Counselor

The Center for Health and Wellness is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Counselor to join our inclusive, collaborative, and integrated team. Working at Middlebury offers a unique opportunity to build long-term relationships with a vibrant student community while maintaining a healthier work-life balance.

Our Counselor will enjoy the benefits of predictable hours, opportunities to connect with students outside of the office, collaborative care with a dedicated multi-disciplinary campus care team, and the chance to promote wellness in a supportive, educational environment.

This position plays a vital role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our student community through short-term counseling, crisis intervention, and proactive outreach initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring a commitment to holistic, student-centered care and a desire to build meaningful connections that foster resilience, reduce stigma, and promote help-seeking across campus.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $67,120 - $78,522 per year. This role is based onsite in Middlebury, VT.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides psychological counseling and crisis intervention for students
• Implements appropriate assessments and clinical interventions
• Facilitates group workshops, therapy, and series as assigned to contribute to meet outreach goals
• Builds relationships with campus community to reduce stigma and increase help/service seeking
• Completes timely documentation in the EHR according to best practices and Counseling policies
• Facilitates skills and process trainings for students and employees as assigned
• Consults with Director, Counseling staff, and other Center for Health and Wellness colleagues around risk management, referrals, confidentiality, and crisis management support
• Participates in Counselor on-call rotation

Requirements

• Clinical experience in assessment, treatment planning, shared decision-making, and crisis response
• Commitment to multicultural approaches to clinical care
• Commitment to addressing intersections of multiple identities and their related health outcomes
• Commitment to collaboration with clinical and administrative staff to support student success
• Knowledge of the social, psychological, and physical developmental stages of students 2 years of experience (graduate placements/internships may count toward this prerequisite)
• Master’s degree required in counseling, psychology, social work, or related clinical field with current, or eligible to obtain within 6 months, Vermont licensure.
• Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity tools. Regularly moves about inside the office and requires regular cross-campus and cross-town travel. Schedule flexibility is required including occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays to attend events and facilitate programming according to the academic calendar.
• Other: An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.