Counselor

Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality counseling services to WPI students by:
  • Offering short-term individual, group, and couples counseling, crisis intervention, and outreach referrals
  • Conducting alcohol and other drug assessments mandated by the Dean of Students office
  • Maintaining schedule and timely clinical records and notes through the HIPAA-compliant Titanium record system
  • Providing crisis intervention, consultation, and assessment as needed
  • Serving as after-hours on-call clinician in weekly rotation
  • Providing support to the WPI community in the event of a critical incident
• Support specific program activities and initiatives through:
  • 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
  • Participating in Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life meetings and activities, including events organized by other campus partners to support the WPI community
  • Serving on Division or Campus-Wide committees as appropriate
  • Assisting in the selection and training of interns
  • Providing peer supervision, clinical case consultation, and training to interns and other professional staff within the Student Development and Counseling Center
  • Participating in the Worcester Consortium Counselors meetings as scheduled
  • 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:
  • Facilitating referrals to support staff in other offices at WPI
  • Negotiating clinical coordination, referrals, and consultation with outpatient providers as appropriate
  • Supporting students in outreach with campus partners
  • Collaborating with the Clinical Case Manager to develop and maintain a clinical resource library
• Administer consulting and outreach programming by:
  • Consulting and collaborating with students, staff, faculty, and parents to best support the mental health and well-being of WPI students
  • Serving as liaison to Student Affinity Spaces
  • Serving as advisor 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
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, Higher Education Counseling, or Clinical Psychology required
• License-eligible as a Mental Health Counselor, Psychologist, or Social Worker in the State of Massachusetts
• 1 year of experience
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work with a diverse population of students in individual, group, and programming settings
• Adaptable, creative, and able to thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Experience working in a college counseling environment preferred
• Skills, knowledge, and experience specifically focused on the needs of students of color, students from indigenous communities, LGBTQIA+ students, international students, first-generation students, and students holding other intersectional identities
• Experience in goal-focused individual and group therapy models (DBT, ACT, Solution-Focused Therapy, CBT)
• College mental health experience preferred

Salary Grade 6: $52,000 – $56,000 per year (depending on experience)

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range. 

Compensation at WPI