Position Description:
The Counseling Center at Merrimack College seeks a Mental Health Clinician to join its team of counselors serving undergraduate and graduate students. Under the supervision of the Associate Director, the Mental Health Clinician is a full-time generalist position providing clinical services to support the psychological well-being of students at the College. In addition, the Mental Health Clinician assists in outreach, crisis response, and other duties as assigned. This is a full-time, 12-month position. The work schedule is Monday-Friday from 8:30 am -5:00 pm.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide culturally aware and inclusive individual clinical services including intake assessment, crisis intervention, and personal counseling. Provide group counseling as needed and appropriate with level of experience.
- Provide routine risk assessments and referral for hospitalization or other specialized care as needed.
- Participate in staff peer consultation, staff meetings, and individual consultation with the Associate Director regularly.
- Collaborate with health services and wellness staff to provide holistic care to all students.
- Provide consultation and/or education to families, college staff, or community providers regarding clinical care of students as appropriate. This is especially true with Student Affairs, Athletics, and Academic Success Center staff.
- Conduct trainings or other educational outreach to community members as requested and time permits. Some evening or after-hours work may be required.
- Serve on relevant campus committees to provide perspective to the current needs of our students.
- Provide supervision to our masters level graduate fellows and clinical interns as experience and licensure allows.
- Proficiency in providing data on visits from the Medicat database.
- Represent the Dean of Students office at college events and activities.
- Participate in Student Life campus activities after hours as needed and able.
- Participate in staff meetings and department meetings as needed.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
- Master’s or Doctorate in appropriate mental health field (psychology, social work,counseling, etc.)
- Licensed or license-eligible in Massachusetts within 6 months of hire.
- Excellent counseling, risk-assessment, crisis management, and consultation skills
regarding student mental health and well-being in a higher education context.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to establish and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with multiple campus constituencies.
- Comfort with risk assessment, referral for hospitalization or other specialty care.
- Interest in and experience creating safe and inclusive environment for marginalized
- populations.
- Interest in and experience working with students from diverse backgrounds.
- Excellent record keeping practices; knowledge and attunement to ethical and legal issues in clinical treatment within an institutional setting.
- Be able to satisfactorily complete a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check.
- Experience in higher education desired.
- Experience with late adolescents/young adults desired.
- Experience and interest in supervising interns is a plus.
- LMHC, LICSW, LMFT required.
Application Materials Should Include:
- Resume
- Cover letter stating motivation and interest in the position, citing experience relevant to the qualifications and including experience with, and commitment to, our Catholic Augustinian mission, our values, and our desire to be a more diverse, equitable and inclusive institution of higher learning.
This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check.
Vaccinations and Remote Work
This is an on-campus position as employees are essential in order to provide a fully on-campus, residential college experience for our students and the community.
The COVID-19 vaccine and booster for which an individual may be eligible are highly recommended for students, faculty and staff. Merrimack College does not require proof of COVID vaccination for enrollment, employment or to be a guest on our campus.
Statement on Our Mission
Merrimack College is a Catholic Augustinian institution of higher education committed to building a culturally and racially diverse community. Our mission is to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives and is inspired by our Catholic faith and the Augustinian tradition of seeking truth through inquiry and dialogue.
Merrimack College seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to Merrimack’s Catholic and Augustinian mission and values and advance our work in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. All candidates should describe in their application previous experience related to equity, diversity, and inclusion, as well as how they will engage in fostering a culture that supports our Catholic and Augustinian mission and our values of diversity, equity and inclusion.
About Merrimack College
The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,000 undergraduate and 1,400 graduate students from 43 states and 42 countries. The College features more than 100 career-focused undergraduate, professional and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success. The College has five schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy and the Girard school of business. The College’s suburban 220-acre campus is just north of Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is a Master’s Colleges and Universities/Larger Programs (M1) institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Merrimack is one of the fastest growing educational institutions in the country and has steadily climbed up in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best Colleges, ranking 33rd in the Regional Universities North category in 2024. Merrimack is a NCAA Division I athletic institution.
Merrimack College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
