Expected hiring range:
Counselor I: $65,000 - $68,000 per year
Counselor II: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.
Required Education:
Masters
Internal Number: 494460
Why Rensselaer? Join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's dynamic global community of changemaker including some of the world’s leading researchers, students, alumni, and faculty who ask the important questions and devise the scientific and technological innovations that make the world a better place for all of humanity.
Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, Rensselaer is home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and IBM's Quantum System One - the first university-based quantum computer in the world.
The Counselor will facilitate the normal developmental process of Rensselaer students and assist students whose normal developmental process is being impeded by adjustment problems and other disorders. The Counselor will work with students individually and in groups, as well as proactively work with the Rensselaer Community to create an environment that will allow students to maximize their personal growth. The Counselor will develop and implement mental health prevention and education programs.
Hiring may be at the Counselor I or Counselor II level. The Counselor II will also provide clinical supervision to assigned staff.
Shift: Business hours, Monday through Friday
Travel/Driving: No driving required; local travel between campus locations only.
Expected hiring range:
Counselor I: $65,000 - $68,000 per year
Counselor II: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.
Employer paid life insurance, STD, LTD, AD&D, travel insurance
1% employee contribution to 8% employer contribution to 403(b)
Supplemental Retirement
90% Tuition Assistance (staff/spouse/children eligible, see policy)
16 Paid Holidays + Generous PTO
Employee Assistance Program
Fitness Center access
Automobile purchasing discounts (GM, Mercedes Benz, and more)
Plus, much more!
Applicants must meet stated minimum education and experience requirements.
COUNSELOR I:
Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field
Three (3) years experience, with at least 1 year being post-licensure
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of New York (for applicants from other states or those who are license eligible, must be licensed at the time of employment)
COUNSELOR II:
Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field required
Five (5) years of experience, with at least 3 years being post-licensure
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of New York (for applicants from other states or those who are license eligible, must be licensed at the time of employment)
Counselor I/Psychologist:
Ph. D. in counseling or clinical psychology
Licensed to practice in New York State
Two (2) years of professional clinical experience ?
Counselor II/Psychologist:
Ph. D. in counseling or clinical psychology
Licensed to practice in New York State
Five (5) years of experience, with at least 3 years being post-licensure ?
Why Rensselaer? Join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's dynamic global community of changemaker including some of the world’s leading researchers, students, alumni, and faculty who ask the important questions and devise the scientific and technological innovations that make the world a better place for all of humanity.
Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, Rensselaer is home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and IBM's Quantum System One - the world's first university-based quantum computer.
Are you ready to change the world? Apply now!