Staff or Senior Staff Psychologist / Staff or Senior Staff Social Worker

Boston College • Chestnut Hill, MA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

University Counseling Services (UCS) at Boston College is seeking a full-time Staff or Senior Staff Psychologist or Staff or Senior Staff Social Worker for a grant-funded position. This 12-month role offers excellent benefits and a competitive salary. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated skills and commitment to working with diverse student populations, providing effective time-limited individual and group therapy, and offering emergency psychological care. Staff psychologists may supervise postdoctoral fellows, while Senior Staff may supervise junior staff. UCS is a respected part of the university community, dedicated to addressing the mental health needs of students and supporting their integration of intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. The service is highly utilized, serving nearly 2,000 students annually, and maintains strong connections with academic units, Student Affairs partners, faculty, staff, administrators, and student groups. UCS is committed to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment with a focus on person-centered care for all students.

Requirements

• Expertise in providing psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and risk assessment for a large and diverse student population.
• Experience in collaboration with campus or community partners, such as faculty, staff, and partner healthcare providers.
• Background in outreach programming, psychoeducation, or training within a university or community setting.
• Proficiency in using electronic medical records (EMR) for clinical documentation and case management.
• Familiarity with culturally responsive care and the integration of mission-driven values, such as cura personalis, into mental health practice.
• Ability to practice independently.
• Demonstrated skill and investment in working with diverse client populations.
• Staff Psychologist: Completed doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology.
• Staff Psychologist: Licensure as a psychologist in Massachusetts within 3 months of starting.
• Senior Staff Psychologist: Completed doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology.
• Senior Staff Psychologist: Licensure as a psychologist in Massachusetts within 3 months of starting.
• Senior Staff Psychologist: Minimum of 5 years of post-licensure experience providing psychotherapy in a university mental health setting or similar setting.
• Senior Staff Psychologist: Experience with clinical supervision of junior staff.
• Staff Social Worker: MSW from a CSWE-accredited program or a Board-approved doctoral degree in social work.
• Staff Social Worker: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts preferred, or ability to obtain MA LICSW within 3 months of starting.
• Staff Social Worker: Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure experience providing psychotherapy in a university mental health setting or similar setting.
• Senior Staff Social Worker: MSW from a CSWE-accredited program or a Board-approved doctoral degree in social work.
• Senior Staff Social Worker: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts within 3 months of starting.
• Senior Staff Social Worker: Minimum of 5 years of post-licensure experience providing psychotherapy in a university mental health setting or similar setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing therapy for disordered eating
• Experience working with trauma
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in understanding the complex clinical needs related to personal identities and experiences of the full range of students.
• Previous experience working in a University Counseling setting.

Responsibilities

• Depth oriented and skills based 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, practicum students, or junior staff as needed and appropriate
• Collaboration with departmental psychiatric providers
• Evening and weekend on-call is periodically required as a back-up to external emergency coverage.
• Flexibility is expected to ensure that all responsibilities and tasks are completed effectively, even if that means occasionally working beyond regular hours. Some of this work may take place on weekends and outside of normal business hours.
• Support division and university-wide initiatives, staff events, and serve on committees as needed.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level