Description

Personal Counselor (SUCCESS Initiative)

Department: Student Development - Wellesley

Location: Wellesley Hills/Framingham

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds. This is a 37.5 hour per week position that provides mental health counseling services, consultation, support groups, and educational programming to students. This position emphasizes providing direct support to underserved student populations.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide short-term culturally-informed clinical mental health assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, and referrals for students;
• Provide support to SUCCESS cohort students through counseling, support groups, and educational programming;
• Act as a liaison for Counseling Services to the MassBay Student SUCCESS Initiative, attend regular program meetings, trainings, and retreats;
• Consult and collaborate with the SUCCESS Initiative Manager on outreach, programming, and all non-confidential aspects of the program;
• Provide consultation regarding the mental needs of cohort students and students with documented disabilities to the SUCCESS program staff;
• Collect and report on counseling utilization statistics for the SUCCESS cohort;
• Provide consultation to faculty and staff on student mental health needs;
• Document confidential assessment and treatment notes in an electronic health record;
• Attend and contribute to individual supervision meetings, team clinical meetings, divisional meetings, and group or peer supervision meetings;
• Provide clinical office coverage and consultation to other staff and interns;
• Consult and collaborate, as appropriate, with staff from the Academic Achievement Center, IT, Financial Aid, Enrollment Center, Admissions, Student Development, Academic and Transfer Advising, faculty, and Academic Deans to assist students in navigating and utilizing resources at the college;
• Represent the department or the division for college-wide or community activities;
• Other duties assigned.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the variety of student experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology;
• Licensed or license-eligible to provide psychotherapy in Massachusetts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action;
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students with documented disabilities, English language learners, adult learners, and students who need support with college-level coursework.

Additional Information:


Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000As a Massachusetts State Employee, you are offered an outstanding suite of benefits adding value to your salary.

• Array of choices for health insurance plans to meet individual/ family needs
• Affordable Dental Insurance and vision discount program
• 12 paid State/ Federal holidays
• Generous sick, vacation, and personal time
• Flexible Spending Plans to reduce your taxable income
• Low-cost basic and optional life insurance
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan, providing a fixed, pre-established benefit for employees at retirement
• Thinking to save more money towards retirement: consider Deferred Compensation plans i.e., 457(b) or 403(b).
• Tuition Benefits for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Eligibility towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Free gym and parking on campus

Need more info: https://www.massbay.edu/employment/benefits

Position Type: NUP

Source of Funding: State Appropriation

Deadline: August 6th, 2026, or after that until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.

Staff

Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.