Clinician/Multicultural Specialist

The Office of Counseling & Survivor Advocacy Services is seeking a compassionate, culturally grounded Clinician/Multicultural Specialist. Reporting to the Director, this role delivers essential clinical care, crisis intervention, and community outreach to a diverse student body of performing artists. You will focus specifically on inclusion, empowerment, and strength‑based mental health interventions for historically underserved and culturally stigmatized student populations. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders. Key Responsibilities Multicultural & Clinical Care: Culturally Relevant Support: Staff daily drop-in hours designed for students for whom counseling services have been historically and culturally stigmatized. Caseload Management: Maintain an active clinical caseload using an intentional short‑term therapy model, with direct clinical care capped at 65% of total time per AUCCCD guidelines. Assessment & Referrals: Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments and refer students to community providers for psychiatric evaluations, specialized care, or long‑term treatment. Crisis Response & Consultation: Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate crisis stabilization as part of an emergency clinician rotation and respond effectively to campus mental health emergencies. Post-Discharge Planning: Act as a clinical consultant to leadership regarding student post‑discharge planning following hospitalizations. Administrative Stewardship: Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in the electronic medical records system, participate in clinical supervision, and consult with faculty, staff, and student leaders. What You'll Bring Education & Licensure: Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field with active Massachusetts licensure (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist, or equivalent). Must maintain professional liability insurance. Clinical Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience providing counseling or crisis intervention services, specifically focused on community-based, culturally relevant mental health care. College mental health experience is preferred. Clinical Competencies: Strong skills in psychological assessment, individual/group psychotherapy, and crisis stabilization. Experience treating substance use or eating disorders is highly valued. Interpersonal Excellence: Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships across ethnically, culturally, and socially diverse student populations, paired with strong consultation and training presentation skills. Why Choose Berklee? Mission-Driven Impact: Champion the mental health and artistic growth of an extraordinary, diverse global community of creators. Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly, unrivaled access to world‑class music, theater, and dance performances across our campus venues. Total Rewards: Outstanding health and dental packages, a 403(b) retirement system with matching contributions, generous PTO, tuition benefits, and a paid winter break to rest and recharge. Hiring Ranges Clinician: $60,000 to $87,000 Senior Clinician: $71,000 to $100,000 (Rank placement is determined following the interview process based on qualifications and institutional alignment). Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty, staff, students, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, place of birth, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As part of this commitment, Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Human Resources Team at View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io. *Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship. Employee Type: Staff #J-18808-Ljbffr berklee