General Responsibilities
The general duties include delivering counseling services, as well as alcohol screening and intervention to the undergraduate student body, providing consultation and training to faculty and staff, and developing and facilitating educational outreach and programming to the student body. The position is available for a licensed psychologist or an independently licensed social worker or mental health counselor. Potential to consider a 10-month employment option.
The general duties include delivering counseling services, as well as alcohol screening and intervention to the undergraduate student body, providing consultation and training to faculty and staff, and developing and facilitating educational outreach and programming to the student body. The position is available for a licensed psychologist or an independently licensed social worker or mental health counselor. Potential to consider a 10-month employment option.
Responsibilities:
- Provide counseling care in an individual therapy format. Providers should be comfortable working in a brief therapy model
- Support alcohol screening and brief intervention that dovetails with the Academy’s conduct system
- Provide consultation and training to faculty and staff on issues affecting the social and emotional needs of students
- Develop and facilitate outreach programming in the form of health promotion events, psychoeducational presentations, or therapy groups, with a particular focus on substance use education. Flexibility to occasionally work outside of normal business hours to facilitate such events
- Related case management duties include coordinating with students, their families, off-campus treatment providers, and on campus support services
- Risk assessment and related crisis intervention duties
- Participation in a portion (maximum of 3 weeks) of Sea Term, providing counseling and programming aboard the Academy’s training ship
- Working in partnership with student-led organizations and committees which focus on campus wellness initiatives
- While rare, the provider could also be responsible for coordinating emergency psychiatric evaluations, including involuntary psychiatric holds (“Section 12”) with staff eligible to apply for such holds, or in coordination with other Academy clinicians and local emergency services
- Follow all related departmental and Academy protocols and procedures, including standards for documentation and emergencies
Qualifications and Requirements
- Master’s degree
- Valid professional licensure in the state of Massachusetts in clinical or counseling psychology, social work or mental health counseling
- Experience working with an adolescent population
- Experience in risk assessment and crisis intervention
Previous experience or willingness to acquire knowledge and skills in the area of substance use assessment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a college or university mental health counseling center
- Experience in substance use prevention, assessment, treatment and recovery support
- Knowledge of BASICS – Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students
- Experience in the development and delivery of psychoeducational outreach and related programming
Salary
How to Apply
To apply, please submit a cover letter, a resume, an MMA application, Affirmative Action form, and the contact information of five (5) professional references. These forms are located on the employment opportunities link under Human Resources on the MMA website www.maritime.edu. Application materials may be attached and sent electronically to hr@maritime.edu. Alternatively, you may send your application materials by USPS to: Human Resources, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. Finalists must complete a pre-employment drug screening and CORI.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities, women and veterans to apply.