. Collaborating with Clinical Case Manager to develop and maintain clinical resource library
Administer consulting and outreach programming by:
18. Consulting and collaborating with students, staff, faculty, parents to best support the mental health and well-being of WPI students
19. Serving as liaison to Student Affinity Spaces, Athletics, HREC as appropriate
20. Serving as Advisors and providing consultation for relevant student organizations, including but not limited to SPARC (Students Preventing Assault and Rape in our Community), SMART and Active Minds
21. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
22. Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or Clinical Psychology
23. Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Social Worker or Psychologist in the State of Massachusetts
24. 2 years of experience -Expertise in goal-focused individual and group therapy models (DBT, ACT, Solution Focused Therapy, CBT, etc.)
25. Demonstrates ability and willingness to work with a diverse population of students in individual, group and programming settings.
26. Skills, knowledge, and experience specifically focused on the needs traditionally underserved populations.
27. Experience working in a college counseling environment preferred.
28. Experience addressing crisis in a campus community preferred.
To Apply:
Resume and cover letter required; references provided upon request
Compensation:
Salary range: $62,500 – $66,900 per year. Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.
FLSA STATUS
United States of America (Exempt)
WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. It seeks individuals from all backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, inclusion, problem solving, innovation, high performance, and change making. It is committed to maintaining a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination.