Job Information
Boston College Staff Psychologists / Staff Social Worker in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
Staff Psychologist, Senior Staff Psychologist, Staff Social Worker, or Senior Staff Social Worker
University Counseling Services of Boston College has an opening for a full time Staff or Senior Staff Psychologist or a Staff or Senior Staff Social Worker. This is a full-time, 12-month position. Benefits are excellent and the salary range is competitive with peer institutions. We are seeking a clinician with demonstrated skills and investment in working with diverse student populations, and in providing effective time limited individual and group therapy as well as emergency psychological care.. Staff psychologists may also have the opportunity to provide supervision within an established postdoctoral training program.
University Counseling Services (UCS) is a vibrant and well respected member of the university community. The mission of UCS is to address the mental health needs of the Boston College community, assisting students in the integration of the intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions of their lives. We seek to innovate and welcome opportunities for development of new ideas and approaches to the work, to which new staff may well contribute. The staff of UCS provides a wide range of direct clinical services to a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students. The UCS staff also works with faculty, staff, and administrators in consultation, outreach and numerous collaborative initiatives.
University Counseling Services is highly utilized with nearly 2,000 students receiving individual or group services each year. Counseling Services maintains close connections with the academic units of the university as well as with Student Affairs. The department enjoys strong working relationships with faculty, staff and administrators, as well as with various student groups. We work to be a welcoming and supportive resource to all students and the broader campus community.
UCS is highly invested in recognizing and honoring diversity among its staff and clients, evidenced by the guiding work of our Diversity Committee and ongoing attention to themes of culturally responsible clinical practice. UCS devotes both resources and attention to fostering an environment that values awareness and appreciation of all aspects of diversity. Our department’s Diversity Committee works to support marginalized and disenfranchised student populations as well as facilitate training and discussion forums for UCS staff on issues of diversity. At the larger institutional level, BC recruits and supports a student body that is increasingly composed of persons of color and persons who come from backgrounds of social and economic disenfranchisement. Presently, the proportion of students of color at BC is approximately 35%. Students with one or more marginalized identities are a large portion of clients served by UCS.
Responsibilities include:
Depth oriented and behavioral individual and group counseling and psychotherapy
Emergency coverage and crisis intervention
Solution focused same day therapy
Clinical consultation to faculty, staff, students, and families
Outreach and training
Supervision of post-doctoral fellows
Collaboration with departmental psychiatrists
Each staff member is expected to contribute to the greater goals of the division and the university. These contributions (outside of your primary work area) may include supporting division and university-wide initiatives, staffing events, and serving on committees as needed. Some of this work may take place on weekends and outside of normal business hours.
Please include CV and Cover Letter, including contacts for two professional references.
Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the below titles and salary ranges.
Requirements
Staff Psychologist: $83,680 -$104,600
Completed doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology
Licensure as a psychologist in Massachusetts within 3 months of starting
Demonstrated skill and investment in working with BIPOC client populations
Senior Staff Psychologist: $92,320 - $115,400
Completed doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology; licensure as a psychologist in Massachusetts
Minimum of 5 years of post-licensure experience providing psychotherapy in a university mental health setting or similar setting
Demonstrated skill and investment in working with BIPOC client populations
Experience with clinical supervision of junior staff
Staff Social Worker: $70,520 -$88,150
MSW from a CSWE-accredited program or a Board-approved doctoral degree in social work
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts preferred, or ability to obtain LICSW within 3 months of starting
Demonstrated skill and investment in working with BIPOC client populations
Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure experience providing psychotherapy in a university mental health setting or similar setting
Senior Staff Social Worker: $77,560 -$96,950
MSW from a CSWE-accredited program or a Board-approved doctoral degree in social work
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts
Demonstrated skill and investment in working with BIPOC client populations
Minimum of 5 years of post-licensure experience providing psychotherapy in a university mental health setting or similar setting
Desired qualifications for all position levels:
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in understanding unique mental health needs of students with one or more marginalized identities on a college campus
Previous experience working in a University Counseling Service setting
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .