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Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Phillips Academy seeks a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for the remainder of the academic year, beginning immediately and continuing through June of 2023. This is a part- to full-time position located within the Rebecca M. Sykes Wellness Center and reporting to the Director of Psychological Services.

Clinical counseling responsibilities may include but are not limited to providing individual mental health counseling and group workshops to students; crisis assessment and intervention; and consultation and care collaboration with students, parents, faculty members, and outside providers. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to implementing and teaching wellness programming, advising student groups, and collaborating with other departments to increase wellness education throughout the school community. In addition to working Monday through Friday, there are occasional evening and weekend commitments. The position also includes shared on-call responsibilities, which include but are not limited to one on-call day per week and three weekends per term, depending in part on the part- to full-time status. This is an unhoused, non-continuing position.

This position requires a doctoral degree in psychology or a terminal master’s degree in a mental health discipline. Candidates must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Applicants with three or more years of postgraduate clinical experience are strongly preferred.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please visit our application portal to submit a cover letter (addressed to Mr. Jeffrey C. Domina, Dean of Faculty, Phillips Academy) and résumé. Please do not send materials directly by mail or e-mail.

Phillips Academy is an intentionally diverse residential school committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community in which students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences learn and grow together. The ideal candidate supports this commitment. In your cover letter, please address your experience and interest in working in such a school community.

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, our top priority is safety. Accordingly, the Academy will require, subject to disability and religious accommodation exceptions under federal and state law, that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Phillips Academy is an equal opportunity employer. Any offers of employment will be contingent upon successful CORI/SORI and fingerprinting background checks, as well as unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.