Counselor Position at Fashion Institute of Technology

3 weeks ago


New York, New York, United States Fashion Institute of Technology Full time

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is seeking a skilled mental health professional to join its counseling center team. As a Counselor, you will provide short-term individual and group counseling support to FIT students who are financially challenged. This includes providing crisis care, performing risk assessments, and offering general student counseling and referrals on academic, career, and situational matters.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work within a stepped care model of care to provide short-term individual and group counseling support to FIT students.
  • Respond to urgent and critical student concerns, including the need for hospitalization.
  • Perform risk assessments for students seeking counseling.
  • Provide intakes for students presenting with a range of concerns, including pre-existing conditions, and make appropriate assessments, external referrals, and follow-up outreach.
  • Provide support and follow-up to administration, faculty, parents, and students.
  • Ability to provide short-term or single-session psychotherapy and develop workshops and programs based on student needs and interests.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced clinical setting with complex cases.
  • Provide case management and follow-up with referred providers to ensure continuation of care.
  • Respond to walk-in emergencies.
  • Manage disposition planning.
  • Develop and organize workshops and events.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's and master's required, Mental Health clinical license (Psychologist, LCSW, LMHC) in New York State required.
  • At least 5 plus years of clinical experience in college counseling center or community-based settings.
  • Case management experience.
  • Prior experience providing outreach services.
  • Prior work with adolescents and young adults.
  • Knowledge of community mental health resources and facilities.
  • Experience in conducting suicide assessment and mental status exams.
  • Experience with a wide range of diagnoses, diagnostic assessment, and crisis intervention.
  • Sensitivity to multicultural, underprivileged, LGBTQ+, and trauma issues.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with the college community and to present the counseling center at campus-wide events.
  • Experience utilizing electronic medical records.
  • Experience with substance abuse and trauma-informed interventions.

Additional Information:

This is a grant-funded non-bargaining position with funding through June 3, 2026.

Please note that all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background check process.

Salary: $81,000 per year

Work Schedule: M-F, 9am-5pm, in person; work schedule subject to change based on needs of the department.

Benefits: The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive.

  • Retirement Plans
  • Health Care Plan and Dental Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Commuter Benefit Plan
  • FIT Tuition Exemption Program
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Personal, Sick, and Holidays)
  • 4-day Summer Workweek

For a full list of FIT benefits, visit our benefits webpage.


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