Clinician (Full-Time 9-Month Position

Counseling Center Clinician

Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons was founded for equality 125 years ago as one of the first higher education institutions dedicated to helping women become leaders. Today, our university continues to grow and evolve and now offers Boston's only women's undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all.

You're joining our community at an especially exciting time as we continue to innovate for the future. Simmons recently launched a six-school academic structure that leverages our expert faculty and longstanding expertise in professions that make our communities stronger. In addition, we continue to highlight our high-value education proposition that is delivering greater ROI to students and putting them on the fast track to career growth and success.

You'll find that people who work here truly believe in our mission of preparing students to become social justice-oriented leaders who excel in their professions and their communities. This commitment and pride make for a dynamic workplace.

As a university that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices–at all levels, for all positions–ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.

The Counseling Center Clinician provides counseling services to Simmons undergraduate students, including triage, urgent care, and short and long-term counseling. The Clinician also supervises Counseling Center trainees, co-facilitates the Intern Training program, and could coordinate the Center's outreach and wellness programming if interested.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide counseling to Simmons University undergraduate students, including triage, urgent care, and shorter and longer-term counseling.
• Supervise Counseling Center trainees individually and/or in a small consultation group and complete evaluations as requested by their graduate programs
• Co-facilitate the intern training program
• Coordinate outreach and wellness programming
• Serve as a liaison between the Counseling Center and the Multicultural Center
• Participate in weekly staff and training-related meetings
• Maintain confidentiality
• Maintain legal clinical documentation for clients and supervises
• Follow the Code of Ethics for the Clinician's specific discipline
• Responsible for "opening" and "closing" the Center on in-office days (8:30 and 4:30)
• Attend occasional Simmons-wide events as needed (move-in, commencement, etc).
• Respond to occasional evening and weekend contact from the Director regarding important client or administrative matters.

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by the Director.

Required Qualifications:

• LICSW or LICSW eligible in the state of Massachusetts
• Two years post-mental health degree clinical experience with young adults;

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a college/university setting;
• Experience providing clinical supervision;
• Experience and/or interest in outreach/wellness programming

Competencies:

• In addition to strong clinical skills, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated a commitment to:
• Collaborative Practice:
  Strong ability to work collaboratively on a small, multi-disciplinary team, which values group learning, self-reflective practice and engagement. Openness to teaching and to learning.
• Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging:
  Dedication to social justice and anti-oppressive practice, as highlighted in the Counseling Center's mission statement.
• Student Centered Practice: A passion for working with college students, from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
• Supervision and Training:
  An interest and commitment to training the next generation of clinicians.
• Problem Solving and Consultation:
  An ability to work well independently and problem solve while also…